This was taken in the mid-forties. Definitely in Hollywood; an MGM party!!!
Here's who you're looking at: (left to right): 1st Row: James Stewart, Margaret Su llivan, Lucille Ball, Hedy Lamarr, Katharine Hepburn, Louis B. Mayer, Greer Garson, Irene Dunne, Susan Peters, Ginny Simms, Lionel Barrymore
2nd Row:Harry James, Brian Donlevy, Red Skelton, Mickey Rooney, William Powell, Wallace Beery, Spencer Tracy, Walter Pidgeon, RobertTaylor, Pierre Aumont, Lewis Stone, Gene Kelly, Jackie Jenkins
3rd Row:Tommy Dorsey, George Murphy, Jean Rogers, James Craig, Donna Reed, Van Johnson, Fay Bainter, Marsha Hunt, Ruth Hussey,Marjorie Main, Robert Benchley
4th Row: Dame May Whitty, Reginald Owen, Keenan Wynn, Diana Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell, Esther Williams, Ann Richards, Marta Linden, Lee Bowman, Richard Carlson, Mary Astor
5th Row: Blanche Ring, Sara Haden, Fay Holden, Bert Lahr, FrancesGifford, June Allyson, Richard Whorf, Frances Rafferty, Spring Byington, Connie Gilchrist, Gladys Cooper
6th Row:Ben Blue, Chill Wills, Keye Luke, Barry Nelson, Desi Arnaz, Henry O'Neill, Bob Crosby, Rags Ragland
This is a promotional photo of many of the actors under contract with MGM at the studios 20th birthday party.
That must have been in the year before James Stewart shipped out with the 445th Bomb group. The calm before the storm and the hard-earned medals and promotions.
Dougwe said
08:41 AM Dec 5, 2013
Shut the front gate!!!!!!!!!
What an amazing photo, some real talent in that lot for sure and isn't Lucille Ball a real stunner.
hako said
11:12 AM Dec 5, 2013
Great photo and memories. June Allyson was my favourite when I was 12 despite not having big breasts....I still get dreamy over her.
The Fantale wrappers gave the vital statistics - Jayne Mansfield 42" etc. Who cared how they could act, big breasts was the key. Maybe that attraction is greater in breast fed baby boys.
johnq said
07:07 PM Dec 5, 2013
hako wrote:
Great photo and memories. June Allyson was my favourite when I was 12 despite not having big breasts....I still get dreamy over her. The Fantale wrappers gave the vital statistics - Jayne Mansfield 42" etc. Who cared how they could act, big breasts was the key. Maybe that attraction is greater in breast fed baby boys.
Those bras with the false conical shape and points ('sweater girl') were ridiculous and were lampooned even then. Women choose their fashion, not men and there is abundant proof of that. For example, women with those elastic pants for casual and exercise, ye gods! -Equally bad are those 'Moose Knuckle' lycra pants with the chimpanzee bum pads worn by male cyclists to commute to work.
This was taken in the mid-forties. Definitely in Hollywood; an MGM party!!!
Here's who you're looking at: (left to right):
1st Row: James Stewart, Margaret Su llivan, Lucille Ball, Hedy Lamarr, Katharine Hepburn, Louis B. Mayer, Greer Garson, Irene Dunne, Susan Peters, Ginny Simms, Lionel Barrymore
2nd Row:Harry James, Brian Donlevy, Red Skelton, Mickey Rooney, William Powell, Wallace Beery, Spencer Tracy, Walter Pidgeon, RobertTaylor, Pierre Aumont, Lewis Stone, Gene Kelly, Jackie Jenkins
3rd Row:Tommy Dorsey, George Murphy, Jean Rogers, James Craig, Donna Reed, Van Johnson, Fay Bainter, Marsha Hunt, Ruth Hussey,Marjorie Main, Robert Benchley
4th Row: Dame May Whitty, Reginald Owen, Keenan Wynn, Diana Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell, Esther Williams, Ann Richards, Marta Linden, Lee Bowman, Richard Carlson, Mary Astor
5th Row: Blanche Ring, Sara Haden, Fay Holden, Bert Lahr, FrancesGifford, June Allyson, Richard Whorf, Frances Rafferty, Spring Byington, Connie Gilchrist, Gladys Cooper
6th Row: Ben Blue, Chill Wills, Keye Luke, Barry Nelson, Desi Arnaz, Henry O'Neill, Bob Crosby, Rags Ragland
This is a promotional photo of many of the actors under contract with MGM at the studios 20th birthday party.
What an amazing photo, some real talent in that lot for sure and isn't Lucille Ball a real stunner.
The Fantale wrappers gave the vital statistics - Jayne Mansfield 42" etc. Who cared how they could act, big breasts was the key. Maybe that attraction is greater in breast fed baby boys.
Those bras with the false conical shape and points ('sweater girl') were ridiculous and were lampooned even then. Women choose their fashion, not men and there is abundant proof of that. For example, women with those elastic pants for casual and exercise, ye gods! -Equally bad are those 'Moose Knuckle' lycra pants with the chimpanzee bum pads worn by male cyclists to commute to work.