Going Along Swimmingly...

Well, not really. This has been a year from HELL in many, many ways. But what else can ya do except attempt to stay afloat? If things weren't rotten enough, the blogger interface has been changed and the newest rendition doesn't allow me to put even a single photo up! So I reverted to the old way and it only allows one at a time, unless you are putting some up all in a row with no text involved. Anyhoo... I'm sure you don't need to be concerned with that. You just want to see something interesting or fun (or maybe sexy?) So I'm throwing out a wave of photos that I've saved over the past year which feature actors in swimwear, the skimpier the better...! Generally, I try to go from oldest to newest in posts like this, but considering the circumstances, it's more likely going to be random as all get out! At this point we're lucky to post anything at all. Thanks to our cover boy Hugh O'Brian, who has his hands (and trunks!) full during yet another pic from the location shooting of Love Has Many Faces (1965), a movie I worship. That's Miss Stefanie Powers in the middle. And now, let's see what else washes up!

Young Jackie Cooper, keeping it clean.

Former acrobat Burt Lancaster, showing off - and how! - during the filming of From Here to Eternity (1953.)

Dreamy John Derek, one of Hollywood's prettiest leading men.

Some servicemen taking advantage of the sparkling blue waters in a 1953 film.

The film is 1953's Miss Sadie Thompson, which starred Rita Hayworth, and these two gents are famous in their own right.

Fortunately, they do us the favor of emerging from the surf.

Up front is burly, brawny, beary Aldo Ray, with lean machine Charles Bronson behind him.

Ray, who had an up and down career, was probably at or near the peak of his handsomeness here.

Likewise, Bronson was also at a physical high point. Check that tan line...!

Those of us who only know him from his '70s & '80s action flicks can really be in for a surprise when his earlier work comes to light.

As luck would have it, the snuggest, smallest suit is placed on the fleshy older guy we don't really know, but what we can see of the other two is pretty swell!

1961's Scream of Fear contains a creepy scene in which Ronald Lewis dons a swimsuit and mask in order to take a look at a algae-ridden swimming pool.

Lewis, a reportedly unstable Welshman who later committed suicide in 1982, was in good shape at the time.

A couple of figures in the distance, coming out of the beautiful sea.

They turn out to be the beautiful couple Alain Delon and Claudia Cardinale in 1966's Lost Command.

We can never get enough of Delon, especially when he's undraped and dripping wet.

This was a reunion for Delon and Cardinale, who had memorably portrayed lovers in 1963's The Leopard.

Practically the definition of "bedroom eyes."

Looks nice from the other end, too!

1970s super couple, for a while anyway, Jaclyn Smith and Dennis Cole. I love his suit!

We get to see quite a bit more of Dennis at this event, but there is also the unfortunate "Wook, mommy, I cut my own bangs" hairdo.

I was quite agog over this portrait of Nick Benedict who played Phil Brent on All My Children during its glory days. His pup tent has tugged the front of his suit down, revealing a tan-talyzing line!

This bulky henchman in a 1978 episode of Hawaii 5-O has it pretty good.

There are worse places to work and worse uniforms! (Seen here is his boss Vic Tayback and guest star Carol Lynley.)

This little-known Jaws rip-off was called Up From the Depths (1979.) The guy with his back to us...

...is Sam Bottoms, of the family of acting brothers.

Oh no, it's Bono! As in Sonny Bono. This series of pics is from a highly obscure 1983 TV miniseries called Balboa, which starred Tony Curtis and Carol Lynley. It wound up being edited into movie length.

Does this dude look at all familiar?

He helped to make the Speedo sexy again in a swelteringly steamy TV ad a little while back.

His name is David Gandy and the cologne was Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue.

Now there may be deliberately different edits of this spot, but I could swear that after initial airings, this moment was not there anymore... You can make out his special place. LOL

Her hand even has a memorable position for it. And don't miss the pronounced nipple...! It might or might not have been augmented to tame any prudes out there, but I got ahold of it, so to speak, in this version.

Yet another obscurity, but, you see, I'm about to hit an 11-year anniversary of this site, so I've covered many of the more familiar examples! I'm now an archeologist of vintage swimming scenes. LOL

This is Tom Lycos in the 1989 Australian film Sweetie, directed by Jane Campion.

Star Geneviève Lemon gets herself a good grip in this moment!

Lycos sports a different piece of swimwear (possibly briefs) in this scene. 1989 was just about the last gasp of seeing Speedos on screen, except in period stories or for comedic effect. But time was they were the suit of choice for most active bathers.

From the "Oh, my eyes!" department, I give you another obscurity from a nearly forgotten film. This is Daniel J. Travanti in Midnight Crossing (1988.) He parades around for much of the film in a scanty Speedo along with a variety of day-glo shirts. The Albert Einstein-ish hairdo does not help matters...

When he remembers to hold his tummy in, it's not too bad, but it's hard to do every waking second! Seen here with him is Kim Cattrall.

Things are certainly improved some when he's soaking wet. There is a perfectly fit and handsome costar (John Laughlin) who is always in cargo shorts, even when swimming! Oh, the humanity...

I'm sure he was just "in character" but I kept asking myself, "Who the hell does he think he is?!" as he continuously postured all over the boat.

Ever see the 1988 film Casual Sex? with Lea Thompson? She heads to a resort where abbreviated swimwear is the rule of thumb.

This piece of Sizzlean is Stephen Shellen, who you may have seen in other projects including A River Runs Through It (1992.) (In that one, he gets his bare ass sunburned in a memorable sequence.)

Close-ups up the handsome man.

"Wanna play ball?"

In the same movie, Thompson and her pal Victoria Jackson head to a secluded section of the shore and discover a nude beach.

As you might suspect, this brings us to...

The End!

Have a very happy 4th of July, the best you can anyway. Those of you who are familiar with me know that I positively LIVE for the summer and this one has been without question the very worst of my life. I have only taken one brief dip in a pool this entire season. But by the time you read this, I will have rectified that by taking a short getaway where I will be able to enjoy a skosh of sun and chlorine, distant from virtually everyone else, natch. I do miss my lounge chairs by the pool and the parade of people to watch as they pad by. Maybe next year. Take care till next time!