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Lost ruins set, Hollywood, California 1932 KB3210 Costume Lota, the Panther Woman (Kathleen Burke) wears a bandeau with a shoulder strap and a miniskirt. Necklace. Richard Arlen wears a business suit. Manimals: Pants only. Kathleen Burke: TML. Bellage. Richard Arlen: None. Manimals: TMC. Actions Kathleen Burke moves from a job a dental assistant in Chicago to Hollywood after she wins a talent contest sponsored by Paramount Pictures. In her film debut she plays Lota, the half-human, half animal Panther Woman, on the Island of Lost Souls, the first screen version of H.G. Wells's novel The Island of Dr. Moreau. The Panther Woman ((1, 2, 3, 4), and with claws (5). A discussion with one of the visitors to the mysterious island (6). A reclining mood (7) and a magazine pinup pose (8). Another visitor rescues her (9)? Beauty shots (10, 11, 12) Commentary Burke's attire includes a rather daring single-strap bandeau, a miniskirt, beads, and nothing in-between. In 1932 it is particularly revealing, and absolutely what a an alluring female movie stars wears on a remote science-fiction island. Source Kathleen Burke should not be confused with Ziegfeld Girl Katherine Burke, Island of Lost Souls, Paramount, 1932. Scanned from Val Warren, Lost Lands, Mythical Kingdoms, and Unknown Worlds, HM Communications, 635 Madison Ave., New York 10022, distributed by Simon & Schuster, New York, 1979, p. 68; photo collection of Howard Frank of Personality Photos, Box 50, Brooklyn, NY 11230. Additional images from doctormacro.com, fanpix.net, flickr "movie_nut", flickr Olde_Tymes, flickr spy_nine, shillpages.com, Virtual-history.com, and wikipedia.com. 12 pictures. |
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