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Richard starts us off right with early-career shots of Gwili Andre and Tala Birell, juxtaposed with two more shots from later in their careers.  For Ms. Andre, two films are represented:  Roar of the Dragon (1932) and A Woman's Face (1941).  For Ms. Birell, we have a posed shot circa 1934 and one from The Song of Bernadette (1943).

Dave has a shot of pinup Jane Fonda.

Enjoy these images from Frances:

• Jeanne Crain

• Audrey Hepburn

• Marilyn Monroe

• Johnny Weissmuller - 5 pictures from Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946), with Brenda Joyce, Johnny Sheffield and Tommy Cook

Next, more from Gary:

• Joan Crawford - 2 pictures, including No More Ladies (1935) and They All Kissed the Bride (1942)—thanks to Sarah for identifying the films!

• Doris Day

• Errol Flynn

• 1 picture from The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), with Bette Davis

• 3 pictures from The Roots of Heaven (1958)

• 1 picture from San Antonio (1945)

• Clark Gable - 3 pictures, including one from Parnell (1935), with Myrna Loy

April 29, 2009

We resume with much more from Gary:

• Gary Cooper - 6 pictures from The Westerner (1940), with Walter Brennan and Doris Davenport

• Joan Crawford

• 1 pictures from Daisy Kenyon (1948), with Dana Andrews, Peggy Ann Garner, and Connie Marshall

• 1 pictures from Letty Lynton (1932), with Robert Montgomery

• 4 posed shots, including one from Possessed (1931) with Clark Gable, and one from Sadie McKee (1934)—thanks to Ricardo and Sarah for identifying these!

• Greta Garbo

• 3 pictures from Anna Christie (1930)

• 1 picture from Anna Karenina (1935), with Freddie Bartholomew and Basil Rathbone

• 1 picture from Camille (1936), with Robert Taylor

• 1 picture from Conquest (1937)

April 22, 2009

With thundering hooves and a cloud of dust comes the masked man known only as...Nick.  He's got three new photos of Kay Francis in his worn saddlebag, including two from Behind the Make-Up (1930), one from I Found Stella Parish (1935), and a posed shot of her back at the ranch.

Scary time with Richard:

• Humphrey Bogart in The Return of Doctor X (1939), with Wayne Morris

• Joan Crawford in Strait-Jacket (1964)

• Rondo Hatton - the popular matinee idol, handsome bon vivant, and romantic leading man wreaks havoc in House of Horrors (1946)

Sylvie sent in a new desktop wallpaper featuring Bela Lugosi.

Chris found a few more great scans:

• Mary Brian, the pretty schoolmarm, arrives by train in The Virginian (1929)

• W.C. Fields demonstrating his artful billiards technique, in Fools for Luck (1928), while walrusy Chester Conklin looks on

• Greta Garbo - 2 pictures from Mata Hari (1931) and Camille (1936)—these are for my friend Ricardo, who constantly helps me improve the accuracy of my site's information!

Gary's got more fine portraits:

• Humphrey Bogart

• Marlon Brando

• Charles Bronson

April 21, 2009

Enjoy three photos of 1960's actresses from Richard:

• Senta Berger and Elke Sommer in The Victors (1963)

• Marisa Mell in Masquerade (1965)

More from Frances:

• Acquanetta in Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)

• Joan Collins

• Marlene Dietrich

Bob's back from Outer Mongolia with more beautiful images:

• Humphrey Bogart

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

Here's John with two matched shots of Burgess Meredith and Paulette Goddard in A Miracle Can Happen (1948).

Pretty Joan Blondell shimmers, in this scan from Chris, and then she heads for the beach!

More portraits and stills from Gary:

• Sean Connery - 2 pictures from Thunderball (1965), including one with Molly Peters

• Henry Fonda - 5 pictures from The Long Night (1946), with Barbara Bel Geddes, Ann Dvorak, and Vincent Price

• Greta Garbo - 4 pictures from The Painted Veil (1934), for Ricardo

Ricardo identified an existing Joan Collins photo as being from The Slasher (1952).

Our next update will be on Tuesday, April 21.

April 15, 2009

Three ladies with a mild wicker fetish, courtesy of Richard:

• Tala Birell in Nagana (1933)

• Elissa Landi in A Passport to Hell (1932)

• Isa Miranda

Frances has six more Tarzan scans, featuring Brenda Joyce, Johnny Sheffield, and Johnny Weissmuller.  Once again, many thanks to Doug for identifying the films that go with the photos!

• Tarzan and the Huntress (1947) - 1 pictures

• Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946) - 4 pictures

• Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948) - 1 picture

Next, some terrific stills and portraits, courtesy of Gary:

• Ingrid Bergman

• Gary Cooper

• 1 picture from 10 North Frederick (1958), with Suzy Parker

• 1 picture from Task Force (1949), with director Delmer Daves

• 1 picture from They Came to Cordura (1959)

• 4 pictures from Vera Cruz (1954), with Morris Ankrum, Denise Darcel, Burt Lancaster, and Sara Montiel

• 1 picture of Coop doing The Voice Over America radio show (unknown date)

• Greta Garbo - 9 spiffy pics for Ricardo

• Anna Karenina (1935), with Fredric March

• Camille (1936), with Robert Taylor

• Conquest (1937)

• Inspiration (1931)

• The Kiss (1929) - a deleted scene with Holmes Herbert

• Love (1927), with John Gilbert

• Mata Hari (1931)

• The Mysterious Lady (1928), looking for squirrels with Conrad Nagel

• Wild Orchids (1929), with Nils Asther

Corrections/attributions of existing pictures:

• Anna corrected one of our Buster Keaton photos as being from The Goat (1921)

April 11, 2009

Let's start with a matched set of super-sized scans, featuring Cornel Wilde and Jean Wallace in Star of India (1954).

Next, Richard continues his hot streak with more sizzling 1950's ladies:

• Corinne Calvet

• Linda Christian

• Susanne Cramer

Frances serves up some verdant black and white photos (oxymoron alert!), with an arboreal theme:  Brenda Joyce, Johnny Weissmuller, and Johnny Sheffield in six pictures from Tarzan and the Amazons (1945).  Thanks to Doug for identifying the film!

Enjoy two shots of Montgomery Clift in From Here to Eternity (1953), including one with Donna Reed.  These freshly scanned photos are courtesy of Kari.

Gary has six pictures of Laurel and Hardy in The Big Noise (1944), with Veda Ann Borg, Esther Howard, Doris Merrick, Arthur Space, and Philip Van Zandt.

To finish things off, Chris dispatched a scan of Isa Miranda in Hotel Imperial (1939).  And, curiously enough, a fabulous image of Arlene Dahl was digitally glued to the reverse side as an added bonus.

Marcelo corrected a Lon Chaney, Sr. photo that we posted on March 31.  It's from He Who Gets Slapped (1924).

April 6, 2009

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