Proxide Problem Of The First World War

The first World War cut off the supply of certain chemical products which formerly had been imported from Germany. This included the chemicals that had been used to develop film, but also included hydrogen peroxide. Though the following item was light in tone, the problem it dealt with was real.

From THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR, Saturday, October 23, 1915:

The price of peroxide has gone up 200 percent in the last two months and in all probability will keep going up. This is another one of the horrors of war. Some of the chemical components of peroxide come from the war zone and this is another product that has been ruined by bursting shells. The situation is a serious one for volunteer blondes. Some of the burlesque beauties are in a panic as they root around in medicine closet and other receptacles in the hope of resurrecting a bottle or two in which a few teaspoonfuls of peroxide may still be lurking before their locks begin to show a kind of greenish-yellowish tinge due to the peroxide famine.

Harpo Speaks

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Harpo, who never spoke as part of his act, nonetheless had something to say on the subject of Thelma Todd. And what did he tell us? He told us a great truth he learned about women.

"All blondes are Thelma Todds: all brunettes are Lila Lees."

Let's take a look at a few Thelma Todds and Lila Lees from the 1930's.


THE BLONDES  ( THELMA TODDS ):

Thelma Todd herself.

Mae West. I guess her head points east and her feet do point west.

Jean Harlow, who can't sit down because her dress is too tight.

Joan Blondell, who can because she is unencumbered by clothing.

Ginger Rogers, hoping that Truman will show up.

Toby Wing was probably more famous from publicity photos than from the movies themselves.

Betty Grable in the thirties.

Helen Twelvetrees was popular in the talkies.

Carole Lombard in an early photo.

Virginia Bruce in another early photo.

Iris Adrian appeared in many comedies. She worked with Laurel and Hardy as well as Buster Keaton.

Alice White celebrates Easter.

Anita Page takes a stand.

THE BRUNETTES ( LILA LEES ):

Lila Lee herself.

Gloria Swanson in the talkie era.

Bebe Daniels started out with Harold Lloyd and went on to be a bigger star on her own.

Mae Busche, a star in the silent era, but less successful in talkies She worked with Laurel and Hardy then.

Lupe Velez, the "Mexican Spitfire". She worked with Laurel and Hardy.

Myrna Loy's up to some monkey business.

Maureen O'Sullivan played "Jane" in Tarzan movies.

Lona Andre in INTERNATIONAL HOUSE. She also worked with Buster Keaton.

Joan Peers, who was in PARLOR, BEDROOM, AND BATH with Buster Keaton.

Dorothy Sebastion worked with Buster Keaton and her career paralleled his in that both suffered a career downturn in the thirties.

Dorothy Appleby seems to have worked with Buster Keaton more than any other actress in the sound era.

Dorothy Granger worked with Laurel and Hardy, she seems to have worked with practically everybody.

Dorothy Lee worked with Wheeler and Woolsey.

This is the end!

Joan Blondell:
http://www.classicmoviefavorites.com/blondell




Bebe Daniels:
http://www.silentsaregolden.com/articles/bebedanielsarticle.html




Betty Grable:
http://grableonline.tripod.com/index.html



Jean Harlow:
http://www.jeanharlow.com/



Dorothy Lee:
http://www.oocities.org/hollywood/derby/4720/


Lila Lee:
http://www.goldensilents.com/stars/lilalee.html


Carol Lombard:
http://caroleandco.wordpress.com/


Myrna Loy:
http://www.farrow-osullivan.com/


Maureen O'Sullivan:
http://www.farrow-osullivan.com/


Anita Page:
http://www.anitapage.com/


Mae West:
http://allaboutmae.com/

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