After the Keystone Kops, the second image that comes to mind when Keystone comedies or Mack Sennett is brought up is the Mack Sennett Bathing Beauties. Even back in the silent era sex sold (perhaps not much has changed in over 100 years). Showing beautiful women in bathing suits was a sure way to make sure, audiences enjoyed your films. Some of these Bathing Beauties would go on to successful acting careers, while for others these roles would be their 15 minutes of fame.
Here is an article from an issue of Motion Picture Magazine (dated May 1932) taking a look at what happened to the famed Bathing Beauties. If you have trouble reading the following pages, click on them and use your touch screen to zoom in. If you don't have a touch screen, click here.
Here is a classic 1919 short film featuring the bathing beauties.
And here are the Bathing Beauties in all their risqué glory. Try not to get too excited gentlemen.
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