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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
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
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
Elisabeth Welch signed photograph. Elisabeth Welch (1904-2003) African American singer & actress who settled in London in 1933
Adrian Brunel, film directorAdrian 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
Matania as consultant on the film, Susie in the BathThe 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
Billie Dove - American Actress of the silent film eraBillie Dove (1903-1997) - one of the most popular American actresses of the 1920s. Date: circa 1925
Gertrude Lawrence (1898 - 1952), (Alexandre Dagmar Lawrence-Klasen) British actress in films and musicals
Maria Schell (1926 - 2005), Austrian actress in British and American films
Greer Garson (1904 - 1996) Anglo-Irish actress in British and American films
Pola Negri (Appolonia Chalupek) (1897 - 1987), Polish-born actress who went to Hollywood in the 1920s and was successful in silent films
Jackie Coogan (1914 1984), American actor and comedian who began his movie career as a child actor in silent films, as Tom Sawyer
Dorothea Wieck (1908 - 1986), Swiss actress in 1930s films
Joan Fontaine (1917 - 2013), (Joan de Havilland) British-born actress in American films; sister of Olivia
Early Photographc Cameras: 1. Studio Portrait Camera (Fallowfield) 2. Tripod Camera (Fallowfield) 3. Folding Hand Camera (Lizar) 4
Paul Raineys African HuntPromotional postcard for Paul Raineys African Hunt. Rainey was active with the American Geographical Society, American Museum of Natural History, the New York Zoological Society
Release of Disney film Snow White & the Seven DwarfsExcerpt 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
Gone With the Wind actorsThree 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
Sonia Henie, Norwegian figure skater and film starSonia 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
John Wayne, American film star, with horse. Date: 20th century
Tom Mix, American film star, with horseTom Mix, American film star -- he appeared in more than 400 westerns. Seen here sitting on his horse, Tony. Date: circa 1920s
Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeny at premiere of Flying FortressSociety golden couple, Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeny attending the film premiere of Flying Fortress and pictured with Wing Officer Statter and Brigadier-General McClelland
Jackie Coogan - child actor of the silent film eraJohn Leslie Coogan (19141984) (" Jackie" Coogan) - American actor who began his career as a child actor in silent films
Jje Lenoir / Figuier EngPhotograph of Louis Lumiere (1865-1948), French pioneer of cinematography, scrutinising a strip of film. Together with his brother Auguste, Louis invented the cinematograph
Charlie Chaplin and friendCharlie Chaplin (1889-1977) (left) and friend - enjoying a moment to have a laugh away from the spotlight of fame and celebrity
Herbert Lom / RankHERBERT LOM (Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchacevich ze Schluderpacheru) Czech actor in English films and on TV Date: 1917 - 2012
The Adventures of Prince Achmed by Lotte ReinigerPage from The Bystander showing stills from a pioneering animated film, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, acted entirely by silhouette characters cut by the artist
Camera Shop, Walton-on-the-Naze, EssexPutmans Camera Shop at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, with holidaymakers walking by. 1962
Regal Cinema programme, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Gloria Jean, American singer and actressGloria Jean (Gloria Jean Schoonover, b 1926), American singer and actress who appeared in many feature films between 1939 and 1959
Pola Negri as the Spanish DancerPOLA NEGRI (Barbara Apolonia Chalupiec) in 1924, Polish film actress who specialised in femme fatale roles in silent films
Rudolph Valentino with his Dogs 1926RUDOLPH VALENTINO film actor, exercising his two dogs. His tragic early death resulted from peritonitis after an emergency operation for appendicitis and gastric ulcers
Marlene Dietrich, 1933Photograph showing Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992) in a flannel suit with a waist coat, teamed with a bere, 1933. Marlene Dietrich
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
Filming a Roman CircusImpression of a roman chariot on the set of the 1925 movie Ben-Hur showing a Roman team galloping at full pelt. Date: 1932
Thai woman accompanied by two gibbonsA woman works with rope alongside two gibbons in northern Thailand. 1927
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Film crew at work on The First of the FewFilm 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
Adrian Brunel, film director, with female cast membersAdrian Brunel (1892-1958), English film director and screenwriter, with female cast members for the film The First of the Few. 1942
Leslie Howard, Adrian Brunel and Georges PerinalLeslie Howard (1893-1943), English actor, with Georges Perinal (1897-1965), French cinematographer, and Adrian Brunel (1892-1958), English film director and screenwriter
Adrian Brunel, film director and screenwriterAdrian 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
Box cover design, Circus at the Zoo, Castle Films, 8mm movie film. circa 1950s
Georges Perinal, cinematographer, First of The FewGeorges Perinal (1897-1965), acclaimed French cinematographer, at work behind the camera on location for The First of the Few
Constance Talmadge - silent movie starConstance Talmadge (1898-1973) - Gaumont " Select Pictures" silent movie star. Date: circa 1920s
Soho, London - Chinese films in window display. 1973
Soho, London - National Film Theatre display - Mae West with a fluffy edging. 1973
Shirley Temple photographing her teddy bear on a postcardShirley Temple, American child actress (1928-2014), photographing her teddy bear on a postcard. Date: circa 1930s
Rex Ingram - American film producerRex 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