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kwistowee · 2 years ago
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#same people different font WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)
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hotvintagepoll · 8 months ago
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Ghita Nørby (Baronessen fra benzintanken, Sømand i knibe, 3 må man være)—I know there's probably not enough danes on here to make this happen, but at the very least I need people to have a look at her holding this pig
Vera-Ellen (On the Town, White Christmas)— she's a phenomenal and charismatic dancer, I'd say UNMATCHED in terms of movement. She's just hypnotizing, so sharp and musical and she always looks like shes having so MUCH FUN! Furthermore she has a beautiful smile and a silliness/playfulness to her acting I love. Her real life story is somewhat sad and the death of her daughter kept her from blowing up as a bigger star, but the delight she brings to the movies she was in is so memorable!
This is round 1 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.
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Have you seen her dance!? Right up there with Grace Kelly for grace and beauty and her tap performances can be jaw dropping.
Her dancing skills are so impressive it makes me forget how to speak. She moves like she’s made out of elastic, and she looks good doing it. Also she has great chemistry with Danny Kaye (RIP to the men’s bracket, he was gone too soon) and is just… stunning. Deserves to be known for way more but sadly she had a pretty tough life. But she was so so talented, and I love her.
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Her dancing with Danny Kaye in White Christmas is absolutely wonderful.
vera-ellen is one of the most technically skilled dancers to EVER dance, according to fred astaire and others. she had the most beautiful voice, she was incredibly hard working, she was a ROCKETTE at one point AND was on broadway for several years before doing movies and later tv. she was rumored to be dealing with mental health issues her whole life, and she still managed to come out on top. overall an incredible career. and oh my god ladies. her legs. her control. she’s so delicate and lovely whenever she dances, it’s absolutely incredible. she’s always so light on her feet. i could watch her dance forever.
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amazing dancer, down to earth vibes onscreen, such a talent
Extremely underappreciated today but she was one of the best dancers in Hollywood's classic era.
she's lip synching here but i think it conveys the hotness:
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Best known for her dancing and Barbie-doll figure. She was briefly a Rockette but was fired for standing out too much. She danced with both Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, and showed off her comedic chops in White Christmas with Danny Kaye. She said dancing for her was like breathing; if she stopped it’d be “very bad”.
I was quite literally floored as a child when I found out Vera Ellen wasn’t a bigger star considering her in White Christmas was a huge part of my bi awakening- gorgeous and talented!
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broadwaydivastournament · 4 months ago
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Movie Musical Divas Tournament: Round 2
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Lena Horne (1917-2010): Panama Hattie (1942) as self | Stormy Weather (1943) as Selina Rogers | The Wiz (1978) as Glinda | The Duke is Tops (1938) as Ethel Andrews
"The first Black woman to have a Broadway theatre renamed in her honor. She was also on the HUAC List, blacklisted from Hollywood due to her activist work. She's performed with Cab Calloway and Miss Piggy - talk about versatility. Ms. Horne is also gorgeous. If you have not noticed that." - anonymous
Vera-Ellen (1921-1981): On the Town (1949) - Ivy Smith | White Christmas (1954) - Judy Haynes | Call Me Madam (1953) - Princess Maria
"She’s so PRETTY and CAT-LIKE this little pixie FELINE QUALITY she is so tiny but her dancing is BIG" - anonymous
This is Round 2 of the Movie Musical Divas tournament. Additional polls in this round may be found by searching #mmround2, or by clicking the link below. Add your propaganda and support by reblogging this post.
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Lena Horne:
"Beautiful, glamorous, is there a word for this woman that isn't some variation of ~luminous~? she was a fairy of a woman who was not served by roles that met her ethereal talent." - anonymous
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Video submitted by: anonymous | Photos submitted by: @mygreatadventurehasbegun
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Vera-Ellen:
"Not her most impressive number [video below] of all time, but I think it's very charming and shows off her tap and singing skills as well!" - anonymous
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Photos and video submitted by: anonymous | Photos submitted by: @funnygirlthatbelle
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20th-century-man · 2 years ago
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Vera-Ellen, 1955.
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cressida-jayoungr · 11 months ago
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One Dress a Day Challenge
Anything Goes December
The Belle of New York / Vera-Ellen as Angela Bonfils
Actually, it's a little tricky to say whether Vera-Ellen is supposed to be Angela Bonfils in this scene or not, as it's a sort of fantasy sequence based on Currier and Ives prints. Maybe it's Angela's self-insert past fantasy? (Also, props to Vera-Ellen and Fred Astaire for doing their own skating.)
Anyway, the ermine-trimmed coat and hat are very cute. Raising the skirt for purposes of skating makes the dress look more like the 1950s, which is also when the movie was made. Helen Rose was responsible for the women's costumes in this film.
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vintage-every-day · 11 months ago
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𝑀𝑎𝑦 𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑑. 𝑀𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑦 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑎𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠.
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monkeyssalad-blog · 4 months ago
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Detail from a 1950 advertisement for the film On The Town
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Detail from a 1950 advertisement for the film On The Town by totallymystified Via Flickr: Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Jules Munshin, Ann Miller, Gene Kelly and Vera-Ellen.
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old-hollywood-smash-or-pass · 4 months ago
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Requested by anonymous
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pepperbag76 · 2 years ago
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🎅 Vera-Ellen
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erstwhile-punk-guerito · 9 months ago
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eldritchcircus · 2 years ago
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@theotherhappyplace best girl vinnie with goodest best boy grim doing the very fun dockside dance from White Christmas 1954
I should draw them SMOOCHIN…. THEY DESERVE SOME NICE SOFT SMOOCHIES
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hotvintagepoll · 7 months ago
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Tita Merello (Mercado De Abasto, La Morocha, Amorina)— Was she pretty? Probably not. Was she hot? Incredibly so. She said it herself: "I was seen as ugly... Then I realized you don't need to be pretty. It's enough just to act like you are". With a highly recognizable voice and manner (which immortalized her in countless drag shows, just look her up performing "Se Dice De Mí"!), she was THE Argentinean icon during the fifties. As with so many artists she began with really humble origins (she didn't learn to read until she was in her twenties), and she was one of the few that kept truly being humble and thankful for all the luck she had and everything she worked so hard for. Despite being a proper diva Tita was a woman of the people first and foremost, portraying almost exclusively working-class women who by the strength of their determination and guts manage to keep themselves afloat in all manners of difficult situations. She openly talked about her uterine cancer at a time it was considered taboo, had the sharpest wittiest tongue in the business, was a greatly renowned performer and comedian, was notably kind to everyone who ever worked with her, but was also very much famous for taking no shit... She feared nobody but God and even that might be debatable.
Vera-Ellen (On the Town, White Christmas)— she's a phenomenal and charismatic dancer, I'd say UNMATCHED in terms of movement. She's just hypnotizing, so sharp and musical and she always looks like shes having so MUCH FUN! Furthermore she has a beautiful smile and a silliness/playfulness to her acting I love. Her real life story is somewhat sad and the death of her daughter kept her from blowing up as a bigger star, but the delight she brings to the movies she was in is so memorable!
This is round 2 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.
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Have you seen her dance!? Right up there with Grace Kelly for grace and beauty and her tap performances can be jaw dropping.
Her dancing skills are so impressive it makes me forget how to speak. She moves like she’s made out of elastic, and she looks good doing it. Also she has great chemistry with Danny Kaye (RIP to the men’s bracket, he was gone too soon) and is just… stunning. Deserves to be known for way more but sadly she had a pretty tough life. But she was so so talented, and I love her.
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Her dancing with Danny Kaye in White Christmas is absolutely wonderful.
vera-ellen is one of the most technically skilled dancers to EVER dance, according to fred astaire and others. she had the most beautiful voice, she was incredibly hard working, she was a ROCKETTE at one point AND was on broadway for several years before doing movies and later tv. she was rumored to be dealing with mental health issues her whole life, and she still managed to come out on top. overall an incredible career. and oh my god ladies. her legs. her control. she’s so delicate and lovely whenever she dances, it’s absolutely incredible. she’s always so light on her feet. i could watch her dance forever.
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amazing dancer, down to earth vibes onscreen, such a talent
Extremely underappreciated today but she was one of the best dancers in Hollywood's classic era.
she's lip synching here but i think it conveys the hotness:
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Best known for her dancing and Barbie-doll figure. She was briefly a Rockette but was fired for standing out too much. She danced with both Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, and showed off her comedic chops in White Christmas with Danny Kaye. She said dancing for her was like breathing; if she stopped it’d be “very bad”.
I was quite literally floored as a child when I found out Vera Ellen wasn’t a bigger star considering her in White Christmas was a huge part of my bi awakening- gorgeous and talented!
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broadwaydivastournament · 4 months ago
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Movie Musical Divas Tournament: Round 1
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Betty Hutton (1921-2007): Incendiary Blonde (1945) - Texas Guinan | The Stork Club (1945) - Judy Peabody | Red Hot and Blue (1949) - Eleanor Collier | Annie Get Your Gun (1950) - Annie Oakley | Let's Dance (1950) - Kitty McNeil
"She's literally Annie Oakley! Anything you can do she can do better! We love a diva who brings energy and comedy along with her singing and dancing chops." - anonymous
Vera-Ellen (1921-1981): On the Town (1949) - Ivy Smith | White Christmas (1954) - Judy Haynes | Call Me Madam (1953) - Princess Maria
"She’s so PRETTY and CAT-LIKE this little pixie FELINE QUALITY she is so tiny but her dancing is BIG" - anonymous
This is Round 1 of the Movie Musical Divas tournament. Additional polls in this round may be found by searching #mmround1, or by clicking the link below. Add your propaganda and support by reblogging this post.
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Betty Hutton:
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Vera-Ellen:
"Not her most impressive number [video below] of all time, but I think it's very charming and shows off her tap and singing skills as well!" - anonymous
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Photos and video submitted by: anonymous | Photos submitted by: @funnygirlthatbelle
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letterboxd-loggd · 2 years ago
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White Christmas (1954) Michael Curtiz
December 22nd 2022
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tigershout · 2 years ago
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vintage-every-day · 4 months ago
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Vera-Ellen and Victor Rothschild on their wedding day in 1954.
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