Vixens, floozies, and molls
28 actresses of late 1920s and 1930s Hollywood
by Hans J. Wollstein
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They were everywhere, at least on the silver screen of the 1920s and 1930s: vamps and vixens with a dangerous talent for slinking away with a scene. Bad girl roles abounded, and most actresses played at least one. But for a small group of actresses, the spike heel was a perfect fit, and they wore it, over and over again. Because censorship required that goodness prevail, the bad girl was often a supporting or secondary role.
As a result, few of these actresses are well known today, and the viewer who catches one of their brassy performances is left to wonder: Who was that lady I saw last night? That was no lady, of course. That was the gangster's moll, the floozy, the nasty debutante. That was Hollywood's bad girl - and this book tells the stories of 28 actresses who brought her to life.
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Vixens, Floozies and Molls: 28 Actresses of Late 1920s and 1930s Hollywood
2005, McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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Vixens, Floozies and Molls: 28 Actresses of Late 1920s and 1930s Hollywood
March 2005, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
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Vixens, floozies, and molls: 28 actresses of late 1920s and 1930s Hollywood
1999, McFarland & Co.
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