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Silent Collection (page 3)

Background imageSilent Collection: A portrait of Eva Tanguay (1919) Date: 1919

A portrait of Eva Tanguay (1919) Date: 1919

Background imageSilent Collection: Lya de Putti - Hungarian film actress during the silent era

Lya de Putti - Hungarian film actress during the silent era
Lya de Putti (1897-1931) - Hungarian film actress during the silent era. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSilent Collection: Lucy Doraine - Hungarian film actress

Lucy Doraine - Hungarian film actress
Lucy Doraine (1898-1989) - Hungarian film actress of the silent era. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSilent Collection: Marcella Albani - Italian actress and writer

Marcella Albani - Italian actress and writer
Marcella Albani (1899-1959) - Italian actress of the silent movie era. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSilent Collection: Ricardo Cortez - American silent film actor

Ricardo Cortez - American silent film actor
Ricardo Cortez (Jacob Krantz) (1900-1977) - American silent film actor, shown here in the role of Paris in The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927). Date: 1927

Background imageSilent Collection: Maria Corda - Hungarian actress

Maria Corda - Hungarian actress
Maria Corda (1898-1976) - Hungarian actress and a star of the silent film era in Germany and Austria. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSilent Collection: Billie Burke (1884-1970) - American actress, famous on Broadway and in early silent film

Billie Burke (1884-1970) - American actress, famous on Broadway and in early silent film. Date: circa 1920

Background imageSilent Collection: Buster Keaton in the silent film Three Ages, vintage press photograph

Buster Keaton in the silent film Three Ages, vintage press photograph

Background imageSilent Collection: Actor Charlie Chaplin on his return to the UK in 1931

Actor Charlie Chaplin on his return to the UK in 1931, see signing autographs

Background imageSilent Collection: Charlie Chaplin, George Bernard Shaw Dominion Theatre 1931

Charlie Chaplin, George Bernard Shaw Dominion Theatre 1931
Charlie Chaplin meets George Bernard Shaw at the Dominion Theatre for the UK premiere of City Lights, February 27th 1931

Background imageSilent Collection: Noble Sissle and his band members in the UK

Noble Sissle and his band members in the UK
Noble Lee Sissle (July 10, 1889 - December 17, 1975) was an African-American jazz composer, lyricist, bandleader, singer, and playwright, best known for the Broadway musical Shuffle Along (1921)

Background imageSilent Collection: Film actor Charlie Chaplin from the 1920s

Film actor Charlie Chaplin from the 1920s
Studio portrait of film actor Charlie Chaplin from the 1920s

Background imageSilent Collection: Three photo studies of Hollywood film stars: Buster

Three photo studies of Hollywood film stars: Buster Keaton, Natalie Talmadge, Constance Talmadge and Buster Collier (all United Artists)

Background imageSilent Collection: Some impressions of Hollywood Beach Parties where

Some impressions of Hollywood Beach Parties where film stars and movie magnates entertain, 1927 (2/4) - showing Karl Dane (seen in MGMs Rookies) and some beach beauties and Larry Kent

Background imageSilent Collection: A portrait of the Hon Mrs Russell, 1925

A portrait of the Hon Mrs Russell, 1925, recently seen in the British film Human Desires Date: 1925

Background imageSilent Collection: A portrait of the actress and film star Marjorie Hume, 1925

A portrait of the actress and film star Marjorie Hume, 1925 (now appearing in the film Two Little Vagabonds) Date: 1925

Background imageSilent Collection: A portrait of the film star Mary Pickford during

A portrait of the film star Mary Pickford during filming of Human Sparrows, 1926 Date: 1926

Background imageSilent Collection: Nelson Keys, Dorothy Gish and Will Rogers on set

Nelson Keys, Dorothy Gish and Will Rogers on set making the Herbert Wilcox film Tip-Toes, 1926 Date: 1926

Background imageSilent Collection: A portrait of the film star Justine Johnstone, 1926

A portrait of the film star Justine Johnstone, 1926 Date: 1926

Background imageSilent Collection: A portrait of the American film star Dorothy Mackaill, 1926

A portrait of the American film star Dorothy Mackaill, 1926 Date: 1926

Background imageSilent Collection: Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky in the film

Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky in the film Son of the Shiek, 1926 Date: 1926

Background imageSilent Collection: Alice Adair - Centre - playing Aphrodite in

Alice Adair - Centre - playing Aphrodite in
Alice Adair (Centre) playing Aphrodite in the First National film The Private Life of Helen of Troy (directed by Alexander Korda) with two Marion Morgan dancers, 1927 Date: 1927

Background imageSilent Collection: Silent Vigil in the Misty Vale of Wan China, Donald Menni

Silent Vigil in the Misty Vale of Wan China, Donald Menni
Silent Vigil in the Misty Vale of Wan photogravure from the Grandeur of the Gorges China, illustrated by Donald Mennie, 1920 s

Background imageSilent Collection: The Silent Wings Memorial, Den Dungen, Holland

The Silent Wings Memorial, Den Dungen, Holland
This highly original Memorial was designed by local teacher Jos Korsten who is standing beside it. It tells the story of the gliders which landed in the middle of enemy territory in September 1944

Background imageSilent Collection: Behind the scenes in a film studio 1924

Behind the scenes in a film studio 1924
Various trick techniques used to achieve certain effects in a film studio, sketched by D. Macpherson in The Sphere. Among the tricks used are a side of a house painted on a floor to give the illusion

Background imageSilent Collection: A portrait of the dancer Odette Goimbault, 1916

A portrait of the dancer Odette Goimbault, 1916
A portrait of the dancer Odette Goimbault a pupil of Miss Smurthwaite (later to become the silent film actress Mary Odette), 1915 Date: 1916

Background imageSilent Collection: Cinema sound effects machine for silent movies

Cinema sound effects machine for silent movies - noises include babies, dogs, artillery and cars. 1912

Background imageSilent Collection: Portland Borstal Silent Hour

Portland Borstal Silent Hour
Silent Hour at the Borstal in Portland, Dorset. Inmates were expected to use the time in reading, writing letters etc. Date: 1945

Background imageSilent Collection: Valdemar Psilander, Danish silent film actor

Valdemar Psilander, Danish silent film actor
Valdemar Psilander (1884-1917), Danish silent film actor. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSilent Collection: Advert for Waverley electric car 1912

Advert for Waverley electric car 1912
Waverleys new silent electric car with half the upkeep cost, made in Chicago, America. 1912

Background imageSilent Collection: A wireless ball: dancers with headphones at a silent dance

A wireless ball: dancers with headphones at a silent dance
The 1928 equivalent of a silent disco: dancers with headphones at a silent dance on leap year night. Date: 1928

Background imageSilent Collection: Maude Fealy

Maude Fealy (1883 - 1971), American stage and silent film actress, Sir Henry Irvings leading lady, who won golden opinions for her Rosalind in As You Like It. Date: 1905

Background imageSilent Collection: A scene from the Stoll film Boadicea (1927) Date: 1927

A scene from the Stoll film Boadicea (1927) Date: 1927

Background imageSilent Collection: Lilian Harvey and Nils Asther rehearsing for the German film The Girl in the Taxi (1927)

Lilian Harvey and Nils Asther rehearsing for the German film The Girl in the Taxi (1927). In the end Asther did not appear in the film (he left Europe for Hollywood)

Background imageSilent Collection: A scene from the Stoll film Boadicea (1927) with Phyllis Neilson-Terry Date: 1927

A scene from the Stoll film Boadicea (1927) with Phyllis Neilson-Terry Date: 1927

Background imageSilent Collection: Louise Legrange in the French film of Bohemian Love (The Model of Montmartre)

Louise Legrange in the French film of Bohemian Love (The Model of Montmartre), 1927 based on the Henri Bataille novel and play La Femme Nue Date: 1927

Background imageSilent Collection: Rina de Liguoro, an Italian Countess in a scene from the film Casanova (1927

Rina de Liguoro, an Italian Countess in a scene from the film Casanova (1927) also called Prince of Adventurers and directed by Alexandre Volkoff. Date: 1927

Background imageSilent Collection: Ivan Mosjoukine and Dianne Karenne in a scene from the film Casanova (1927

Ivan Mosjoukine and Dianne Karenne in a scene from the film Casanova (1927) also called Prince of Adventurers and directed by Alexandre Volkoff. Date: 1927

Background imageSilent Collection: Ivan Mosjoukine and Jenny Jugo in a scene from the film Casanova (1927

Ivan Mosjoukine and Jenny Jugo in a scene from the film Casanova (1927) also called Prince of Adventurers and directed by Alexandre Volkoff. Date: 1927

Background imageSilent Collection: Ivan Mosjoukine, Mme Losavitch and Mme Veldi in a scene from the film Casanova (1927

Ivan Mosjoukine, Mme Losavitch and Mme Veldi in a scene from the film Casanova (1927) also called Prince of Adventurers and directed by Alexandre Volkoff. Date: 1927

Background imageSilent Collection: Ivan Mosjoukine in a scene from the film Casanova (1927

Ivan Mosjoukine in a scene from the film Casanova (1927) also called Prince of Adventurers and directed by Alexandre Volkoff. Date: 1927

Background imageSilent Collection: Raquel Meller in the French film Carmen (1927) with Fred Louis Lerch

Raquel Meller in the French film Carmen (1927) with Fred Louis Lerch, directed by Jacques Feyder Date: 1927

Background imageSilent Collection: The Dolly Sisters and director Leonce Perret on the set of the film The Million Dollar

The Dolly Sisters and director Leonce Perret on the set of the film The Million Dollar Dollies, 1918 Date: 1918

Background imageSilent Collection: St Mary the Virgin Church, Friston, East Sussex

St Mary the Virgin Church, Friston, East Sussex
circa 1910s

Background imageSilent Collection: Broadway and silent movie actress Mollie King

Broadway and silent movie actress Mollie King
Date: 1918

Background imageSilent Collection: Vera Reynolds - American Film Actress

Vera Reynolds - American Film Actress
Vera Reynolds (1899-1962) - American Film Actress in the silent drama film Feet of Clay (1924), directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Date: 1924

Background imageSilent Collection: Costume design by Georges Barbier for the Valentino film Mon

Costume design by Georges Barbier for the Valentino film Monsieur Beaucaire, 1925 Date: 1925

Background imageSilent Collection: Mona Maris (1903-1991) - Argentine Actress - in the role of Lucia Morelli in The Little

Mona Maris (1903-1991) - Argentine Actress - in the role of Lucia Morelli in The Little People a 1926 British silent romance film directed by George Pearson



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