The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)

Rita wearing one of her gowns for The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt. There is a story about how Rita bought this dress, wore it in a night club and thus attracted the attention of director Howard Hawks, who, as a result, would cast her in her breakthrough picture, Only Angels Have Wings (1939).

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)

Eyebrow up: a seductive Rita in The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939). This was the first movie in which she had her own stand-in and a (stunning) wardrobe created especially for her.

(excuse the low quality — I wanted to make it as big as possible)

latinamericana:

I love dresses of this material.

She’s adorable.

publicity for The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt, the movie in which she had a her first stand in and a wardrobe created especially for her.