Claudette Colbert bathing in asses' milk.

Claudette Colbert in "The Sign of the Cross", 1932. Set in the Roman Empire, the film used as a promotional hook, a light-hearted treatment of sexuality, which made it uncomfortable for the standards of his time. The scene of Claudette Colbert as the vicious Popea bathing in a tub in asses' milk -supposedly-, is famous by the brief display of a nipple of the actress.

Claudette Colbert as Cleopatra.

Actress Claudette Colbert characterized as Cleopatra for the film "Cleopatra" in 1934. This role catapulted her as one of the biggest sex symbols in the 1930's.