The Mack Sennett Bathing Beauties ~1917~WWI Pinups~

Mack Sennett bathing beauties were pin-up girls for the soldiers of the First World War. Gloria Swanson, Marie Prevost, Phyllis Haver, Juanita Hansen, Claire Anderson, and Mary Thurman were Sennett bathing girls at this time.

Comedy pioneer Mack Sennett was best known for his rollicking and outrageous slapstick comedies, which often included the bumbling antics of his Keystone cops and such vaudeville comedy stunts as the pie-in-the-face gag. Particularly popular were Sennett's "bathing beauties," a group of young starlets who appeared bare-legged in Sennett's comedies. The sex appeal of these young actresses raised the ire of some temperance activists, and Sennett received hundreds of letters protesting his exploitation of these women's bodies. Despite such protests, the bathing beauties remained quite popular and served as a springboard for many Hollywood stars, including Gloria Swanson. In 1917, Swanson was coupled with comedian Mack Swain for the Sennett comedy The Pullman Bride.

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[FaerieCrone]

Oh look! Normal sized women!

[staclynn72]

@FaerieCrone yes!

[MPL029]

I love how nowadays we look at this swimwear and chuckle that this is what they wore then...but they were the height of fashion in these suits.

[staclynn72]

@MPL029 Thats right, they were very fashionable :)

[lamarchesado]

funny pics....and swimsuits :-)