June 2007
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Rugged Jack Palance makes his debut, with two nice scans.  He had one of the true classic movie tough-guy faces.

Gunnar sent us several new photos:

• Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer in Out of the Past (1947)

• Elvis Presley

• Claire Trevor - 2 pictures

Rita chimes in with two images of beautiful Grace Bradley.

I Married Joan.  Well, actually I didn't.  That was the name of her popular 1950's television show with Jim Backus.  Here are the final three photos of Joan Davis in The Traveling Saleswoman (1950), featuring Andy Devine.  Thanks once again to John for these terrific shots.

Nick quickly burns the wick—at both ends.  Here are some of his new scans:

• Claudette Colbert in Cleopatra (1934)

• Dorothy Gish and William Parke in The Ghost in the Garret (1921)

• Julanne Johnston - 2 pictures, including one from The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

• Colleen Moore and James Morrison in The Nth Commandment (1923)

• Marian Nixon in an elegant pose

• Ann Sheridan - 3 pictures, including one from Nora Prentiss (1947) and two posed shots

• Fay Wray in It Happened in Hollywood (1937)

Tom scanned cheesecake photos of Phyllis Brooks, Virginia Gilmore, and Ginger Rogers.

Richard prepared a trio of beautiful pictures once again.  This time we have:

• Dorothy Dell

• Carole Lombard and ZaSu Pitts in The Gay Bride (1934)

• Renate Müller in Idylle au Caire (1933)

Corrections/attributions for existing photos:

• Chris identified three of our existing Ann Sheridan photos as being from It All Came True (1940), Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943), and Winter Carnival (1939)

• Ricardo spotted several pictures from the movies:

• Joan Crawford in I Live My Life (1935) and No More Ladies (1935)

• Marlene Dietrich in Knight Without Armor (1937)

• Paulette Goddard in Modern Times (1936)

• Cary Grant in Bringing Up Baby (1938)

• Gloria Swanson in Zaza (1923)

I appreciate all of our guest contributors' offerings today!

We'll finish up with some film clips:

• Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady (1964), courtesy of Sever

• Charlton Heston - 2 clips from The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), featuring:  1) Cornel Wilde on the trapeze—and then off the trapeze; and 2) the aftermath of a train wreck

• Sever also improved several of our existing clips:

• Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

• Marie Dressler in Dinner at Eight (1933)

• Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, and Judy Holliday in Adam's Rib (1949)

• John Wayne and Robert Mitchum in El Dorado (1967)

July 31, 2007

We begin with a super-sized scan of pretty Ann Miller out in the garden.  Tyrone Power, Jr. also came along for the ride.

Next, more spectacular photos of international stars from Richard:

• Tala Birell

• Lilian Harvey in My Lips Betray (1933)

• Isa Miranda

Sylvie prepared two new desktop wallpapers:  Myrna Loy and Anthony Perkins.

Frances helps us inaugurate a gallery for Anthony Quinn with ten shots of the enduring star, including:

• Barabbas (1962) - 2 pictures and 2 film clips - thanks to Sever for identifying one of the pictures and for preparing the clips (one of which includes Jack Palance)

• Island of Lost Men (1939), with J. Carroll Naish and Anna May Wong

• Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - 2 pictures

• Lust for Life (1956)

• Ride, Vaquero (1953) - 2 pictures, featuring Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, and Jack Elam

• The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)

• Viva Zapata! (1952)

Nick's been busy creating more fine scans:

• Judith Barrett - 2 pictures, including one from The Great Victor Herbert (1939)

• Kay Francis - 2 pictures, including one with Miriam Hopkins in Trouble in Paradise (1932), and (thanks to Sarah's identification) one from Mandalay (1934)

• Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd in This Gun for Hire (1942)

• Peter Lorre and Frances Drake in Mad Love (1935)

Corrections/attributions for existing photos:

• Mark identified one of our anonymous Ziegfeld Girls as Hope Hampton

Enjoy these film clips:

• Freddie Bartholomew in Captains Courageous (1937), with Spencer Tracy and Lionel Barrymore, courtesy of Sever

• Irene Dunne and Cary Grant in goofing around at a song recital in The Awful Truth (1937)

• Rita Hayworth in Music in My Heart (1940) - look for Tony Martin and Edith Fellows in this lively musical clip

• Sever also upgraded five existing clips for us:

• Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll in The 39 Steps - 2 clips (the second one has been expanded)

• Greta Garbo in Camille (1936), with Robert Taylor

• Alla Nazimova in Camille (1921)

• Spencer Tracy and Sylvia Sidney in Fury (1936) - the running time has also been extended

July 24, 2007

The Good Doctor prescribes three new scans for what ails you:

• Ida Lupino

• James A. Marcus and Aggie Herring in an original photo from Oliver Twist (1922)

• Ginger Rogers

Rikke sent us a photo of Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner in The King and I (1956), and Sever prepared a clip of this scene, in which Anna meets the royal kiddies.

Alexey dropped off five pictures of Robert Taylor:

• Magnificent Obsession (1935) - 2 pictures with Irene Dunne

• Westward the Women (1952) - 3 pictures (thanks to Nick, Sarah, and Sever for identifying them)

CJ sent us images of:

• Bette Davis

• Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly in Anchors Aweigh (1945)

• Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn relaxing on the set

Gunnar delivers several new scans:

• Olivia de Havilland - 2 pictures from Gone With the Wind (1939)

• Rita Hayworth in Gilda (1946) - thanks to Sarah for identifying it

• Sophia Loren in Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1964) - thanks to Bob for knowing the film

• Rudolph Valentino waiting for his audition for The Village People (he didn't make the cut)

• Orson Welles

Corrections/Attributions for existing photos, by Sarah:

• Judy Garland - from The Harvey Girls (1946) and Presenting Lily Mars (1943)

• Shirley Temple - one from The Little Colonel (1935) and two from The Little Princess (1939)

Many thanks to all our guest contributors!

Let's end with a generous selection of film clips by Sever, plus one of our own:

• Madeleine Carroll in Secret Agent (1936), courtesy of Sever

• Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn - Sever prepared two new clips from The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), featuring the famous archery contest and the lovely Maid Marian

• Anne Francis in So Young So Bad (1950)

• Deborah Kerr in The King and I (1956) - the fun "Getting to Know You" musical number, provided by Sever

• Upgrades to existing clips, by Sever:

• Peter Lorre in Secret Agent (1936)

• The Marx Brothers in Duck Soup (1933)

July 21, 2007

Today, we start with two relative unknowns:

• Alla Nazimova in The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944) - enjoy a film clip of her with Lynn Bari

• Jack Pickford (Mary's brother) and Louise Lorraine in Exit Smiling (1926) - we also have a film clip featuring them and the remarkable Bea Lillie, who pines for Jack as he prepares to return to his sweetheart

Nick and Jane have some new photos:

• Audrey Hepburn - 7 pictures

• Buster Keaton - 3 pictures, including one from The Scarecrow (1920), with a film clip (thanks to Bob for identifying the film)

• Harold Lloyd in An Eastern Westerner (1920), with a film clip

• Carole Lombard - 3 pictures, including one from Virtue (1932) with Shirley Grey

Richard sent in more great shots of international actresses:

• Luli Deste in She Married an Artist (1937), with John Boles and Albert Dekker

• Marian Marsh and Tala Birell in Crime and Punishment (1935)

• Greta Nissen and Bramwell Fletcher askew in The Silent Witness (1932)

Corrections/Attributions

• John alerted us to an incorrect summary for An Ideal Husband (1947)

July 18, 2007

Enjoy these two nifty shots of pretty Anne Francis, including one from So Young So Bad (1950).

Next, we have an early photo of Edith Day in Children Not Wanted (1920).  Although the grainy quality of this 87-year-old photo isn't what we usually prefer, it's still an interesting picture from an historical perspective.

Sylvie has four more great desktop wallpapers ready:  Joan Crawford (2), Marilyn Monroe, and Mae West.

Frances has five images of Anthony Perkins, including two from Green Mansions (1959) with Audrey Hepburn.

Jane keeps on truckin' with more great scans:

• Bing Crosby, Joan Collins, and Bob Hope in The Road to Hong Kong (1962)

• Peter Cushing - 2 pictures from Daleks' Invasion Earth:  2150 A.D. (1967)

Richard has more international beauties for us:

• Tala Birell in As Good as Married (1937)

• Christine Kaufmann and Tony Curtis in Taras Bulba (1962)

• Elissa Landi

• Lotti Loder

• Eva Renzi with hubby Paul Hubschmid

• Elke Sommer in The Oscar (1966)

Here are some neat photos of French actress Michèle Mercier from Alexey:  three from Angelique et le Roy (1966) and six from Angelique, Marquise des Anges (1964).

Rikke's back in town with:

• Julie Andrews

• Charlie Chaplin - a reprise shot with Jackie Coogan

• Joan Collins - 5 pictures

• Shirley Temple - 15 pictures of the little scamp (speaking of little, 7 of her 59 movies had the word "Little" or "Littlest" in the title)

• Natalie Wood - 14 pictures, including two from Gypsy (1962) and six from West Side Story (1961) featuring Richard Beymer

Nick's keeping busy, as usual, with some new scans:

• Marceline Day

• Elaine Melchior - the evil villainess Ardala in the 1930's Buck Rogers radio show

• Dolores Moran - 3 pictures

Corrections/Attributions for existing photos:

• Richard identified a Tony Curtis shot with Christine Kaufmann from Wild and Wonderful (1964)

• Gunnar spotted a Raquel Welch picture from Fathom (1967)

Thanks to our guest contributors for these scans!

We conclude with some film clips:

• Doris Day in a sparkling musical number from It's a Great Feeling (1949), with Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan

• Luise Rainer in The Great Ziegfeld (1936), courtesy of Sever (who also upgraded our other clips from this movie, featuring Ms. Rainer and William Powell)

• Frank Sinatra et al. plotting in Ocean's Eleven (1960), prepared by Sever

• Sever also upgraded two of our existing clips:

• Charlton Heston and Anne Baxter in The Ten Commandments (1956)

• Gloria Swanson getting ready for her close-up in Sunset Boulevard (1950)

July 13, 2007

Here are two silent film actresses who were around in the earliest days of cinema, scanned from original photos:

• Edna Goodrich in Armstrong's Wife (1915), with Thomas Meighan

• Jane Grey in Her Fighting Chance (1917), with Thomas Holding

Nick is back at it, with some new photos:

• Olivia de Havilland - 2 pictures

• Kay Francis - 3 pictures from Dr. Monica (1934), Passion Flower (1930), and Storm at Daybreak (1933)

• Pola Negri - 3 pictures from A Woman Commands (1932), Hotel Imperial (1927), and Three Sinners (1928)

Rikke storms in with more great stuff:

• Brigitte Bardot - 6 pictures

• Marlene Dietrich - 5 pictures, including two from The Blue Angel (1930), one from Destry Rides Again (1939), and two posed shots

• Judy Garland - 5 pictures

• Shirley Temple - 4 pictures

• Johnny Weissmuller - 10 pictures, including five from Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) and five from Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)

Corrections/Attributions for existing photos, by Gunnar:

• Clint Eastwood in Hang 'Em High (1968)

• Boris Karloff in House of Frankenstein (1944) and The Walking Dead (1936)

• Janet Leigh in Scaramouche (1952)

We have a lot of interesting film clips today:

• Angie Dickinson, John Wayne, Dean Martin, and (gulp!) Ricky Nelson in Rio Bravo (1959), courtesy of Sever

• Hugh Griffith in Ben-Hur (1959), again prepared by Sever - look for an oiled-up Stephen Boyd!

• Harold Lloyd in Never Weaken (1921)

• Myrna Loy in Love Me Tonight (1932) - she appears briefly at the end of a funny sequence - also look for C. Aubrey Smith, Charles Ruggles, and Jeanette MacDonald

• A few more upgrades of existing clips, courtesy of Sever:

• Greta Garbo in Anna Karenina (1935)

• Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady (1956)

• Lena Horne in Cabin in the Sky (1943)

• Peter Lorre in M (1930) - 2 great clips

• Yvette Mimieux in The Time Machine (1960) - isn't there a Morlock out there with any gumption?

• MGM Shorts:  Note:  All MGM Shorts were removed on November 25, 2007

July 9, 2007

Oomph!  We have two pictures of Ann Sheridan.  And we were bearly able to finish the second one.

Richard weighs in with a cornucopia of scans:  three Austrian actresses and four American cutie pies:

• Austrians

• Luli Deste in She Married an Artist (1937), with John Boles

• Nora Gregor in But the Flesh is Weak (1932) with Nils Asther

• Grete Natzler

• Americans - Frances Drake, Wanda Hendrix (sigh!), Jean Parker, and Shirley Ross in Paris Honeymoon (1939)

Lance introduces Vic Damone, with five shots of the popular singer/actor.

Karl sent over eight new color images of Carole Landis by carrier pigeon, including one from A Scandal in Paris (1946) - thanks to Sarah for spotting it.

Nick and Jane were at the computer again, preparing new scans for:

• Buster Keaton - 5 pictures, including:

• Go West (1925), with a film clip

• Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931), with Charlotte Greenwood

• three posed shots

• Harold Lloyd - 2 publicity shots from Never Weaken (1921)

• Carole Lombard and Clark Gable in No Man of Her Own (1932)

• Myrna Loy - 3 pictures, including two from When Ladies Meet (1933) with Ann Harding and Alice Brady, plus one posed shot - thanks to Sarah for identifying one of these pictures!

• Mae Murray in a publicity still for Valencia (1926), with cast members

John has more sparklers for us:

• Nancy Coleman in Devotion (1946)

• Paulette Goddard - 2 pictures from 1954's The Stranger Came Home (also known as The Unholy Four), and The Torch (1950), with Gilbert Roland

Thanks to our terrific guest contributors for these nifty shots!

Let's end with some film clips:

• Leslie Caron - 2 clips from Gigi (1958) featuring Louis Jourdan and Maurice Chevalier

• Bette Davis in All About Eve (1950), courtesy of Sever - watch for Gary Merrill and Anne Baxter

• Bill "Bojangles" Robinson in Stormy Weather (1943) - look for Fats Waller on the piano and Lena Horne enjoying the proceedings - again prepared by Sever!

• Sever also upgraded a few existing clips:

• Anne Baxter in All About Eve (1950)

• Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. and Enid Bennett in Robin Hood (1922)

July 6, 2007

Sever has a new picture of James Dean.

Nick comes to the rescue with more fine scans:

• Belita knocking 'em dead in Invitation to the Dance (1956)

• Clara Bow - 6 pictures, including four from Wine (1924) - thanks to Bob for identifying these!

• Ruth Chatterton - 3 pictures, including The Dummy (1929), Sarah and Son (1930)—both with Fredric March—and an unknown film

• Marion Davies and Nils Asther in The Cardboard Lover (1928)

• Marlene Dietrich

• Clarence "Major Mite" Howerton - 2 pictures

Rikke entertains with more great photos:

• Errol Flynn - 2 pictures of the young superstar-to-be

• Ava Gardner - 3 pictures

• Judy Garland - 3 pictures

Gunnar steps up to the plate with:

• Ingrid Bergman - 2 pictures, including one from For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)

• Rudolph Valentino - 4 pictures, including one from The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) with Alice Terry, and one from The Son of the Sheik (1926) with Vilma Banky

Thanks to our fine guest contributors!

Finally, enjoy these film clips:

• Fatty Arbuckle shorts:  Fatty's Faithful Fido (1915), Fatty's New Role (1915), Fatty's Plucky Pup (1915), Mabel and Fatty's Married Life (1915), and That Little Band of Gold (1915)

• Joan Crawford and Greta Garbo - 2 high quality clips from Grand Hotel (1932), courtesy of Sever

July 2, 2007

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