a pictorial odyssey of mid-century movie stars, sex symbols and legends archived from the Tumblr blog, ‘PLATINUM FALLACIES’Tumblr (3.0; @platinumfallaciesarch)http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyjscluT6F1r4bcn2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://cultqueens.tumblr.com/post/16684802488/persis-khambatta" target="_blank">cultqueens</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Persis Khambatta.</p> </blockquote>http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/17073100380http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/17073100380Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:21:14 -0500platinumfallacies<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyulskTcFR1qbsbnoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://missavagardner.tumblr.com/post/17009206941/john-huston-and-sue-lyon-who-is-crying-because" target="_blank">missavagardner</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>John Huston and Sue Lyon, who is crying because Huston has barred her fiance from the set of filming of “<em>The Night of the Iguana</em>.”</p> </blockquote>http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/17065964748http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/17065964748Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:08:22 -0500platinumfallacies<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyq98e0mPs1qb3p13o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tbnd.tumblr.com/post/16872331083/the-two-basic-items-necessary-to-sustain-life-are" target="_blank">tbnd</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>“The two basic items necessary to sustain life are sunshine and coconut milk. Did you know that? That’s a fact.” </em></p> </blockquote>http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/17065919642http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/17065919642Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:07:30 -0500platinumfallacies<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqk97oGwI1r8nrn7o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ilovenataliewood.tumblr.com/post/16884332352/bob-and-carol" target="_blank">ilovenataliewood</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Bob and Carol.</p> </blockquote>http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/17030670079http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/17030670079Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:55:14 -0500platinumfallacies<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly2v8sxz1K1qb9vdho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>FD at her most lovely in the all-star <em><strong>Voyage of the Damned</strong></em> (1976)</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://avanishedtime.tumblr.com/post/16153870310/faye-dunaway" target="_blank">avanishedtime</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://ana-lee.livejournal.com/255358.html#cutid1" target="_blank">Faye Dunaway</a></p> </blockquote>http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/17030635933http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/17030635933Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:54:18 -0500platinumfallacies<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvcw32fKcs1qakh43o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bellecs.tumblr.com/post/13450940616/poor-little-flower" target="_blank">bellecs</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>poor little flower.</em></p> </blockquote>http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/17030286370http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/17030286370Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:44:36 -0500platinumfallacies<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lytj6fYmFZ1qcfteco1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lytj6fYmFZ1qcfteco2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lytj6fYmFZ1qcfteco3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lytj6fYmFZ1qcfteco4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lytj6fYmFZ1qcfteco5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lytj6fYmFZ1qcfteco6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hollyandthesunshine.tumblr.com/post/16972910650/the-sound-of-music-i-cant-seem-to-stop-singing" target="_blank">hollyandthesunshine</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><big><big><strong>the sound of music:</strong></big></big><br/><small><em>“I can’t seem to stop singing wherever I am. And what’s worse, I can’t seem to stop saying things - anything and everything I think and feel”</em><br/><br/><a href="http://www.hollyandthesunshine.tumblr.com/365in2012" target="_blank"> (365in2012)</a></small></p> </blockquote>http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/17030240055http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/17030240055Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:43:16 -0500platinumfallacies<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyr25msjE71qcmjsbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://volarconmigo83.tumblr.com/post/16907779128/rock-and-elizabeth-on-the-set-of-giant" target="_blank">volarconmigo83</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Rock and Elizabeth on the set of Giant.</p> </blockquote>http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/17030212362http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/17030212362Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:42:29 -0500platinumfallacies<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lstr0qLYch1qzfguyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>You’ll never guess who this is.</p> <p><a href="http://skitterypigeon.tumblr.com/post/11251935453" target="_blank">skitterypigeon</a>:</p>http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/17029989493http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/17029989493Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:36:12 -0500platinumfallacies<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyt7tqopGw1qh0yodo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Looking very Jackie K.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jeanjeanie61.tumblr.com/post/17002809968/connie-francis-http-blog-naver-com" target="_blank">jeanjeanie61</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Connie Francis</p> <p><a href="http://blog.naver.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://blog.naver.com" target="_blank">http://blog.naver.com</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/17029859266http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/17029859266Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:32:20 -0500platinumfallacies<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyd8t2zf201qzwh25o1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyd8t2zf201qzwh25o2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyd8t2zf201qzwh25o3_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyd8t2zf201qzwh25o4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p>Nancy</p>http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/17029782484http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/17029782484Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:30:06 -0500platinumfallacies<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyj0bswmdV1r69epko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Elegant Elke Sommer, Germany’s greatest contribution to the world since the beer garden</p>http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/16945712648http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/16945712648Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:12:50 -0500platinumfallacies<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhl2lv7Etx1qe5vzdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://foreignmovieposters.tumblr.com/post/3659048862/always-fair-weather-movies-ive-seen-in-2011" target="_blank">foreignmovieposters</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://always-fair-weather.tumblr.com/post/3656494366" target="_blank">always-fair-weather</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Movies I’ve Seen in 2011</strong></p> <p>61.  Torn Curtain (1966)</p> <p>Starring:  Paul Newman, Julie Andrews</p> <p>Director:  Alfred Hitchcock</p> </blockquote> <p>Italian Poster.</p> </blockquote>http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/16945508795http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/16945508795Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:09:28 -0500platinumfallacies<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgm5wkfHGp1qh35m6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://foreignmovieposters.tumblr.com/post/3292387325/smokey-and-the-bandit-1977-polish-poster" target="_blank">foreignmovieposters</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Smokey and the Bandit</strong> (1977). Polish poster.</p> </blockquote>http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/16945472079http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/16945472079Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:08:51 -0500platinumfallacies<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgeums9PKG1qh35m6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://foreignmovieposters.tumblr.com/post/3217633236/blade-runner-1982-polish-poster" target="_blank">foreignmovieposters</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Blade Runner</strong> (1982). Polish poster.</p> </blockquote>http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/16945393815http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/16945393815Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:07:33 -0500platinumfallacies<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly9o3wGnqA1qaxk1co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Gene Simmons and Brooke Shields</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://growingup70s.tumblr.com/post/16360318128/via-brad-elterman" target="_blank">growingup70s</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://www.bradelterman.com/gallery_18.php" target="_blank">Brad Elterman</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/16945336931http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/16945336931Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:06:37 -0500platinumfallacies<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyom7gk83a1qh0yodo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The cool, collected Miss Barbara Rush assayed Hollywood’s perfect wife in the late 50’s and early 60’s; and was a favorite co-star of Frank Sinatra during his later film career.  Here the natural brunette poses blonde-streaked as Sinatra’s girlfriend in <em>Come Blow Your Horn </em>(1963). </p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jeanjeanie61.tumblr.com/post/16850681026/barbara-rush-http-www-xpautographs-com" target="_blank">jeanjeanie61</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Barbara Rush</p> <p><a href="http://www.xpautographs.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.xpautographs.com" target="_blank">http://www.xpautographs.com</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/16902766874http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/16902766874Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:28:00 -0500platinumfallacies<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyphskJo4q1qh0yodo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Unless you’re a <em>Star Trek</em> fan you’ve never heard of Ms Pettyjohn.  Maybe even some <em>ST</em> fans don’t know that she eventually crossed over into adult films in the 1970’s.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jeanjeanie61.tumblr.com/post/16858673086/angelique-pettyjohn-http-www-cinema-de" target="_blank">jeanjeanie61</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Angelique Pettyjohn</p> <p><a href="http://www.cinema.de" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.cinema.de" target="_blank">http://www.cinema.de</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/16902636361http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/16902636361Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:26:49 -0500platinumfallacies<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lypi5kfO0K1qh0yodo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The statuesque Swede never achieved the stardom she deserved.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jeanjeanie61.tumblr.com/post/16857709904/julie-newmar-http-www-imagesofsexywomen-com" target="_blank">jeanjeanie61</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Julie Newmar</p> <p><a href="http://www.imagesofsexywomen.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.imagesofsexywomen.com" target="_blank">http://www.imagesofsexywomen.com</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/16902506005http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/16902506005Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:24:42 -0500platinumfallacies<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/btzK9WholEM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>The glamorous Miss Eden has suffered her share of personal tragedies over the years: a miscarriage during her marriage to Michael Ansara, and the heroin overdose of her adult son in 2001.</p>http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/16902089191http://platinumfallaciesarch.tumblr.com/post/16902089191Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:17:00 -0500platinumfallacies