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Paderewski rehearsing Moonlight Sonata by Laurence IrvingPainting depicting the virtuoso Polish pianist, Paderewski, in the film studio at Denham, rehearsing Beethovens Moonlight Sonata for the film of the same name
The Bioscope cinemaA scene inside the Bioscope cinema in Vauxhall Bridge Road, London with a pianist playing ragtime on the piano to accompany the silent movies
Pola Negri, Polish actressPola Negri (1897-1987) Polish film actress who achieved notoriety as a femme fatale in silent films in the first half of the 20th century
Poster of Africa for a film distributor, AGDCPoster of Africa, showing the territory of a French film distributor, the AGDC, l Alliance Generale de Distribution Cinematographique
Variety Theatre, Bransby WilliamsDisplayed upon this artists painting pallet are the many faces of Bransby Williams 1870 - 1964, English stage actor, also in early films
Dame Anna NeaglePhotographic portrait of Dame Anna Neagle (1903 - 1986), born Flora Marjorie Robertson, British actress and film star. Neagle soon became associated with the historical picture portraying Nell Gwynn
Canada House 1930SThe exterior of Canada House, Trafalgar Square, central London, which is now a cultural centre promoting Canadian music, films and visual arts etc
French Film MagazineMON CINE (My Cinema) French magazine devoted to the cinema, the films, the stars, the technology, the social relevance of the cinemato- graphic art
Romy Schneider / Ufa-FilmROMY SCHNEIDER (Rosemarie Albach-Retty) Austrian actress in international films
Anna Sten / PostcardANNA STEN (Anjuschka Stenski Sujakevitch) Russian actress in American films
Angela Lansbury / MgmANGELA LANSBURY English actress in American films and on television
Olga Lindo / PostcardOLGA LINDO Anglo-Norwegian character actress in British films, seen here with her dog
Merle Oberon / London FilmMERLE OBERON (Estelle O Brien Merle Thompson) English actress in British and American films
Leslie Caron / MgmLESLIE CARON French film actress and dancer, appearing in British and American films
Pola Negri / ChaplinPOLA NEGRI (Appolonia Chalupek) Polish actress who went to Hollywood in the 1920s and was successful in silent films - seen here with Charlie Chaplin
Ethiopians / PropagandaNatives of Italian-occupied areas watch Italian propaganda films
Pola Negri / Borzoi DogPOLA NEGRI (Appolonia Chalupek) Polish-born actress who went to Hollywood in the 1920s and was successful in silent films
James Mason / WinchesterJAMES MASON English actor in British and American films
Max Linder / PostcardMAX LINDER French comedian of silent films, most of which he scripted and directed himself
Boris Karloff / GaumontBORIS KARLOFF British actor who appeared in American films, most notably as the monster in Frankenstein (1931)
Bransby Williams / RudgeBRANSBY WILLIAMS English stage actor, also in early films, seen here in the role of Barnaby Rudge
Esther Ralston / PostcardESTHER RALSTON American actress in 1920s and 30s films
Elvis Presley / LeatherELVIS PRESLEY American pop singer, guitarist and actor in musical films, seen here in a leather jacket and peaked cap
Anny Ondra / PostcardANNY ONDRA (A Ondrakova) Polish actress in British silent films
Adolphe Menjou / RossADOLPHE MENJOU American film actor, also in silent French films
Victor McLaglen / MedalsVICTOR McLAGLEN British actor in British silent films and American talkies, seen here in uniform
Viveca Lindfors / WarnerVIVECA LINDFORS Swedish actress in American films
Hedy Lamarr / MgmHEDY LAMARR (Hedwig Kiesler) Austrian actress in American films
Colour Films in 1911The Scala Theatre, Charlotte Street, London, offers its patrons a chance to see the Worlds Events in their natural colours !
VICTORIAN HATA Victorian style hat, worn with a boa, made poplular again in the 1940s, when so many period dramas were being made into popular films
Lily Damita, French dancer and film star of silent films and early talkies more famous for brawling with husband Errol Flyn (married 1935 - 1942) than her acting skills
Lily Damita / BeauteLily Damita, French dancer and film star of silent films and early talkies Married Errol Flyn (married 1935-1942)