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We resume with two photos from Show Girl (1928), starring Gwen Lee and Alice White.  These were scanned from original photos, and feature almost-forgotten Lee Moran and Kate Price.

Next, Richard offers more satisfying gems:

• Ina Claire in The Awful Truth (1929)

• Noel Francis

• Rita La Roy in Hollywood Speaks (1932), with Lucien Prival

Enjoy these stills and portraits from Gary:

• Marlon Brando - 3 pictures

• Lon Chaney, Sr. in Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) and The Unholy Three (1925), with Harry Earles and Victor McLaglen

• Gary Cooper - 10 pictures from Saratoga Trunk (1945), with Florence Bates, Ingrid Bergman, Flora Robson, and John Warburton

• Greta Garbo - 4 pictures for Ricardo, including:

• Anna Karenina (1935), with Fredric March

• Conquest (1937), with Scotty Beckett and Charles Boyer

• Inspiration (1931)

• a spectacular early posed shot

Tor spotted some existing Buster Keaton photos from the movies, including Free and Easy (1930), Hollywood Cavalcade (1939), My Wife's Relations (1922), and Speak Easily (1932).

Our next update will be on Monday April 6.

March 31, 2009

Enjoy these international beauties, teamed up with U.S. superstars, courtesy of Richard:

• Susanne Cramer in Bedtime Story (1964), with Marlon Brando

• Anna Sten in The Wedding Night (1935), with Gary Cooper

• Kaaren Verne in The Seventh Cross (1944), with Spencer Tracy

John's back with a shot of Ann Sothern and Robert Young in Lady Be Good (1941).

Here are more scans from Chris:

• Richard Arlen in Under the Tonto Rim (1928)

• Clara Bow in Rough House Rosie (1927), with Henry Kolker

Gary sent over six photos of Laurel and Hardy in Night Owls (1930), with Edgar Kennedy.

Ricardo spotted an Ingrid Bergman photo from Indiscreet (1958).  He also identified two Joan Crawford images from Forsaking All Others (1934) and Untamed (1929).

March 25, 2009

Richard telexed over three new international ladies:

• Olympe Brada in Knockout (1941)

• Nina Foch in Johnny Allegro (1949)

• Maria Palmer in The Other Love (1947)

Gary prepared several more scans:

• Ingrid Bergman - 2 pictures

• Humphrey Bogart - 2 pictures

• Gary Cooper - 4 pictures from The Real Glory (1939), with Andrea Leeds and David Niven

• Greta Garbo - 6 scans for Ricardo:

• 2 pictures from Flesh and the Devil (1926), with John Gilbert

• 2 pictures from Inspiration (1931)

• 1 picture from The Temptress (1926)

• 1 picture from Torrent (1926)

• Lillian Gish

March 24, 2009

Bob brought over two neato Joan Crawford photos to get us started today.  Then, in a more somber mood, he reached into his satchel for new Lon Chaney, Sr. scan from London After Midnight (1927).

Next, Paul has seven photos from Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943), featuring Lon Chaney, Jr., Patric Knowles, Bela Lugosi, and Ilona Massey.

Gary returns from the wilds, with more stills and portraits:

• Joan Crawford - 3 pictures

• Kirk Douglas in Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)

Benoit scanned a beautiful new Greta Garbo photo for us.

March 23, 2009

More spiffy movie stills and portraits from Gary:

• Ingrid Bergman in Joan of Arc (1948)

• Humphrey Bogart

• The Return of Doctor X (1939)

• Sabrina (1954), with Audrey Hepburn

• Sahara (1943)

• San Quentin (1937), with Joe Sawyer

• Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943), with S.Z. "Cuddles" Sakall

• Joan Crawford - 3 nice images of the MGM superstar

• W.C. Fields

• Six of a Kind (1934), with George Burns

• You're Telling Me! (1934), with Adrienne Ames, Buster Crabbe, and Joan Marsh

• Henry Fonda in I Met My Love Again (1938), with Dame May Whitty

• Greta Garbo—these are for Ricardo

• 3 pictures from Grand Hotel (1932), with John Barrymore

• 1 picture from Inspiration (1931)—thanks to Ricardo for identifying the film

• 1 picture from The Single Standard (1929)

• Ruby Keeler in Footlight Parade (1933)

Richard drives for the hoop, with three lovely ladies:  Katherine DeMille, Frances Farmer, and Josephine Hutchinson.

We upgraded the poster artwork for Another Dawn (1937).

March 19, 2009

We begin with three international beauties, courtesy of Richard:

• Franciska Gaal in The Buccaneer (1938)

• Sari Maritza

• Maria Perschy

Next, here's another behind-the-scenes monster photo from Paul, featuring make-up artist Jack Pierce.  He's working on Lon Chaney, Jr. in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943).

Joe arrived by 20-mule team with a new photos of:

• Audrey Hepburn

• Marilyn Monroe—this one is for Edgar

• Basil Rathbone in Romeo and Juliet (1936)

More splendid scans from Chris:

• Joan Bennett

• Lilian Bond

• Audrey Hepburn - 2 pictures from Sabrina (1954), including one with Humphrey Bogart

• a hirsute Bela Lugosi in Son of Frankenstein (1939), with Boris Karloff and Basil Rathbone

Gary prepared more stills and portraits for our delectation:

• 60's teen heart-throb Fabian Forte

• Clark Gable - 2 pictures from Strange Cargo (1940), with Joan Crawford

March 18, 2009

Richard dusted off some international photos and sent them over.  Today we have three 1960's sexy bombshells:

• Maria Perschy in 633 Squadron (1964)

• Rosanna Schiaffino in Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)

• Elke Sommer in The Money Trap (1966)

Next, Bob livens the party with a shot of sultry Yvonne De Carlo.

Gary's back with Veronica Lake in tow.  We have two photos of her, including one from This Gun for Hire (1942).

Rikke flew in from Vegas with three Elvi.

Makeup artist Jack Pierce readies Lon Chaney, Jr. in House of Dracula (1945).  Thanks to Paul for this fascinating behind-the-scenes image.

We conclude with two pictures of Audrey Hepburn in War and Peace (1956), with Jeremy Brett and Mel Ferrer.

March 16, 2009

Enjoy these great images from Gary:

• Joan Crawford - 3 elegant poses from Sadie McKee (1934)—thanks to Sarah and Ricardo for identifying the film

• Greta Garbo

• Van Johnson in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944), with Stephen McNally

• Marilyn Monroe - a scintillating color photo from early in her career, for Edgar

• Edward G. Robinson - 2 pictures from Brother Orchid (1940), with Humphrey Bogart

• Sylvia Sidney in Fury (1936)

Chris has more fine pictures:

• Josephine Hutchinson on stage in Alice in Wonderland

• Dorothy Lamour, sensuous in Man About Town (1939)—check out the golden sepia version too!

• Joan Leslie waiting for a bus

March 15, 2009

Here are three happy-go-lucky Teutonic guys, from Richard:

• Karlheinz Böhm

• Curd Jürgens

• Hardy Krüger

Chris sent over some beautiful new shots:

• Evelyn Ankers in The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), with Ralph Bellamy

•  Kay Francis

We upgraded the poster artwork for Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944).

Gary brings us more movie stills and portraits:

• Joan Crawford - 3 pictures, including one from Love on the Run (1936)—thanks to Ricardo and Sarah for identifying the film

• Harold Lloyd - 2 pictures from Feet First (1930)

• Bill "Bojangles" Robinson - a super-sized shot of the dancing phenom!

March 14, 2009

We have five new scans today:

• Our Gang - four pictures in our continuing series, including one from Arbor Day (1936).  The kids featured in these photos include Alfalfa (and his brother Harold), Darla, Mary Ann, Spanky, and Wheezer

• Eleanor Parker - this is for Carrie

Richard's next, with three new photos:

• Tamara Geva in Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937), with Phil Regan

• Nora Gregor in But the Flesh is Weak (1932), with Robert Montgomery

• Marian Marsh in Counterfeit (1936), with Chester Morris

Frances brought in a beautiful shot of voluptuous Jayne Mansfield in Kiss Them for Me (1957).  Thanks to Ricardo for the ID.

Here's a photo of actress/director Ida Lupino around 1935, prepared by Nick.  Then he came through with another splendid image:  Jean Simmons in Désirée (1954).

Joe prepared several new images:

• Olivia de Havilland in Captain Blood (1935)

• Anita Ekberg

• Errol Flynn - 1 picture from Dodge City (1939) with Olivia de Havilland, and a solo shot from The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)—thanks for the ID, Robert and Sarah!

• Charlton Heston

• 4 pictures from Ben-Hur (1959)

• 2 pictures from El Cid (1961), with Sophia Loren

John returned from his intergalactic travels to present us with a nice photo of June Allyson, who looks ready to turn in for the evening, and Lana Turner in Honky Tonk (1941), who seems to have similar intentions.

Bob sizzles with three more gorgeous scans:

• Lon Chaney, Sr. in London After Midnight (1927)

• William Holden - 2 more pictures in our continuing series from Golden Boy (1939), with Don Beddoe, Edward S. Brophy, Lee J. Cobb, and Adolphe Menjou

Brent sent in a new photo of Ginger Rogers in Heartbeat (1946).

Let's end with some stills and portraits courtesy of Gary:

• Tyrone Power, Jr. in Nightmare Alley (1947), with Joan Blondell

• George Raft

• 1 picture from If I Had a Million (1932), with Richard Bennett

• 7 pictures from Souls at Sea (1937), with Gary Cooper and Frances Dee

• Gloria Swanson - 5 pictures from Sunset Boulevard (1950), with Cecil B. DeMille, William Holden, Buster Keaton, and Erich von Stroheim

• Spencer Tracy

• Mae West - youthful, but already tempestuous!

March 5, 2009

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