It was the worst of times, it was the best of times. We’re gonna look at some of the best features of the 1930s – the hairstyles. See here what the hottest, coolest, and most popular actors of the `30s had to offer in terms of style!
Look over the 1930s hairstyles below and pick your favorite!
1. Messy Gelled Hair – Young Clark Gable
Clarke Gable and Jean Harlow in Red Dust (1932). Source
2. The Clark Gable Side Part
3. The Classic Clark Gable Gelled Look
4. The Classic Sleek Curl – Young Errol Flynn
5. The Wavy Medium Hair Errol Flynn
6. The Messy Hair Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn in They Died with Their Boots On (1941) Source
7. The Classic Messy Fred Astaire for Triangle Faces
8. Classic Robert Taylor Middle Part
9. Robert Taylor Widow’s Peak Messy Gelled hair
10. Short Sides, Long Top, and Middle Part – Young Spencer Tracy
11. The Grey Hair Side Part – Spencer Tracy
12. The William Powell Villain Look with Short Mustache
13. The James Cagney Middle Part Gelled
14. The James Cagney Rebel Look – Short Sides, Long Top, & Fringe
James Cagney in Beer and Blood (1931). Source
15. Leslie Howard’s Side part
Leslie Howard in 49th Parallel (1941). Source
16. Leslie Howard Combover for Receding Hairlines
17. The Young Leslie Howard Side Part with Curls
18. Wavy Medium Hair from Gary Cooper
19. Combover Part from Gary Cooper
20. The Old Gary Cooper with Widow’s Peak and Combover
21. The Cary Grant Straight Cut
22. The Young Cary Grant Heartthrob
23. The Precision Cut Side Part Cary Grant
24. The Evil Goatee Look Paul Muni
25. The Young Paul Muni Wavy Side Part
26. The Wavy Mark Twain Look – Lionel Barrymore
27. The Henry Fonda Heartthrob Diagonal Part
28. The Older Henry Fonda Side Part for Thinning Hair
29. The Very Young Messy Hair Henry Fonda
30. The Classic Humphrey Bogart Combover Part
31. The Side Fringe Combover Part from James Stewart
Conclusion
Ready to don that black and white filter and look like you mean business? Get yourself some good pomade and try one of these extremely sleek 1930s hairstyles for men with short and medium hair.
If you think you look cool after, send us a message on Pinterest with your photo and we might feature you on our Pinterest and even in one of our articles.
Andy has been passionate about men’s hairstyles from a very young. He afterward pursued a profession as a hair stylist, following in his family’s footsteps. He is now working in a reputable salon in his hometown and is about to start a second bachelor’s degree. Andy is very fond of writing, and what better way to do it than by combining it with his passion? In his free time, Andy enjoys playing football, reading, and catching up on some cult classics.
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