Wonders of the cinema organ by G. H. DavisNoises played for films: wonders of the cinema organ. Thunder, shots and tom-toms controlled by an organist: a film-theatre organ that creates sound effects. Date: 1929
Elvis Presley / GuitarELVIS PRESLEY American pop singer, guitarist and actor in musical films, seen here with his guitar
Denham Studios restaurant by Tony Wysard, 1937Intensively populated illustration by Tony Wysard, showing imagined diners at the restaurant at Denham Studios. Illustration includes a key to all caricatures portrayed but include David Niven
Shirley Temple / Fox FilmsSHIRLEY TEMPLE American child star of the 1930s
Jackie Coogan, October 1921Child actor Jackie Coogan aged six. Coogan began as a child actor in silent films after being discovered by Charlie Chaplin and at this point earned 10, 000 a year
Vivien Leigh on front cover of The TatlerVivien Leigh pictured on the front cover of The Tatler wearing a magnificent ball gown of black satin, velvet and taffeta designed by Cecil Beaton for her film role of Anna Karenina
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs released in UK, 1938Page from The Bystander showing two scenes from the Disney full-length animation, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the time it was released in Britain
Peter CushingPETER WILTON CUSHING British actor famous for appearing in Hammer Horror films, in Star Wars and as a cinematic Dr Who, pictured as Sir Palomides in the film, The Black Knight
Filming ThunderbirdsFilming the classic 1960s series Thunderbirds, a British mid-1960s science fiction television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films
Alain Delon / PostcardALAIN DELON French film actor who appeared in British and American films
Clark Gable with Joan Crawford in Love on the Run 1936Clark Gable with Joan Crawford in Love on the Run a romantic comedy film. Date: 1936
Casino and Wells Beach Theatre, Wells Beach, Maine, USA. Date: circa 1940
Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and Trigger the horse. Date: 20th century
Music cover, High NoonMusic cover, Gary Cooper High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darlin ), depicting Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly in a still from the film. Words by Ned Washington, music by Dimitri Tiomkin. 1952
Gene Tierney (1920 - 1991), New York socialite who became an actress on film and stage, first on stage, then in Hollywood films
Leslie Howard as RJ Mitchell in The First of the FewLeslie Howard (1893-1943) photographed on the film set for The First of the Few, in which he played the Spitfire designer RJ Mitchell. 1942
Elisabeth Welch (1904-2003) African American singer & actress who settled in London in 1933. Popular star of British musical theatre, films, television & radio from the 1930s to the 1990s. Date: 1935
12013364Poster, Roberta, film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Date: 1935
Mae Busch (1891 - 1946), Australian-born actress who worked in both silent and sound films in early Hollywood
James Francis Cagney Jr. (1899 - 1986), American actor and dancer, both on stage and in film
Alice Joyce ActressAlice Joyce (1890 - 1955) American actress, best known for her silent films between (1923 - 1930). 1926
Advert for Parkins and Gotto electrical novelties 1906Advertisement from 1906 for Parkins and Gotto, of Oxford Street, London, showing the wide range of electrical novelties, including a working model of the Metropolitan electric railway train with
Greta Garbo (1905-1990)A portrait of Greta Garbo on her yacht off Catalina Island. Greta Garbo was born in Stockholm and was spotted whilst studying at the Royal Theatre Dramatic School by the Swedish director Mauritz
Boris Karloff / UniversalBORIS KARLOFF British actor who appeared in American films, most notably as the monster in Frankenstein (1931)
Gladys Swarthout (1900 - 1969), American opera singer who also appeared in films
Tom Mix, American film star -- he appeared in more than 400 westerns. Date: circa 1920s
Mabel Normand / LilywhiteMABEL NORMAND American comic actress: she appeared in Keystone films and co-starred with Charlie Chaplin
Cary Grant, American film starCary Grant, English-born American film star and stage actor. Date: circa 1940s
Deanna Durbin / UniversalDEANNA DURBIN (Edna Mae Durbin) Canadian singer, popular in films of the 30s and 40s Date: 1921 -
Bruno Kastner - German stage and film actorBruno Kastner (18901932) - German stage and film actor, screenwriter and film producer whose career was most prominent in the 1910s and 1920s during the silent film era
de Havilland DH. 98 Mosquito TT. 35 G-ASKA - RS709 - HT-Dde Havilland DH.98 Mosquito TT.35 G-ASKA / RS709 / HT-D, of the Skyfame Collection at Staverton, on 11 June 1966, still carrying the markings applied for the 633 Squadron films. Date: 1966
North-American TB-25N Mitchell N1042B (msn 108-34098, ex 44-30823A), ca 1965. Built as a North American B-25J-25/27-NC 44-30823 for the United States Army Air Force and converted to TB-25N
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Holmfirth Bamforth's Factory early 1900s
Robert Leonard in film The Master KeyRobert Leonard, actor, in the Trans-Atlantic Film Co production The Master Key'. Date: 1915
Courtneidge and Welchman in film The Cinema StarCicely Courtneidge as Phyllis and Harry Welchman as Victor de Brett in film The Cinema Star'. Date: circa 1910s
WW2 - R. A. F. Photographic ObserverA photograph of a British WW2 Royal Air Force photographic observer handing out his films, exposed over enemy territory. Date: circa 1940s
Title CharactersA series of illustrations showing title characters from various operas, films and plays, including Daphnis Et Chloe, Hernani, Judith and Holofernes, Samson and Delilah, Abelard and Heloise, Manon
Georges CarpentierA side profile portrait painting of French boxer, Georges Carpentier, 1894-1975, holding a total of 89 wins, his nickname was Orchid Man
The Empire, Leicester SquareThis artwork shows The Empire, a variety theatre house in Leicester Square, London. The building was originally built in 1884 for theatre until 1927
Ocean Liners - 16mm promotional filmsOcean Liners - 16mm Promotional Films: Dreamboat (Norwegian American Cruises) show print and QE2 The Greatest Cruise Ship in the World and others advertising Cunard liners and cruises
William Powell, American film actor Date: 1937
Sylvia Sidney, American stage, screen and film actress Date: 1937
Robert Donat, English stage and film actor Date: 1937
Robert Taylor, American film and TV actor and singer Date: 1937
Marlene Dietrich, German-American film actress and singer Date: 1937
Luise Rainer, German-American-British film actress Date: 1937
Joan Crawford, American film actress Date: 1937
