1940's and 1950's Movies - Paperdolls

Vintage Paperdolls, 1940's and 1950's Movies

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At some time or another many doll collectors wander off into the world of Vintage Paperdolls. It may only be a brief encounter, sometimes limited to the dolls we recognize from childhood. For the collector with a limited amount of space and a strong drive to acquire, paper dolls are now more accessible than ever.

There are those dedicated to the pristine uncut books found in their original published condition.

And then there are paper dolls for the child at heart............cut by a playmate of another era........and preserved in drawers, books, chests, and boxes where they were placed for "safe keeping".

It is somewhat of a miracle that so many are found with their tiny cut accessories and full wardrobes.

As children, we cut the figures out of the Montgomery Ward catalog, the Sunday funny papers and any other magazine that was discarded by our parents. We were the generation that escaped to the movies on a Friday night to watch brilliant Technicolor images the beautiful stars of the 1940s and 1950s created.

Many of these celebrities were published as paper dolls with elaborate costumes and the daytime fashions of this era.

Get comfortable.............and we'll look at a few.

They will not be in chronological order as they will be added to this site as they are accessed.

GeneTierney paper doll

Gene Tierney starred in many movies, but my favorites are "Leave Her to Heaven" (1945) and "The Razor's Edge" (1946) with Tyrone Powers.  

Here is the Piper Laurie paper doll

Published by Merrill 1953

Although the younger generation will remember her in "Carrie".....I loved her in "Son of Ali Baba" (1952) with Tony Curtis and as a contortionist who wiggled through bars on a window in "The Prince Who Was A Thief " (1951).  

Ava Gardner paper doll

Published by Whitman 1953

#2108

Sultry actress who co-starred with Humphrey Bogart in "The Barefoot Contessa" (1954) and Clark Gable in "Mogambo" (1953). My favorite is her portrayal as the tragic Julie in the 1951 musical "Show Boat" with Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson

Betty Fields paper doll

Published by Saalfield 1943

#2462

In 1956 she portrayed the bus stop proprietress in the Marilyn Monroe movie "Bus Stop." She alternated between Broadway and Hollywood from the 1930s to the 1960s. Another notable movie was "Picnic" with William Holden and Kim Novak (1955). In 1960 she appeared in "Butterfield 8" with Elizabeth Taylor.

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