JEAN HARLOW — CADILLAC 1934, EST. $3,145
Her satin gowns in the 1920s films, platinum hair, and ivory skin helped Jean Harlow ascend to superstardom. She was one of those actresses who succeeded and prospered during the transition from silent films to talkies. People who actually watched her movies on screen are mostly not alive now, but if you go through the records, you would find that she acted in blockbusters such as Dinner at Eight and Hell’s Angels.
As she tested success in talkies, too, her bank account was filled up with a lot of money and she could fork out money on everything she desired, such as a Cadillac 1934, which set her back for $3,145. You might think that spending $3,145 is not a big deal, but that was a thumping great amount of money back in the 1930s.