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Laura La Plante, American film actress Date: 1931
Kathryn Crawford, American film and stage actress, also known as Kitty Moran Date: 1931
Joyce Compton, American film actress Date: 1931
John Batten, New Zealand-born film actor Date: 1931
Jean Adair, Canadian film and stage actress Date: 1931
Jillian Sand, British-born film actress Date: 1931
Belle Bennett, American stage and screen actress Date: 1931
Helen Twelvetrees, American film actress Date: 1931
Harold Lloyd, American actor, comedian and stunt performer Date: 1931
Eve Gray, English film actress Date: 1931
Esther Ralston, American film actress Date: 1931
Dixie Lee, American actress, dancer and singer Date: 1931
Dolores Del Rio, Mexican film actress Date: 1931
Conrad Nagel, American film, stage, TV and radio actor Date: 1931
Clara Bow, American film actress Date: 1931
Billie Dove, American film actress Date: 1931
Bessie Love, American-British film actress Date: 1931
Annette Benson, British film actress Date: 1931
Berthe BovyMlle. Berthe Bovy on a bridge in Paris. This lady is a societaire of the Comedie Francaise, where her performances have gained her great renown
Actress Gloria Swanson and her husband Date: 1925
Peter Pan film 1924An American film of Peter Pan. Directed by Sir James Barries. Hook played by Ernest Torrence. A selection of stills is seen here. Date: 1924
Actors and ActressesEdwardian actors and actresses. Mr. Bernard Shaw and Miss Lillah McCarthy. Mr. Fred Terry's Daughter. Mr. Arthur Bourchier. Miss Iris Hoey. Miss Ellen Terry. Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree
June Duprez, actress, on set, Denham StudiosJune Duprez, actress, (1918-1984), on set at Denham Studios. Reportage photographs of tour of sets, and photograph as volunteer nurse
Operators of a Type Composing MachineTwo men operate a type composing machine. The machines collect and arrange the metal types used in early film photographic printing processes, a job previously done by human hand
Charles Laughton and Elsa LanchesterHusband and wife, actors Charles Laughton (1899-1962) and Elsa Lanchester (1902-1986). At the time they were respectively playing Henry VIII
Diana Napier, ActressA sketch by Webster Murray of the actress Diana Napier (1905-1982), near the beginning of her film career. Date: circa 1932
Scenes from The Doomed Battalion directed by Cyril Gardner. The film dramatised alpine fighting between Austrian and Italian forces during World War I. Date: 1932
Scene from The Faithful HeartA scene from the film The Faithful Heart depicting a fictional Victoria Cross investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Date: 1932
Fritz Lang's MImages from Fritz Lang's 1931 film M, including Peter Lorre (1904-1964) as Hans Beckert in his first major film role. Date: circa 1931
Gordon HarkerActor Gordon Harker (1885-1967) had a prolific film and stage career. Here he is being celebrated for his portrayal of Cockney characters. Date: circa 1932
Tallulah Bankhead in Thunder BelowActress Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968) appearing in the film Thunder Below with Charles Bickford (1891-1967) and Paul Lukas (1894-1971). Date: circa 1932
Dorothy Lee (1911-1999) was born Marjorie Millsap. An American actress and comedian, she appeared in nearly thirty films, often with the comedic duo Wheeler and Woolsey. Date: circa 1932
Greta Garbo in Mata HariGreta Garbo (1905-1990) playing the title role in the 1931 film Mata Hari'. Date: 1931
Elizabeth AllanEnglish actress Elizabeth Allan (1910-1990), near the beginning of her film career. She went on to make many movies, and was later a frequent panellist on television game shows. Date: circa 1932
Madeleine CarrollBritish actress Madeleine Carroll (1906-1987), shortly to be appearing on the West End stage in a play called Pleasure Cruise'. She went on to have a successful career in Hollywood
Cicely Courtneidge and Jack HulbertCicely Courtneidge (1893-1980) and her husband Jack Hulbert (1892-1978) appearing in their latest film Jack's The Boy'. Date: 1932
Peggy CartwrightCanadian actress Peggy Cartwright (1912-2001) was mostly known for her work in silent movies. Here she is scene promoting a stage appearance, in For The Love Of Mike at the Saville Theatre in London
Conchita MontenegroSpanish actress Conchita Montenegro (1911-2007) near the beginning of her Hollywood career. She appeared in several films in the 1930s and 40s. Date: circa 1931
Sally O'NeilAn American actress of Irish descent, Sally O'Neil (1908-1968) was born Virginia Noonan and appeared in over 40 films. Date: circa 1931
Jill EsmondActress Jill Esmond (1908-1990), at the time making her transition from a stage to film acting career. Date: 1931
Sydney Fairbrother and George RobeyCharacter actors Sydney Fairbrother (1873-1941) and George Robey, also known as George Wade (1869-1954) playing Mrs and Mr Bindle
Joan Bennett (1910-1990) was one of three sisters who all had success as Hollywood actors. Joan appeared in over 70 films, spanning the silent and sound eras. Date: circa 1931
Miniature Film SetsDanish art director and costume designer Max Ree (1889-1953) works out possible camera angles with the help of miniature film sets
Lilian Bond (1908-1991) was an English actress who achieved success in the United States and made many film appearances. Her film The Dancing Partner was shortly to open in London. Date: circa 1931
Frances DeeAmerican actress Frances Dee (1909-2004) had a film career spanning from the 1930s to the 1950s. Date: circa 1931
Screen LoversMatheson Lang (1879-1948) and Dorothy Chili Bouchier (1909-1999) appearing in the 1931 film Carnival'. This was a re-make of a film from 1921 of the same name, in which Lang had also starred
Alma RubensActress Alma Rubens (1897-1931) appearing as Lady Hermione in the film Gerald Cranston's Lady'. Date: 1924
Georgia HaleActress Georgia Hale (1900-1985) had just been picked to appear in Chaplin's film The Gold Rush'. Despite a promising start, her acting career foundered with the advent of the talkies'