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Hans J. Wollstein - Vixens, Floozies and Molls: 28 Actresses of Late 1920s and 1930s Hollywood - 9780786422609 - V9780786422609
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Vixens, Floozies and Molls: 28 Actresses of Late 1920s and 1930s Hollywood

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Description for Vixens, Floozies and Molls: 28 Actresses of Late 1920s and 1930s Hollywood Paperback. The floozy, the gangster's moll, the nasty debutante: Most Hollywood actresses played at least one of these bad girls in the 1930s. This work covers the lives and careers of 28 actresses, providing details about their lives and giving complete filmographies of their careers. Num Pages: 284 pages, 56 photographs, filmographies, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 183 x 17. Weight in Grams: 508.
The floozy, the gangster's moll, the nasty debutante: Most Hollywood actresses played at least one of these bad girls in the 1930s. Since censorship customarily demanded that goodness prevail, vixens were in mainly supporting roles - but the actresses who played them were often colorful scene stealers. These characters and the women who played them first began to appear in film in 1915 when Theda Bara played home-wrecker Elsie Drummond in The Vixen. Movie theaters filled and the industry focused on heaving bosoms and ceaseless lust. Bara never shed the vamp image. The type evolved into the flapper, the gangster's ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
Jefferson, NC, United States
ISBN
9780786422609
SKU
V9780786422609
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