Joan Crawford wears mink.

1950s Hollywood Biblical fashion: Virginia Mayo in The Silver Chalice (1954).

Sophia Loren eyeballs Jayne Mansfield.

Sophia Loren eyeballs Jayne Mansfield.

Balanchine Goddess VERA ZORINA in I Was An Adventuress (1940); George Balanchine on left.

1950s Hollywood Biblical fashion: Anne Baxter in The Ten Commandments (1956).

1950s Hollywood Biblical fashion: Anne Baxter in The Ten Commandments (1956).

1950s Hollywood Biblical Fashion: Lana Turner in The Prodigal (1955).

1950s Hollywood Biblical fashion: Rita Hayworth in Salome (1953).

Cary Grant and canine friend studying a script.

1950s Hollywood Biblical fashion: Susan Hayward in David and Bathsheba (1951).

1950s Hollywood Biblical fashion: Susan Hayward inĀ David and Bathsheba (1951).

1950s Hollywood Biblical fashion: Patricia Laffan in Quo Vadis (1951)