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Films Collection (page 5)

Background imageFilms Collection: Elisabeth Welch as the Parisian nightclub owner Beulah

Elisabeth Welch as the Parisian nightclub owner Beulah in the classic Ealing film Dead of Night. Elisabeth Welch (1904-2003) African American singer & actress who settled in London in 1933

Background imageFilms Collection: Elisabeth Welch in Paris

Elisabeth Welch in Paris. Elisabeth Welch (1904-2003) African American singer & actress who settled in London in 1933. Popular star of British musical theatre, films

Background imageFilms Collection: Elisabeth Welch signs an autograph for a serviceman at a con

Elisabeth Welch signs an autograph for a serviceman at a concert for the troops in London. Elisabeth Welch (1904-2003) African American singer & actress who settled in London in 1933

Background imageFilms Collection: Elisabeth Welch signed photograph

Elisabeth Welch signed photograph. Elisabeth Welch (1904-2003) African American singer & actress who settled in London in 1933

Background imageFilms Collection: Adrian Brunel, film director

Adrian Brunel, film director
Adrian Brunel (1892-1958), English film director and screenwriter, who began his career during the silent movie era. Seen here on the set of The First of The Few

Background imageFilms Collection: Matania as consultant on the film, Susie in the Bath

Matania as consultant on the film, Susie in the Bath
The Italian-born artist, Fortunino Matania, leading illustrator for The Sphere magazine, pictured giving professional hints to actor Gene Gerrard on the set of the new John Stafford film

Background imageFilms Collection: Billie Dove - American Actress of the silent film era

Billie Dove - American Actress of the silent film era
Billie Dove (1903-1997) - one of the most popular American actresses of the 1920s. Date: circa 1925

Background imageFilms Collection: Gertrude Lawrence

Gertrude Lawrence (1898 - 1952), (Alexandre Dagmar Lawrence-Klasen) British actress in films and musicals

Background imageFilms Collection: Maria Schell

Maria Schell (1926 - 2005), Austrian actress in British and American films

Background imageFilms Collection: Greer Garson

Greer Garson (1904 - 1996) Anglo-Irish actress in British and American films

Background imageFilms Collection: Pola Negri

Pola Negri (Appolonia Chalupek) (1897 - 1987), Polish-born actress who went to Hollywood in the 1920s and was successful in silent films

Background imageFilms Collection: Jackie Coogan

Jackie Coogan (1914 1984), American actor and comedian who began his movie career as a child actor in silent films, as Tom Sawyer

Background imageFilms Collection: Dorothea Wieck

Dorothea Wieck (1908 - 1986), Swiss actress in 1930s films

Background imageFilms Collection: Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine (1917 - 2013), (Joan de Havilland) British-born actress in American films; sister of Olivia

Background imageFilms Collection: Early Photographc Cameras

Early Photographc Cameras: 1. Studio Portrait Camera (Fallowfield) 2. Tripod Camera (Fallowfield) 3. Folding Hand Camera (Lizar) 4

Background imageFilms Collection: Paul Raineys African Hunt

Paul Raineys African Hunt
Promotional postcard for Paul Raineys African Hunt. Rainey was active with the American Geographical Society, American Museum of Natural History, the New York Zoological Society

Background imageFilms Collection: Release of Disney film Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs

Release of Disney film Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs
Excerpt from The Sphere magazine with a variety of stills from the first feature-length animated film produced by the Walt Disney studios, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Background imageFilms Collection: Gone With the Wind actors

Gone With the Wind actors
Three of the lead actors chosen to star in the much-anticipated film version of Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, shown reading through the script - Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O Hara

Background imageFilms Collection: Sonia Henie, Norwegian figure skater and film star

Sonia Henie, Norwegian figure skater and film star
Sonia Henie (1912-1969), Norwegian figure skater and film star. She won many Olympic and World figure skating titles, and later became a highly paid Hollywood actress. Date: 20th century

Background imageFilms Collection: John Wayne, American film star, with horse

John Wayne, American film star, with horse. Date: 20th century

Background imageFilms Collection: Tom Mix, American film star, with horse

Tom Mix, American film star, with horse
Tom Mix, American film star -- he appeared in more than 400 westerns. Seen here sitting on his horse, Tony. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageFilms Collection: Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeny at premiere of Flying Fortress

Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeny at premiere of Flying Fortress
Society golden couple, Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeny attending the film premiere of Flying Fortress and pictured with Wing Officer Statter and Brigadier-General McClelland

Background imageFilms Collection: Jackie Coogan - child actor of the silent film era

Jackie Coogan - child actor of the silent film era
John Leslie Coogan (19141984) (" Jackie" Coogan) - American actor who began his career as a child actor in silent films

Background imageFilms Collection: Jje Lenoir / Figuier Eng

Jje Lenoir / Figuier Eng
Photograph of Louis Lumiere (1865-1948), French pioneer of cinematography, scrutinising a strip of film. Together with his brother Auguste, Louis invented the cinematograph

Background imageFilms Collection: Charlie Chaplin and friend

Charlie Chaplin and friend
Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) (left) and friend - enjoying a moment to have a laugh away from the spotlight of fame and celebrity

Background imageFilms Collection: Herbert Lom / Rank

Herbert Lom / Rank
HERBERT LOM (Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchacevich ze Schluderpacheru) Czech actor in English films and on TV Date: 1917 - 2012

Background imageFilms Collection: The Adventures of Prince Achmed by Lotte Reiniger

The Adventures of Prince Achmed by Lotte Reiniger
Page from The Bystander showing stills from a pioneering animated film, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, acted entirely by silhouette characters cut by the artist

Background imageFilms Collection: Camera Shop, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Camera Shop, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Putmans Camera Shop at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, with holidaymakers walking by. 1962

Background imageFilms Collection: Regal Cinema programme, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Regal Cinema programme, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Background imageFilms Collection: Gloria Jean, American singer and actress

Gloria Jean, American singer and actress
Gloria Jean (Gloria Jean Schoonover, b 1926), American singer and actress who appeared in many feature films between 1939 and 1959

Background imageFilms Collection: Pola Negri as the Spanish Dancer

Pola Negri as the Spanish Dancer
POLA NEGRI (Barbara Apolonia Chalupiec) in 1924, Polish film actress who specialised in femme fatale roles in silent films

Background imageFilms Collection: Rudolph Valentino with his Dogs 1926

Rudolph Valentino with his Dogs 1926
RUDOLPH VALENTINO film actor, exercising his two dogs. His tragic early death resulted from peritonitis after an emergency operation for appendicitis and gastric ulcers

Background imageFilms Collection: Marlene Dietrich, 1933

Marlene Dietrich, 1933
Photograph showing Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992) in a flannel suit with a waist coat, teamed with a bere, 1933. Marlene Dietrich

Background imageFilms Collection: Eva Moore

Eva Moore (1868 - 1955), English stage and film actress who was active in the womens suffrage movement. Her daughter, Jill Esmond, was the first wife of Laurence Olivier. Date: 1899

Background imageFilms Collection: Filming a Roman Circus

Filming a Roman Circus
Impression of a roman chariot on the set of the 1925 movie Ben-Hur showing a Roman team galloping at full pelt. Date: 1932

Background imageFilms Collection: Thai woman accompanied by two gibbons

Thai woman accompanied by two gibbons
A woman works with rope alongside two gibbons in northern Thailand. 1927

Background imageFilms Collection: Advertisement for Castle Films

Advertisement for Castle Films, produced by United World Films Inc -- movies for every occasion, for 8mm and 16mm movie film projectors

Background imageFilms Collection: Film crew at work on The First of the Few

Film crew at work on The First of the Few
Film crew at work on location during the filming of The First of the Few, in which Leslie Howard played the Spitfire designer RJ Mitchell. 1942

Background imageFilms Collection: Adrian Brunel, film director, with female cast members

Adrian Brunel, film director, with female cast members
Adrian Brunel (1892-1958), English film director and screenwriter, with female cast members for the film The First of the Few. 1942

Background imageFilms Collection: Leslie Howard, Adrian Brunel and Georges Perinal

Leslie Howard, Adrian Brunel and Georges Perinal
Leslie Howard (1893-1943), English actor, with Georges Perinal (1897-1965), French cinematographer, and Adrian Brunel (1892-1958), English film director and screenwriter

Background imageFilms Collection: Adrian Brunel, film director and screenwriter

Adrian Brunel, film director and screenwriter
Adrian Brunel (1892-1958), English film director and screenwriter, who began his career during the silent movie era. Seen here on the set of The First of The Few

Background imageFilms Collection: Box cover design, Circus at the Zoo

Box cover design, Circus at the Zoo, Castle Films, 8mm movie film. circa 1950s

Background imageFilms Collection: Georges Perinal, cinematographer, First of The Few

Georges Perinal, cinematographer, First of The Few
Georges Perinal (1897-1965), acclaimed French cinematographer, at work behind the camera on location for The First of the Few

Background imageFilms Collection: Constance Talmadge - silent movie star

Constance Talmadge - silent movie star
Constance Talmadge (1898-1973) - Gaumont " Select Pictures" silent movie star. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageFilms Collection: Soho, London - Chinese films in window display

Soho, London - Chinese films in window display. 1973

Background imageFilms Collection: Soho, London - National Film Theatre display

Soho, London - National Film Theatre display - Mae West with a fluffy edging. 1973

Background imageFilms Collection: Shirley Temple photographing her teddy bear on a postcard

Shirley Temple photographing her teddy bear on a postcard
Shirley Temple, American child actress (1928-2014), photographing her teddy bear on a postcard. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageFilms Collection: Rex Ingram - American film producer

Rex Ingram - American film producer
Rex Ingram, famous American film producer and frequent resident of the French Riviera where he ran a film studio. Pictured in a natty beret and intarsia knit cardigan carrying his favourite lemur



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