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We have a final photo of
Mae Murray from
The Masked Bride.
And Jane has sent us two more great scans for
The Annex:
Thanks again to Jane for these images!
Finally,
Sylvie has prepared two new
desktop wallpapers―of
Jean Harlow and Spencer
Tracy. Thanks for these classy wallpapers, Sylvie!
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November 30, 2005 |
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The Rag
Man |
Here's a picture of little-known actor
Eugene O'Brien in a 1919
movie titled
The Broken Melody. He's
shown with Lucy Cotton. There's a new movie summary too.
Jane has also submitted two new scans for
The Annex:
Thank you, Jane, for these marvelous photos!
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November 29, 2005 |
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Go West |
Well, two Wongs do make a right. Here is
one last
Anna May Wong scan from
Doctor Macro and one from Jane in
The Annex.
Thanks, Jane!
We also have two new
Audrey Hepburn pictures in
The Annex, sent in by
Vladimir. Thanks for these great images! |
November 28, 2005 |
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We have a picture of young
Tony Curtis today, just at
the beginning of his long career.
Jane has also sent us two fabulous photos of
silent stars for
The Annex:
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. (in an
outdoor scene from
The Taming of the Shrew) and
Dorothy Gish (from
Nell Gwyn). We've
added a
movie summary for the Fairbanks film. Thank you, Jane!
Sylvie has sent us two more
stylish wallpapers for our collection:
Hedy Lamarr and
Alla Nazimova. Thank
you, Sylvie!
Finally, we have a correction to a picture we
previously identified as
Chester Morris (on Nov. 21).
It's really
Richard Barthelmess.
Thanks to Don's eagle eye in catching this! |
November 27, 2005 |
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Here's a new picture of
Anna May Wong.
Two Hedys are better than one. We have an
unusual scan of
Hedy Lamarr in
The Annex. |
November 26, 2005 |
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Yummy
Ann Blyth joins us today.
And there are two more
Boris Karloff scans, from
Frankenstein (1931) in
The Annex. |
November 25, 2005 |
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Take a gander at this
Pauline Frederick photo and
see if you can figure out which movie it's from. Does anyone know the
name of the man and/or the little boy? Anyway, it's an interesting
shot. (Note: we previously thought this was
Dorothy Sebastian.)
We also have some new images in
The Annex:
Greta Garbo (2 pictures) and
Jean Harlow. |
November 24, 2005 |
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Dolores Costello makes
another appearance―this time in a picture from
A Million Bid. We've
also added a movie summary.
Jane has also sent us six great scans for
The Annex. Here
are
Clara Bow (2 pictures),
Colleen Moore (from
Lilac Time), and
Gloria Swanson (from
The Humming Bird,
Madame Sans Gêne, and
Stage Struck). We've
also added movie summaries. Thanks for these beauties, Jane! |
November 23, 2005 |
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Lovely
Loretta Young reappears today
in a statuesque pose.
We also have a photo of
Jeanette MacDonald in
The Annex.
And check out this pair of
film clips of
Veronica Lake and
Fredric March, from
I Married a Witch. In
the first, the luminous Miss Lake tries to dissuade March from getting
married (after her drunken, revivified father―a ghost―falls out the window);
also in the scene are Cecil Kellaway and Robert Benchley. In the
second clip, she converses with her father (Kellaway) via the fireplace. |
November 22, 2005 |
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Stop the
Marriage! |
Fireplace
Tête à tête |
Here's a picture of
Richard Barthelmess.
(We previously cited it incorrectly as
Chester Morris).
Also check out two new scans of
Claudette Colbert in
The Annex. The
first one (with the vase) is from
The Sign of the Cross.
Finally, Vladimir sent us this scan of beautiful
Dorothy Dandridge in
Carmen Jones, with Harry
Belafonte. We've also added a movie summary. Thanks, Vladimir! |
November 21, 2005 |
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Jane has sent us four neato pictures for
The Annex.
First, there are two snapshots of
Gary Cooper:
one from
The Virginian and one from
The Winning of Barbara Worth
(with a new movie summary).
Also check out her scan of sweet
Constance Talmadge.
Finally, there's a photo of
Alla Nazimova from
Camille (1921). We've
also got a movie summary. And check out the film clip of her with
Rudolph Valentino. If
there's ever a retroactive Oscar category for "Most Affected Entrance," this
baby would be a top contender!
Thank
you, Jane, for these high quality vintage mementos! |
November 20, 2005 |
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Camille
(1921) |
Here are five final Ziegfeld Girl/actress photos
from Nick and Jane for
The Annex:
The Cutter Sisters (Daisy and
Cookie),
Jeanne Eagels,
Mary Rehan, and
two unknown girls.
This has been a great series; we're indebted to
Nick and Jane for all their hard work in restoring these images. |
November 19, 2005 |
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Four new pictures from Nick and Jane arrive
today in
The Annex:
Vivian Porter,
Drucilla Strain (2 pictures),
and
silent serial queen, the perilous
Pearl White. Thanks, Nick and Jane! |
November 18, 2005 |
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FOR...Chester Morris? Here's
Boston Blackie himself. The popular 1930's star makes his
appearance today. This is the first of two pictures for Amanda.
We hope you enjoy them.
And here are some scans of
Lauren Bacall (2 pictures)
and
Lucille Ball (4 pictures) in
The Annex.
Finally, Aldo sent in two pictures of
Marilyn Monroe for
The Annex. Thanks,
Aldo! |
November 17, 2005 |
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We continue our series of Ziegfeld
Girls/actresses in
The Annex today with
three little known stars:
Muriel Finley (2 pictures),
Naomi Johnson (2 pictures),
and
Mary Alice Rice. The
original photographs were taken by
Alfred Cheney Johnston, and
were sent to us by Nick and Jane.
Also enjoy this picture of young Doris Day in
The Annex, submitted
by Vladimir. |
November 16, 2005 |
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Nick and Jane have submitted another pair of
Ziegfeld Girls for
The Annex. Today
we have actresses
Martha Mansfield and
Marie Prevost
(2 pictures). |
November 15, 2005 |
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One last scan of
Frances Farmer today.
This photograph was one of the toughest we've encountered; it was covered
with white specks, scratches, and paint-like streaks and splatters.
After seven hours of work on it, we can truly appreciate her ethereal
beauty.
Also enjoy these new images in
The Annex,
culled from the Internet:
Carole Lombard,
Myrna Loy (2
pictures),
Ida Lupino,
Jane Russell (from
The Outlaw―thanks to Jane for
this submission!),
Ann Sothern,
Lana Turner, and
Anna May Wong. |
November 14, 2005 |
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Here's a picture of
Billie Burke. We
also have another photo of
Dorothy Dickson, and a lovely
image of
Doris Kenyon. These
were sent in by Nick and Jane―thanks, kids! |
November 13, 2005 |
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Three more early cuties from Nick and Jane for
The Annex today,
including
Helen Buck,
Louise Huff and
June Marlowe (Miss Crabtree
from the
Our Gang series).
We also have a short film clip of Miss Crabtree
in action with the Little Rascals, in
Teacher's Pet.
[Note: video removed 12/3/2006] |
November 12, 2005 |
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Teacher's
Pet |
Frothy
Frances Farmer Foto Finally
Finished! Here's the second of three scans of her.
And inspect these pictures of little known actresses/Ziegfeld
Girls in
The Annex, sent in by
Nick and Jane. We have
Myrna Darby (2 pictures)
Claudia Dell,
Doris Eaton,
Marjorie Leet
(2 pictures),
Cornelia Thaw, and
Jean White. Thanks,
Nick and Jane!
Finally, we're correcting a mislabeled
Alice White photo. It's
actually
Mae Murray (on her new page)
in a scene with
Basil Rathbone from
The Masked Bride.
Thanks to Jeff's and Karl's eagle eyes for catching this! |
November 11, 2005 |
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We've received four more early scans from Nick
and Jane in
The Annex
today. Here are
Ruth Chatterton,
Dolores Costello,
Jeanne Eagels, and
Paulette Goddard. Thank
you for these beautiful pictures! |
November 10, 2005 |
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Here is the first of three pictures of lovely
Frances Farmer, requested by
Anne. This scan is from
Come and Get It. We
also have a
movie summary.
And enjoy eight more pictures of
Carole Landis in
I Wake Up Screaming (1941). These
pictures were culled from the Internet. |
November 9, 2005 |
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We have pictures of
Katherine Burke and
Mabel Normand in
The Annex
today.
Nick and Jane provided these scans of photographer
Alfred Cheney Johnston's
work from the early part of last century. |
November 8, 2005 |
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Introducing four pictures of
Jean Ackerman in
The Annex.
Thanks again to Nick and Jane for these shots, taken by
Alfred Cheney Johnston. |
November 7, 2005 |
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The "eyes" have it! Exophthalmic
Peter Lorre sends his
greetings in two pictures. The first is from
Alfred Hitchcock's
exciting film,
Secret Agent, and second is a
posed shot. These two scans are for Anne.
We also have two photos of
Jean Harlow in
The Annex.
Lastly, enjoy these four great pictures from
Nick and Jane in
The Annex:
Caja Erik,
Geraldine Farrar,
Helen Hayes, and
Jean Parker. |
November 6, 2005 |
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Here's handsome B-Western star
Wayne Morris.
Although he lived only to age 45, the Warner Bros. iron man packed in 64
movies in 25 years!
Also check out this film clip from
Saboteur, starring
Robert Cummings and
Priscilla Lane. |
November 5, 2005 |
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Saboteur |
We have five beautiful new scans in
The Annex, thanks to Nick and
Jane:
Constance Binney,
Dorothy Dalton (2 pictures),
Evelyn Laye,
and
Bonnie Murray. Thanks,
kids! |
November 4, 2005 |
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Thanks to Nick and Jane again, for the five new
photos in
The Annex today:
Adrienne Ames,
Billie Burke (3 pictures),
and
Susan Fleming.
Gorgeous!
We also have a sparkling film clip from
The Marx Brothers in
Monkey Business. In
this scene, Groucho has his way (verbally) with
Thelma Todd and (briefly)
Harry Woods. |
November 3, 2005 |
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Monkey Business |
We have three film clips of
The Marx Brothers in
The Cocoanuts.
In the first sequence, Groucho, Chico and Harpo
romp at the hotel front desk. In the second, Chico acquires a new coat
in a novel way. And in the third, a purloined necklace is found. |
November 2, 2005 |
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Front Desk
Antics |
A
New Coat |
Necklace
Recovered |
Elegant
Lillian Gish returns to our
site today.
And enjoy this picture of
Buster Crabbe, who played
Flash Gordon and Tarzan. Close scrutiny of this photo reveals Mr.
Crabbe was a golfing enthusiast!
Finally, we have a photo of Academy Award winner
Gale Sondergaard. |
November 1, 2005 |
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