Sophia D’Aurelio Adair
@vitaphonezone.bsky.social
Writer and film history researcher focusing especially on the silent/pre-Code eras (and the overlooked faces within). I talk a lot about Jean Harlow.
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Thanksgiving with Lilian Harvey, 1933: carving the turkey in an ostrich feather boa, as one does.
November 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Thanksgiving with Lilian Harvey, 1933: carving the turkey in an ostrich feather boa, as one does.
Gonna pretend that hashtag works. The power of believing. Anyway, this particular Silver Screen issue is home to one of my favorite Jean Harlow covers.
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Gonna pretend that hashtag works. The power of believing. Anyway, this particular Silver Screen issue is home to one of my favorite Jean Harlow covers.
Frances Dee (#BOTD) and Joel McCrea photographed on their ranch by John Miehle, 1934 (as published in that June’s issue of Silver Screen magazine)
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Frances Dee (#BOTD) and Joel McCrea photographed on their ranch by John Miehle, 1934 (as published in that June’s issue of Silver Screen magazine)
'For the Picture Fans of 2025', as published in Motion Picture magazine, August 1925, showing Lillian Gish and Colleen Moore being immortalized in sculpture for their performances in Romola and So Big (both 1924). A little eerie in the sense that only one of those still exists.
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
'For the Picture Fans of 2025', as published in Motion Picture magazine, August 1925, showing Lillian Gish and Colleen Moore being immortalized in sculpture for their performances in Romola and So Big (both 1924). A little eerie in the sense that only one of those still exists.
Warner Bros illustrated advertising suggestions for Havana Widows (1933), from the film's pressbook
November 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Warner Bros illustrated advertising suggestions for Havana Widows (1933), from the film's pressbook
I wish this was in color, because these Dolly Tree western ensembles worn by Tierney are absolutely tops (and are some of my favorite film outfits ever). Almost makes up for how boring the film is 😁 (it was the price of The Ox-Bow Incident, and it shows)…
November 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I wish this was in color, because these Dolly Tree western ensembles worn by Tierney are absolutely tops (and are some of my favorite film outfits ever). Almost makes up for how boring the film is 😁 (it was the price of The Ox-Bow Incident, and it shows)…
Gene Tierney (#BOTD) on the set of Thunder Birds (1942) dir. William A. Wellman
November 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Gene Tierney (#BOTD) on the set of Thunder Birds (1942) dir. William A. Wellman
I might be the only person under the age of 30 with Gallant Journey (1946) ad art on the wall in their house.
November 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I might be the only person under the age of 30 with Gallant Journey (1946) ad art on the wall in their house.
Love this film for what it is. Gerald Mohr is the Bogartesque mug above, for anyone who cares. More important is Mamie’s outro:
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Love this film for what it is. Gerald Mohr is the Bogartesque mug above, for anyone who cares. More important is Mamie’s outro:
Good morning! Tuesday mood is Mamie Van Doren performing “Anything Your Heart Desires” in Guns, Girls, and Gangsters (1958), with music composed by Buddy Bregman and Stanley Styne, choreography by Jack Baker.
November 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Good morning! Tuesday mood is Mamie Van Doren performing “Anything Your Heart Desires” in Guns, Girls, and Gangsters (1958), with music composed by Buddy Bregman and Stanley Styne, choreography by Jack Baker.
Tallulah Bankhead on the cover of National Enquirer (November 1957)
November 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Tallulah Bankhead on the cover of National Enquirer (November 1957)
Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake in a publicity pose for Ramrod (de Toth, 1947)
November 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake in a publicity pose for Ramrod (de Toth, 1947)
Time to sit down with this masterpiece again.
November 16, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Time to sit down with this masterpiece again.
It’s Veronica Lake Day, time to post the Andy Warhol/Veronica Lake/Candy Darling/Paul Morrissey photos
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
It’s Veronica Lake Day, time to post the Andy Warhol/Veronica Lake/Candy Darling/Paul Morrissey photos
The Great Man’s Lady (1942) dir. William A. Wellman
November 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The Great Man’s Lady (1942) dir. William A. Wellman
I love these 1945 Warner Bros publicity pictures demonstrating how actress Jane Harker apparently became a starlet overnight just by taking off her glasses, as ‘makeup experts found nothing else to do’. Bogus story, but charming in its simplicity!
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I love these 1945 Warner Bros publicity pictures demonstrating how actress Jane Harker apparently became a starlet overnight just by taking off her glasses, as ‘makeup experts found nothing else to do’. Bogus story, but charming in its simplicity!
Jack La Rue, Glenda Farrell, Mary Brian, and Cary Grant in a publicity portrait for Gambling Ship (1933)
November 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Jack La Rue, Glenda Farrell, Mary Brian, and Cary Grant in a publicity portrait for Gambling Ship (1933)
Clara Bow takes the BFGoodrich Silvertown Safety League pledge to promote safe driving in Hollywood, 1931 (or, me at the DMV)
November 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Clara Bow takes the BFGoodrich Silvertown Safety League pledge to promote safe driving in Hollywood, 1931 (or, me at the DMV)
I feel like I hardly see this picture on display at Hearst Castle anywhere else, so here it is
November 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I feel like I hardly see this picture on display at Hearst Castle anywhere else, so here it is
Realizing I put Gold Diggers in the caption when this is actually publicity for 42nd Street (1933). Apologizing by posting a second angle.
November 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Realizing I put Gold Diggers in the caption when this is actually publicity for 42nd Street (1933). Apologizing by posting a second angle.
Dorothy Coonan Wellman gets a piggyback ride from Guy Kibbee in a publicity photo for Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933):
November 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Dorothy Coonan Wellman gets a piggyback ride from Guy Kibbee in a publicity photo for Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933):
Ann Savage bullies a Hitler-faced pumpkin for Halloween 1942 publicity:
“Green-eyed starlet Ann Savage is about to give this Hitler-pumpkin a poke in the nose. With the way things are going in Stalingrad, it’s hard to imagine why the old boy should be smiling.”
“Green-eyed starlet Ann Savage is about to give this Hitler-pumpkin a poke in the nose. With the way things are going in Stalingrad, it’s hard to imagine why the old boy should be smiling.”
October 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Ann Savage bullies a Hitler-faced pumpkin for Halloween 1942 publicity:
“Green-eyed starlet Ann Savage is about to give this Hitler-pumpkin a poke in the nose. With the way things are going in Stalingrad, it’s hard to imagine why the old boy should be smiling.”
“Green-eyed starlet Ann Savage is about to give this Hitler-pumpkin a poke in the nose. With the way things are going in Stalingrad, it’s hard to imagine why the old boy should be smiling.”
Great addition to my collection: Bit players Lita Chevret (in beret, pointing across RKO’s Forty Acre backlot) and Nadine Dore (following Lita’s finger) survey the props to be used in the filming of CIMARRON (1931) during its production in the fall of 1930.
October 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Great addition to my collection: Bit players Lita Chevret (in beret, pointing across RKO’s Forty Acre backlot) and Nadine Dore (following Lita’s finger) survey the props to be used in the filming of CIMARRON (1931) during its production in the fall of 1930.