September 2013
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November 2013
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We begin with an exotic portrait of silent film superstar Renée Adorée.

Here are Charles Boyer and Hedy Lamarr in Algiers (1938), courtesy of Peter.  This is an improvement of an existing picture.

Joe sent in a color photo of Ursula Andress.  He added two bonus shots of Marilyn Monroe, from How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) and River of No Return (1954).  Then we threw in a second bonus shot of her with a fluffy friend.

Two more gems from Karl:

• Adrian Booth all gussied up

• K.T. Stevens - she had a 73-year movie and television career!

Here's a peachy photo of Bette Davis.

Next up, two shots of Ava Gardner.

John Howard is flanked by Dorothy Lamour and Akim Tamiroff in Disputed Passage (1939).  Ricardo also identified an existing photo of Dot from the same movie.

October 31, 2013

Sarah and Michelle are back with a sensational restored portrait of Tyrone Power, Jr. and Loretta Young in Cafe Metropole (1937).

Boxer Kirk Douglas shows Marilyn Maxwell how to clinch in Champion (1949).

We have a nice photo of Marilyn Monroe from Love Happy (1949).  Also, Ricardo identified an existing picture of her from Home Town Story (1951).

Karl sent us some interesting scans:

• Ben Cooper

• Alice Faye in a dreamy youthful pose

• Barbara Hale - 2 pictures, including one from The Jackpot (1950) and one from Seminole (1953) - thanks to Joe for identifying the movies!

• Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae in Oklahoma! (1955)

• Elizabeth Montgomery

• Stella Stevens - 1 picture from The Nutty Professor (1963), plus a bonus shot of her, courtesy of Rikke!

• Audrey Totter - 2 pictures

Let's end with more beautiful scans courtesy of Peter:

• Binnie Barnes in Always Goodbye (1938)

• Angie Dickinson

• Deanna Durbin - this one is for Ricardo!

• Joan Fontaine

• Mitzi Gaynor

• Cary Grant

• Kathryn Grayson

• Gregory Peck in On the Beach (1959)

• Jean Simmons

• Barbara Stanwyck

• John Wayne

October 24, 2013

Enjoy these new scans, courtesy of Diana:

• Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in Key Largo (1948) - this is a color version of an existing picture.  We added two bonus shots of Bogey, from Dead Reckoning (1947) and To Have and Have Not (1944), with Lauren Bacall

• Louise Beavers - the popular character actress started out as silent film star Leatrice Joy's maid

• Lloyd Bridges (glub! glub!)

• Kitty Carlisle

• Joan Collins - Ricardo also identified an existing photo of her from The Virgin Queen (1955)

• Linda Darnell - 2 pictures

• Bette Davis - 2 pictures

• Lilian Harvey in My Lips Betray (1933)

• Marion Martin

• Marilyn Monroe in Home Town Story (1951) - thanks to Carsten for identifying the movie

• Luise Rainer - 2 pictures, including one from The Good Earth (1937)

• Mickey Rooney and Marilyn Maxwell in Summer Holiday (1948)

• Maria Tallchief, who played the dazzling ballerina Pavlova performing "Swan Lake" in Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)

• Lana Turner  - two pictures from Peyton Place (1957), with Lee Philips

We end with a pretty color photo of Debbie Reynolds, from Peter.

Ricardo identified an existing picture of Joan Collins from The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955).

October 16, 2013

Here's a picture of pretty Mary Brian, early in her career, in The Enchanted Hill (1926).

Ann Sheridan strikes an artistic pose in this scan from Peter.

Enjoy this shot of Adrienne Ames in From Hell to Heaven (1933).

It's October and time for horror.  These photos are for Terry:

• Lon Chaney, Jr. and Cedric Hardwicke in The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)

• Boris Karloff reacting to O.P. Heggie in the famous hermit scene from The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

• Lon Chaney, Jr. as The Wolf Man (1941)

Diana returns with two pictures of Donna Reed.  These are for Sarah!

Next up, a color photo of Shirley Temple taken as a young adult.

We have a portrait of Carol Bruce, who played Mama Carlson on the popular television show "WKRP in Cincinnati" in the late 1970s (Sylvia Sidney also played the role in one episode).

Let's end with two photos of Jean Simmons from The Clouded Yellow (1950), including one with Trevor Howard.

October 13, 2013

Buster Crabbe stars in a 1937 oater called Forlorn River, in these two pictures with June Martel and Syd Saylor.  This movie also marked the debut Clayton Moore, long before he came to fame as The Lone Ranger.

Karl sent us an interesting early (pre-Wizard of Oz) scan of Margaret Hamilton in There's Always Tomorrow (1934).  She's shown with Helen Parrish.

Warner Oland reassures Rita Hayworth (still being billed as Rita Cansino) in Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935).

Pretty singer Frances Langford sparkles in a cheery pose, courtesy of Diana.

Here's an upgraded version of a current Greta Garbo picture, from Mata Hari (1931).  We also added several new "accent" photos to the movie summary.

Enjoy this dazzling still of Maureen O'Hara, Thomas Mitchell, and Tyrone Power, Jr. in The Black Swan (1942).  Thanks to Sarah and Michelle for this beautiful photo.

In keeping with Halloween month, Karl sent over two more scans from The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), featuring Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive, Ernest Thesiger, and Una O'Connor.

Diana sent over a snazzy color shot of Gloria Stuart.

Let's end with more great pictures from Peter:

• Dirk Bogarde

• Joan Collins

• Errol Flynn

• Bob Hope

• Victor Mature

October 9, 2013

We have more nice scans courtesy of Peter:

• Fred Astaire in Royal Wedding (1951) - thanks to Elizabeth for identifying the movie.  We added a bonus shot of him with his sister Adele in a long-ago Ziegfeld production called "Smiles."

• Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

• William Holden and Capucine in The Lion (1962)

• Dorothy Lamour

• Sophia Loren - 2 matched pictures

• Carol Lynley - 2 pictures, including one from Holiday for Lovers (1959)

Sarah and Michelle prepared a picture of Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity (1944).  Then they scanned and restored a sensational image of Ann Blyth.

Next up, silent superstar Blanche Sweet makes her first appearance in a still from Why Women Love (1925).  She is shown with Edward Earle and Dorothy Sebastian.  Many thanks to Wayne for restoring this challenging scan.

Here are Gary Cooper and Joan Leslie in Sergeant York (1941).

In keeping with Halloween month, Terry sent us a pleasing still of Elsa Lanchester from The Bride of Frankenstein (1935).

We end with a special picture of everyone's favorite girl next door, Jane Wyatt.  This one is for Ricardo!

October 2, 2013

September 2013
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