Ivan Lebedeff and Genevieve Tobin in The Gay Diplomat (1931)
German postcard by Ross Verlag, Berlin, no. 6490/1, 1931-1932. Photo: RKO Radio Pictures. Ivan Lebedeff and Genevieve Tobin in The Gay Diplomat (Richard Boleslawski, 1931).
Lithuanian-born Ivan Lebedeff (1894-1953) started his film career in Germany. In Paris, he met legendary director D.W. Griffith who cast him as Amiel in The Sorrows of Satan (1926). After another good supporting role opposite Gloria Swanson in The Love of Sunya (1927), he had a good spell in dashing secondary leads at RKO between 1929 and 1931. After that, he was increasingly typecast as suave continental rogues, gigolos and con men, invariably sporting a thin moustache and slicked-back hair. By the mid-1940s, Ivan had slipped into relative obscurity.
American actress Genevieve Tobin (1899-1995) appeared in a few silent films as a child and formed a double role with her sister, Vivian. Her peak years as an actress were in the 1930s. She mostly played smaller roles in screwball comedies.
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Ivan Lebedeff and Genevieve Tobin in The Gay Diplomat (1931)
German postcard by Ross Verlag, Berlin, no. 6490/1, 1931-1932. Photo: RKO Radio Pictures. Ivan Lebedeff and Genevieve Tobin in The Gay Diplomat (Richard Boleslawski, 1931).
Lithuanian-born Ivan Lebedeff (1894-1953) started his film career in Germany. In Paris, he met legendary director D.W. Griffith who cast him as Amiel in The Sorrows of Satan (1926). After another good supporting role opposite Gloria Swanson in The Love of Sunya (1927), he had a good spell in dashing secondary leads at RKO between 1929 and 1931. After that, he was increasingly typecast as suave continental rogues, gigolos and con men, invariably sporting a thin moustache and slicked-back hair. By the mid-1940s, Ivan had slipped into relative obscurity.
American actress Genevieve Tobin (1899-1995) appeared in a few silent films as a child and formed a double role with her sister, Vivian. Her peak years as an actress were in the 1930s. She mostly played smaller roles in screwball comedies.
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.