Gloria Grahame in MERTON OF THE MOVIES 1947 Color:b&w Betty Grable as captured in

Betty Grable as captured in a 1936 portrait study by RKO photographer Ernest Bachrach

Theda Bara in the lost silent film spectacle CLEOPATRA (1917)

Hedy Lamarr wearing an elaborate costume by MGM's fashion designer Gilbert Adrian in ZIEGFELD GIRL (1941)

Pretty blonde Joan Bennett in publicity for the 1938 film TRADE WINDS

Steamy precode view of Carole Lombard as she appeared in HOT SATURDAY (1932)

Gloria Grahame in MERTON OF THE MOVIES 1947 Color:b&w Betty Grable as captured inGloria Grahame as she appeared in MERTON OF THE MOVIES (1947). This comedy film, based on the 1922 novel of the same name, stars Red Skelton and was directed by choreographer Robert Alton in his directorial debut. Plot A Kansas bumpkin goes to Hollywood to become a movie star and gets a job burlesquing his favorite actor only he thinks the role is serious. Color enhanced image by Hollywood Pinups from the b&w original.