December 2008
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February 2009
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We resume with three new international scans from Richard:

• Engels, Wera in The Great Impersonation (1935)

• Franciska Gaal

• Rita La Roy

Bob sent in beautiful scans of:

• Yvonne De Carlo

• Dolores Del Rio

• William Holden in Golden Boy (1939), with Barbara Stanwyck (check out the original scan before cleaning, to appreciate just how much gunk and gook Bob had to remove)

Here's a nice photo of Toshirô Mifune and his fellow warriors (including Takashi Shimura, 2nd from right) in Akira Kurosawa's classic Seven Samurai (1954), sent to us by Sever.

Next, we have four images of Joan Crawford, courtesy of Chris, including The Bride Wore Red (1937), Susan and God (1940), and two posed shots.  Thanks to Ricardo for identifying the films.

Enjoy this picture of Glenda Farrell and Barton MacLane in Smart Blonde (1937), contributed by Pat.

Frances has two snappy photos of Christopher Lee in The Curse of Frankenstein (1957).  And Chris lobbed over a bonus photo for his gallery.

That old curmudgeon, Dave, is back with more treasures:

• Janet Leigh - 2 pictures, including Just This Once (1952) and Rogue Cop (1954)

• Sophia Loren - 2 pictures

• Myrna Loy

• Ida Lupino in Escape Me Never (1947), with Errol Flynn

Gary's back with lots more movie stills and portraits:

• Ethel Barrymore - 2 photos of the youngster

• Ingrid Bergman in Joan of Arc (1948)

• Humphrey Bogart

• 2 pictures from Men Are Such Fools (1938), with Priscilla Lane

• 10 pictures from Passage to Marseille (1944), with Helmut Dantine, Philip Dorn, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Michèle Morgan, and Claude Rains

• Gary Cooper - 7 pictures from Peter Ibbetson (1935), with John Halliday and Ann Harding

• Laurel and Hardy - 2 pictures from The Rogue Song (1930), with Lawrence Tibbett

Corrections/attributions for existing pictures:

• Frisco John spotted two Laurel and Hardy pictures from The Hollywood Revue of 1929 and You're Darn Tootin' (1928)

• Jeff found a Myrna Loy photo that is from The Crimson City (1928)

• Richard corrected several Ann-Margret photos and their film associations, including one from Kitten With a Whip (1964)

January 29, 2009

Here are two golden oldies to get us started.  We scanned from beautiful original photos:

• Marie Dressler in The Callahans and the Murphys (1927), with Sally O'Neil and Gertrude Olmstead

• Wanda Hawley in Secret Service (1919)

Richard has three new pictures of Hildegard Knef and Tyrone Power, Jr. in Diplomatic Courier (1952).

Next, some ducky items from Chris:

• Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep (1946), with bookish Dorothy Malone

• Bela Lugosi in Chandu the Magician (1932), with Edmund Lowe and Irene Ware

• Harpo Marx in a publicity shot from Go West (1940)

• Elvis Presley and his coterie in King Creole (1958)

• Penny Singleton (a.k.a. Dorothy McNulty) in Good News (1930), well before her long-running role as Blondie Bumstead

Frances comes through once again with two pictures of Romy Schneider.

Here are three more Greta Garbo scans, courtesy of Rikke.  We have two from her 1931 film Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise), with Clark Gable, and one from The Temptress (1926).  These are for Ricardo.

Gary prepared several new movie stills and portraits:

• Marlon Brando - 3 pictures

• Gary Cooper

• 1 picture from North West Mounted Police (1940)

• 3 pictures from Now and Forever (1934), with Carole Lombard and Shirley Temple

• Doris Day - 2 pictures

• Catherine Deneuve

• Marlene Dietrich in Stage Fright (1950)

• Walt Disney

• June Duprez in None But the Lonely Heart (1944), with Cary Grant

• Cary Grant - 9 pictures from The Awful Truth (1937), with Ralph Bellamy, Joyce Compton, Esther Dale, and Irene Dunne

• Jean Harlow in Wife vs. Secretary (1936), with James Stewart

• Rita Hayworth

• Erich von Stroheim in Foolish Wives (1922)

• Natalie Wood

Corrections/attributions for existing photos:

• Carrie identified a Marie Dressler picture from Chasing Rainbows (1930)

January 22, 2009

Let's resume with a glorious image of little-remembered Kathleen Key, who played Tirzah, Ramon Novarro's tragic sister, in Ben Hur:  A Tale of the Christ (1925).  We scanned an original photo which suffered from extensive damage; after spending a few hours on it, we're pleased to offer it in its original condition.

Richard stopped by with three new international scans for us:

• Gianna Maria Canale in The Whole Truth (1958)

• Shirley Eaton, a few years before her golden moment in Goldfinger (1964)

• Ursula Thiess

Enjoy these photos sent to us by Chris:

• W.C. Fields in You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)

• Anne Francis frolicking with Robbie the Robot (Frankie Darro) in Forbidden Planet (1956)

• Groucho Marx sleeping in a "safe" haven, in The Big Store (1941)

Frances has another shot of elegant Claire Bloom.

Next, Gunnar steps up to the plate with photos of Veronica Lake and Ronald Reagan (thanks to Robert for righting the ship!).

Robots to the right of them...robots to the left of them...here's a shot of George Reeves as Superman with yet another robot, sent in by Michael (our apologies to Sir Alfred).

Rikke's got four new shots of Bela Lugosi, including The Ape Man (1943), Dracula (1931), and White Zombie (1932)—thanks to Sarah for identifying this last one.

Let's conclude with more movie stills and portraits, courtesy of Gary:

• Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr in Boom Town (1940)

• John Garfield - 5 pictures from Humoresque (1946), with Joan Crawford

• Rita Hayworth - 4 pictures from The Lady From Shanghai (1947), with Orson Welles

• Katharine Hepburn - 4 pictures from The Sea of Grass (1947), with James Bell, Melvyn Douglas, Ruth Nelson, and Spencer Tracy

• Gene Kelly

January 15, 2009

The new year brings lovely Maureen O'Sullivan, sans loin cloth.  We have four nice scans of the popular 1930's and 40's actress.

Next, more international ladies, courtesy of Richard:

• Gwili Andre in Roar of the Dragon (1932)

• Tala Birell in Nagana (1933)

• Sari Maritza

Gunnar joins the party with two nice shots of Lucille Ball in Lover Come Back (1946) and Too Many Girls (1940).

Enjoy these three pictures of Claire Bloom and Charlie Chaplin in Limelight (1952), sent in by Frances.

Juan Carlos really really likes Ava Gardner.  Judging from this stunning, mature photo of her, we think you will too.

Rikke has five gorgeous new images of Fay Wray from King Kong (1933).

Here are more terrific scans from Dave—three cheesecake beauties:  Jeanne Crain, Susan Hayward, and Gene Tierney.

Here are two Errol Flynn photos from The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), sent to us by Chris.  She added a bonus photo:  silent film actress Jocelyn Lee.

Gary's at it again, with more stellar movie stills and portraits:

• Montgomery Clift - 3 pictures, including one with Donna Reed in From Here to Eternity (1953), and one from The Big Lift (1950)—thanks to Sarah for identifying the film!

• Lee J. Cobb in The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950), with Jane Wyatt

• Claudette Colbert in Boom Town (1940), with Clark Gable

• Gary Cooper - 4 pictures from Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), with Jean Arthur, Muriel Evans, Lionel Stander, and Raymond Walburn

• Joseph Cotten - 3 pictures from Journey Into Fear (1943), with Hans Conried, Dolores Del Rio, and Everett Sloane

• Bette Davis

• W.C. Fields - 4 pictures, including Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941), Poppy (1936), and two posed shots

• Errol Flynn

• 2 pictures from The Master of Ballantrae (1953)

• 2 pictures from San Antonio (1945), including one with Alexis Smith

• Henry Fonda - 2 pictures from Fail-Safe (1964) and The Fugitive (1947)

• Louis Jourdan

January 8, 2009

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