#donadrake
BEYOND THE FOREST (1949)
lecinemadreams.blogspot.com/2016/10/beyo...
"What a dump!'
Directed by King Vidor.
Screenplay by Leonard Coffee (based on Stuart Engstrand's 1947 novel).
#bettedavis #josephcotten #davidbrian #ruthroman #donadrake #beyondtheforest #whatadump #kindvidor #classichollywood
October 26, 2026 at 1:16 AM
"BEYOND THE FOREST” (1949)
lecinemadreams.blogspot.com/2016/10/beyo...
Starring Bette Davis, Joseph Cotten, David Brian, Ruth Roman, and Dona Drake.
#bettedavis #josephcotten #davidbrian #ruthroman #donadrake #beyondtheforest #chicago #whatadump #kindvidor #classichollywood #edwardalbee
October 26, 2026 at 1:17 AM
#DonaDrake (opinion, mine: extremely underrated and underused in Hollywood) performs the title song 🎶LOUISIANA PURCHASE🎶, written by #IrvingBerlin, in LOUISIANA PURCHASE (1941), starring Bob Hope, directed by Irving Cummings.

#shorts #reels #oldhollywood
August 16, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Publicity portrait of #DonaDrake in gown by Eloise Jenssen for director Richard Fleischer's SO THIS IS NEW YORK (1948).

#fashion #costume #wardrobe #classiccinema #classicfilms #filmsky #blackfilmsky #cinema
April 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Putting a spotlight on #DonaDrake in her 1918-esque wardrobe, designed by Eloise Jenssen, in director Richard Fleischer's SO THIS IS NEW YORK (1948) for my #WardrobeWednesday!

#fashion #costume #wardrobe #classiccinema #classicfilms #filmsky #blackfilmsky #cinema
April 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
February 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Hollywood Erased Her Identity: Actress Dona Drake Hid Black Heritage to Survive Film Industry: New attention is being drawn to the life of Golden Age Hollywood performer Dona Drake, whose career illustrates how systemic… #DonaDrake #HollywoodHistory #SystemicRacism #GoldenAgeHollywood #BlackHeritage
Hollywood Erased Her Identity: Actress Dona Drake Hid Black Heritage to Survive Film Industry
New attention is being drawn to the life of Golden Age Hollywood performer Dona Drake, whose career illustrates how systemic racism in… The post Hollywood Erased Her Identity: Actress Dona Drake Hid Black Heritage to Survive Film Industry appeared first on Shine My Crown.
dlvr.it
February 20, 2026 at 1:59 PM