Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress, 1933. Dietrich (1901-1992), was a Academy Award-nominated German-American actress, entertainer and singer
Man and horse jumping a fence, 1887 Artist: Eadweard J MuybridgeMan and horse jumping a fence, 1887. Eadweard J Muybridge was the first photographer to carry out the analysis of movement by sequence photography
Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress, c1950s(?). Artist: Metro-Goldwyn-MayerElizabeth Taylor, English-American actress, c1950s(?). Elizabeth Taylor made her screen debut as a child in Lassie Come Home in 1943
Herbert Marshall, British film and theatre actor, 1934-1935. Taken from Meet the Film Stars, by Seton Margrave. (London, 1934-1935)
Gene Kelly (1912-1996), American dancer, actor and director, c1940s
Portrait of Greta Garbo, 1927. Artist: Ball, Russell (1896-1942)Portrait of Greta Garbo, 1927. Private Collection
Ava Gardner, American actress, 20th century. Artist: Metro-Goldwyn-MayerAva Gardner, American actress, 20th century. Ava Gardners cinematic career began in 1941, but she did not become a star until she appeared opposite Burt Lancaster in The Killers in 1946
Clark Gable (1901-1960) and Vivien Leigh (1913-1967), actors, 1940. Gable and Leigh in a scene from Gone With the Wind (1939). From the front cover of Picturegoer magazine (27 April 1940)
Scene from All About Eve, Twentieth Century Fox film, 1950. Artist: Joseph L MankiewiczScene from All About Eve, Twentieth Century Fox film, 1950. Starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter. Producer: Darryl F Zanuck. Director: Joseph L Mankiewicz
Fay Wray (1907-2004), Canadian-born American actress, 20th century. Wray is probably best known for her performance in the original King Kong (1933)
Glynis Johns, British actress, singer and dancer, 20th century. Artist: Rank OrganisationGlynis Johns, British actress, singer and dancer, 20th century. Glynis Johns made her first film appearance in South Riding in 1938
Katherine DeMille, Canadian born American actress, 1934-1935. Born Katherine Lester, she was adopted by the Hollywood film director Cecil B DeMille
Gloria Swanson, American actress, 1933. Swanson (1897-1983) was an American actress who was prolific during the era of the silent film
Bing Crosby, American singer and actor, 1934-1935. Born Harry Lillis. Taken from Meet the Film Stars, by Seton Margrave. (London, 1934-1935)
Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926), film actor, born in Italy
Two men wrestling, 1887. Artist: Eadweard J MuybridgeTwo men wrestling, 1887. Eadweard J Muybridge (1830-1904) was the first photographer to carry out the analysis of movement by sequence photography
Ginger Rogers, American actress, dancer and singer, c1938. Ginger Rogers (1911-1995) appeared in 73 films over a 35 year movie career
A pause for instruction from film producer Anthony Asquith, Twickenham, London, c1932. During the making of the Gainsborough Pictures film, The Lucky Number
Joe E. Brown (1892-1973), American actor and comedian, 20th century. In 1902, at the age of 10, Brown joined a troupe of circus tumblers known as the Five Marvellous Astons which toured the country
Charlie Chaplin, English / American actor and comedian, 1928Charlie Chaplin, English/American actor and comedian, 1928. Seen here in a scene from The Circus, Chaplin (1889-1977) was an Academy Award-winning actor and director
Gloria Stuart, American stage, television and film actress, 1934-1935. Gloria Stuart appeared in over 40 films in the 1930s
Julius Hagen, Hamburg-born film producer and studio head, 1933. Hagen (1884-1940) produced well over 100 British films between 1917 and 1938
Will Hay, British comedian and actor, 1934-1935. Hay starred in numerous British film comedies in the 1930s and 1940s. Taken from Meet the Film Stars, by Seton Margrave. (London, 1934-1935)
Eugene Lauste recording the first combined moving image and sound, c1905, (1935). Eugene Lauste may be seen already experimenting with " Talkies"
Proscenium arch, the Tivoli Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, 1925. Chicagos Tivoli Theatre was a cinema opened in 1921. It closed in 1963 and was demolished soon afterwards
Anita Page, American film actress, c1938. Anita Page (1910-2008) reached stardom in the last years of the silent film era and became a highly popular young star
Irene Ware, American film actress, c1938. Irene Ware (1910-1993) was Miss United States at the 1929 International Pageant of Pulchritude (Miss Universe pageant)
Gary Cooper (1901-1961), American actor, c1930s
WC Fields, American comedian and actor, 1934-1935. Born William Claude Dukenfield, Fields was one of the iconic figures in American comedy of the first half of the 20th century
Joe E Brown, American actor and comedian, 1934-1935. Brown became a star after appearing in On With the Show, the first all colour talking musical comedy, in 1929
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, American-based comedy duo, 1933. Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957) became famous during the early half of the 20th century for their work in motion
Frank Morgan, American film actor, 1934-1935. Morgan (1890-1949) is best known for playing the title character in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Taken from Meet the Film Stars, by Seton Margrave
Advertisement for current movie in town, Westley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeAdvertisement for current movie in town. The child is a flood refugee of March 1938 from southeast Missouri. Westley, California
Movie poster, vicinity of Moundsville, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker EvansMovie poster, vicinity of Moundsville, Alabama. [ Roxy E.Mt.V. ; (Three Godfathers, starring Chester Morris and Irene Hervey]
Movie theatre on Saint Charles Street, Liberty Theater, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1935 or 1936. Creator: Walker EvansMovie theatre on Saint Charles Street. Liberty Theater, New Orleans, Louisiana
Show poster in Alabama town, 1936. Creator: Walker EvansShow poster in Alabama town. [Posters advertising: The Roaring West starring Buck Jones; J.C. Lincolns Sunny South Big Tent Show
Movie posters, vicinity of Moundsville, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker EvansMovie posters vicinity of Moundsville, Alabama. [ Under Two Flags starring Ronald Colman and Claudette Colbert; Captain Blood starrring Errol Flynn
Movie poster "Sporting Fever"by Alfred Dobbelt, 1928Movie poster " Sporting Fever" by Alfred Dobbelt, 1928. Private Collection
Movie poster "A Perfect Gentleman"by Clyde Bruckman, 1928Movie poster " A Perfect Gentleman" by Clyde Bruckman, 1928. Private Collection
Joint Stock Company Emblem "La SocieteErmolieff-Cinema"Joint Stock Company Emblem " La Societe Ermolieff-Cinema", 1920-1921. Private Collection
Movie poster Fragment of an Empire by Friedrich Ermler, 1929. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow
Movie poster "The Thief of Bagdad"by Raoul Walsh, ca 1924-1925Movie poster " The Thief of Bagdad" by Raoul Walsh, ca 1924-1925. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow
Movie poster "Zvenigora"by Alexander Dovzhenko, 1928Movie poster " Zvenigora" by Alexander Dovzhenko, 1928. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow
Movie poster "The Invisible Man"by James Whale, 1933Movie poster " The Invisible Man" by James Whale, 1933. Private Collection
Movie poster "By the Law"by Lev Kuleshov, 1926Movie poster " By the Law" by Lev Kuleshov, 1926. Private Collection
Movie poster "Pounded Cutlet"(At The Ringside) by Charley Chase, 1927Movie poster " Pounded Cutlet" (At The Ringside) by Charley Chase, 1927. Private Collection
Cinematographe Pathe, 1906. Creator: Faria, Candido de (1849-1911)Cinematographe Pathe, 1906. Private Collection
Movie poster "Khaspush"by Hamo Beknazarian, 1927Movie poster " Khaspush" by Hamo Beknazarian, 1927. Private Collection
