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Conrad J. Barrington

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Postin’ pics of the stars of yesteryear, so you don’t have to

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 5

I’m the best one though. The best lawyer on earth.

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 5

I’m a lawyer, always in a suit 🤷🏻

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 5

Hey, I voted! 🇺🇸

Me in my car, in a suit with an I Voted sticker

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 5

Ava Gardner, 1949 - photo portrait by Virgil Apger

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 5

Lizabeth Scott in a publicity portrait for I Walk Alone (1948) - photo by Bud Fraker

Liz in a black and white striped dress and long black gloves, standing and smoking a cigarette

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 5

No I do not

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 5

Just preordered one, so I SHOULD have mine on the day of release. Obviously that’s not nearly soon enough.

Alonso Duralde @aduralde.bsky.social · Nov 5

Shout Studios announces as 12/4/24 4K release of Aguirre, the Wrath of God #filmsky 📽️

Cover art for Shout Studio's 4K release of Werner Herzog's Aguirre, the Wrath of God

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 5

Lauren Bacall, 1944 - photo portrait by Philippe Halsman

Lauren in a head and shoulders portrait, she’s wearing a white dress and is looking over her left shoulder toward the viewer

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · Nov 5

good morning

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 5

Barbra Streisand, 1963 - photo by Bob Willoughby

Babs wrapped in a white cloak with a hood, standing outside among trees

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 5

Shirley Temple, 1933

Shirley in a polka dot dress, next to a medium sized dog. Both Shirley and the dog look very serious.

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 4

Lana Turner at the Mocambo nightclub in Hollywood, 1951 - photo by Nat Dallinger

Lana in a strapless black evening gown, sitting in a busy club at a table covered in liquor bottles, looking at her white flower headdress in a compact mirror with a look of wide-eyed surprise on her face.

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 4

Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson at LAX Airport, 1982 - photo by Ralph Dominguez

Goldie looking haggard in a white t-shirt under a jacket and blue jeans, standing in an airport baggage claim area, with Kate (as a little kid) next to her pushing a cart

Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 4

Humphrey Bogart in a publicity photo for Sirocco (1951)

Bogie standing in an empty dark room in a trenchcoat, holding a cigarette and looking directly at the camera

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 4

Audrey don’t play

Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 4

Audrey Hepburn during the filming of Two for the Road (1967) - photo by Terry O’Neill

Audrey standing alone on a beach, holding a piece of driftwood like a cricket bat, wearing a long sleeved tight green shirt, and short black shorts, and flip flops.

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 4

And after receiving countless traffic tickets, her driver’s license was suspended indefinitely

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 4

Don’t forget us!

Barbara Stanwyck and Jimmy Stewart, with Abe Lincoln poking up in the corner

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 4

It’s LITERALLY my job

Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 4

Pam Grier, Berlin, 1973

Pam in a loose, low cut leather shirt with lots of fringe, standing with a big smile above an oversized stop sign in a parking lot.

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 4

Myrna Loy in a publicity portrait for A Connecticut Yankee (1931)

Myrna in a medieval costume (ornate low cut sparkling dress with costume jewelry, an oversized hat with a veil draping behind it).

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 4

The Trimpe one by a mile. That’s a really dynamic layout, everything’s in motion!

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · Nov 4

Akira Kurosawa & Toshiro Mifune in Venice, 1960

Two men leaning on a bridge, both are dressed in suits and Mifune has two tone shoes

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 4

Bela Lugosi, 1955

Bela in a suit and tie, seated in an unfurnished room in an easy chair but holding a cane up vertically.

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social · Nov 4

Audrey Hepburn visiting Anthony Perkins on the set of Friendly Persuasion (1956)

Audrey in a white shirt and light colored pants, sitting outdoors in a folding chair, right next to Tony, who’s in costume in a white shirt and black vest, with black pants, sitting in another folding chair. They appear to be having a conversation.

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