March 2008
Updates

May 2008
Updates

Let's start with a new face:  Paul Muni.  We have four pictures of the venerable actor, including I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932), Scarface (1932), and two posed shots.

Richard sent us three more international actresses:

• Lya Lys in Murder in the Air (1940)

• Kaaren Verne in Underground (1941)

• Vera Zorina in Lover Come Back (1946)

Next, more eclectic offerings from Nick:

• Mary Astor

• Vivian Austin

• Carroll Baker

• Constance Bennett - 2 pictures

• Joan Bennett - 2 pictures

• Claudette Colbert in The Sign of the Cross (1932)

• Yvonne De Carlo

• Marlene Dietrich - 3 pictures from I Loved a Soldier (1936)

• Betty Hutton

• Veronica Lake - 4 pictures, including one from This Gun for Hire (1942) and two from Ramrod (1947) - thanks to Ricardo for identifying the latter film

• Dorothy Lamour - 8 pictures

• Mary Martin

• Donna Reed

• Sylvia Sidney

• Helen Twelvetrees in Persons in Hiding (1939)

• Anna May Wong

Enjoy these film clips:

• King Kong (1933) - We upgraded the existing clips and added two more exciting scenes from this famous film:  Kong's unveiling onstage; and his final stand atop the Empire State Building

• Kiss Them for Me (1957) - A group of WWII flyers, with Cary Grant in charge, rent a hotel suite, get comfortable, and then are set upon by flirtatious, curvaceous, bodacious Jayne Mansfield who's looking for nylon stockings—and what better way to end things than with...a party!

• Living in a Big Way (1947) - Returning WWII soldier Gene Kelly tries to resettle into civilian life with his wife (Marie McDonald), but she gives him the brush off and tells him she's become "selfish and spoiled" in his absence—you just gotta love her!

• The Raven (1963) - Boris Karloff hosts a magical dinner, but Peter Lorre ends up as a smoking puddle, while Vincent Price looks on with Jack Nicholson (who has virtually nothing to do in this scene)

• Sadie McKee (1934) - We have two clips of scheming Joan Crawford winning over tipsy Edward Arnold, while suspicious Franchot Tone tries to warn him about her wiles—also look for butler Leo G. Carroll long before his Topper days on television

• The Sound of Music (1965) - Sever prepared seven scintillating snippets, comprising many memorable magical moments from this famous fabulous film, which starred Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, and all those kiddies

• Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941) - Three clips feature the familiar arboreal antics of jungle quartet Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, and Cheeta. This time they've found gold on the premises and must keep the evil outsiders from plundering the treasure—also watch for Barry Fitzgerald in an unlikely role as Cheeta's foil

• Vitaphone Shorts - 3 of the little jewels:  So You Want a Television Set (1953), So You Want to Learn to Dance (1953), and Surprise! (1935)

April 29, 2008

Today we have a special Marilyn Monroe extravaganza, featuring lots of stills from her most popular films, as well as plenty of posed shots.  Guest contributors include Alexey, CJ, Gary, Karl, and Rikke...and corrections/attributions by Carsten and Poncha.  Thanks to all our guest contributors!

We've also added a spate of photos in her Not Ready for Prime Time galleries that are not shown here.

Don't miss the non-Marilyn film clips at the bottom of this page.

Here are Marilyn's photos from her films:
 

Bus Stop (1956)

 

Clash by Night (1952)

 

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

 

How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

 

Let's Make Love (1960)

 

Love Happy (1949)

 

Love Nest (1951)

 

Niagara (1953)

 

The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)

 

River of No Return (1954)

 

The Seven Year Itch (1955)

 

Some Like it Hot (1959)

 

There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)

 

We end with some film clips:

• Assignment - Paris (1952) - While George Sanders and the American Ambassador get caught up in Hungarian intrigue, newspaper reporter Dana Andrews scores a dinner date with the intriguing Märta Torén

• By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953) - sweet duet Doris Day and Gordon MacRae sing the title song

• Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941) - after Gloria Jean rehearses a couple of frantic songs with exasperated Franklin Pangborn, she and W.C. Fields cavort at Universal Studios

April 22, 2008

Miscellaneous Posed Shots

Let's start with some close-ups from Richard:

• Tala Birell

• Lil Dagover in The Woman From Monte Carlo (1932)

• Luise Rainer

Gunnar sent in some new photos:

• Marlon Brando - 2 pictures from The Appaloosa (1966)

• William Holden and Veronica Lake in I Wanted Wings (1941)

• Elvis Presley - 2 pictures from Jailhouse Rock (1957), with Judy Tyler, Anne Neyland, and Peter Adams, with accompanying film clips

• Rod Taylor in The Time Machine (1960)

Here comes Gary with more fine images:

• James Baskett in Song of the South (1946)

• James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, and The Dead End Kids in Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)

• 5 pictures from Shadow of a Doubt (1943), featuring Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright, Patricia Collinge, and Macdonald Carey

• Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in Road to Singapore (1940), with Judith Barrett and Dorothy Lamour

• James Stewart in Rear Window (1954)

Rikke offers four sparkling images of Shirley Temple including Curly Top (1935) and three from The Little Colonel (1935), with a fourth added by Gary from this latter film.

Frances sent us a nice shot of Burt Lancaster with Jack Lemmon, who received the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Mr. Roberts (1955).

Sarah identified three Anna May Wong photos from Dangerous to Know (1938) and Shanghai Express (1932).

Thanks to our guest contributors for these fine submissions!

Here are a few new film clips:

• I Do (1921) - Harold Lloyd ingeniously copes with a recalcitrant baby bottle, but is still merely a pawn in a small boy's hands

• Monsieur Verdoux (1947) - Sever sent us a new clip featuring Charlie Chaplin outwitting a gendarme in a medicinal way, and he also upgraded our existing clip

• Spinout (1966) - After belting out "Never Say No," singer Elvis Presley and his band receive a pressing invitation to sing at a party for a rich guy's daughter

• Taras Bulba (1962) - Tony Curtis and Christine Kaufmann frolic in the countryside, culminating with a passionate kiss on the grass—don't clean your glasses if the outer edges of your screen blur in the final moments of this scene!

• Vitaphone Short - Seasoned Greetings (1933), featuring little Sammy Davis, Jr.

• Wake of the Red Witch (1948) - John Wayne has that sinking feeling about his ship and, when the worst occurs, he has to answer to a court of inquiry

April 18, 2008

Let's begin with a new scan of Anne Jeffreys.

Richard continues his international cycle:

• Barbara Bouchet

• Christine Kaufmann in Wild and Wonderful (1964)

• Monica Vitti

Next, we have new delights from Nick:

• Olive Ann Alcorn - 3 pictures of this pretty—but unknown—actress

• Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in Saigon (1948)

• Hedy Lamarr and Clark Gable in Comrade X (1940)

• Anna May Wong - 15 pictures of the exotic actress, including two from Daughter of the Dragon (1931)—thanks to Bob for identifying the film

Frances returns with five nice photos of Cary Grant.

Gary has a shot of Sterling Hayden and Jean Hagen in The Asphalt Jungle (1950).

Thanks to our guest contributors.

Enjoy these film clips:

• Born to Be Bad (1934) - Cary Grant mows down Loretta Young's son (Jackie Kelk) with a dairy truck and tries to make amends, over the objections of his lawyer (Etienne Girardot)

• The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) - we offer the exciting conclusion to this famous film, featuring Sessue Hayakawa, Alec Guinness, and William Holden

• Fatty Arbuckle - 2 shorts:  A Reckless Romeo (1917) and The Cook (1918)

• Legend of the Lost (1957) - Sand-strewn trio John Wayne, Sophia Loren, and Rossano Brazzi trudge through the desert in search of treasure and water, in this muddled story of lust, betrayal, and forgiveness

• Rear Window (1954) - Sever prepared three clips from this famous Alfred Hitchcock film:  in the first, affable Peeping Tom James Stewart doesn't seem to appreciate how good he has it, with fawning Grace Kelly bringing him take-out food from The 21 Club; in the second, she wangles a sleepover with him; and in the third the two of them are plotting with Thelma Ritter to distract suspected killer Raymond Burr

• Romeo and Juliet (1936) - Pantywaist Leslie Howard finally gets some gumption and goes after Basil Rathbone (who has just skewered his buddy John Barrymore in a swordfight).  Howard delivers a less-than-mortal thrust under Rathbone's armpit that just draws air, but apparently it's enough to kill him anyway.  The silliness continues when cohort Reginald Denny urges Leslie to flee the authorities, but he just has to sputter one more soliloquy before dashing off.  Zounds!

April 14, 2008

The Good Doctor has two new pictures of his own today, marking our 900th and 901st scans:

• Dolores Del Rio on the move

• Our Gang - another group shot of some of the early Little Rascals surrounding their beloved long-time director, Bob McGowan

More glamorous international stars from Richard are next:

• Elizabeth Allan

• Ketti Gallian

• Lilian Harvey

We have a return engagement by Rikke, who sent in several new scans:

• Brigitte Bardot - 15 pictures, including three from Shalako (1968) and one from Viva Maria! (1965)

• Marlon Brando - 10 pictures, including one from A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), eight from Guys and Dolls (1955), and one from Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)

• Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor - 7 pictures from Cleopatra (1963)

Gary shuffled on by to drop off some new stills:

• Henry Fonda in Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

• John Garfield in Body and Soul (1947)

Thanks to our guest contributors!

Let's end with some film clips:

• Body and Soul (1947) - We have two more splendid clips from this film, featuring John Garfield, Lilli Palmer (sigh!), and Hazel Brooks (double sigh!)

• Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) - Ghosts Robert Montgomery and Claude Rains (Mr. Jordan) lurk unseen (yet in plain sight), while Rita Johnson and John Emery drown her husband in the bathtub, but Montgomery agrees to assume the dead man's body in order to help luscious Evelyn Keyes (triple sigh!), whose father is in dire straits—thanks again to Iron Man Sever for this clip!

• Man-Proof (1938) - After a boxing match date with married Walter Pidgeon, Myrna Loy inveigles Franchot Tone to dine with her and her mother (Nana Bryant) to discuss her romantic future

• Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) - Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, and Cheeta take Manhattan by storm in these two exciting skyscraper-swinging clips

• Torrent (1926) - Greta Garbo simply glows in this romantic clip (with Ricardo Cortez), providing an early look at the beauty, sensuality, and innocence which would become hallmarks of her great career

• Upper World (1934) - Upper crust couple Mary Astor and Warren William (in knickers!) discuss the best way to raise their uppity son (Dickie Moore), and then she informs him she's leaving for an extended yacht party...upstate

• Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) - Sever upgraded and expanded our clip of James Cagney singing and dancing in one of his signature roles

April 9, 2008

Richard starts us off right today, with three movie stills:

• Valentina Cortese in The House on Telegraph Hill (1951), with William Lundigan

• Hildegard Knef in Diplomatic Courier (1952), with Tyrone Power, Jr.

• Märta Torén in Assignment - Paris (1952), with Dana Andrews

Nick has several new images:

• Dorothy Arnold - 2 pictures

• Alaine Brandes - also known as Rebel Randall

• Bette Davis in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)

• Rhonda Fleming and Fernando Lamas in Jivaro (1954)

• Ava Gardner - 3 pictures

• Betty Grable in When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)

Gary sent in three more great shots:

• Henry Fonda in Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

• Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Morocco (1942)

• Orson Welles

Thanks to our generous guest contributors for today's photos!

Finally, enjoy these film clips:

• The Black Swan (1942) - Pirate Tyrone Power, Jr. ("Look, Ma...no fork!") devours a leg of lamb while trying to extract information from reluctant dinner companion Maureen O'Hara, then goes topside to deal with two pirate ships—thanks to Sever for this fine clip

• Casablanca (1942) - Sever prepared three new clips and one upgrade for this classic film, featuring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Paul Henreid, Conrad Veidt, Claude Rains, and S. K. "Cuddles" Sakall

• The Easiest Way (1931) - Into the strident Murdock family bursts laundryman Clark Gable, who's engaged to one of the Murdock daughters (Anita Page), and who has high aspirations for their future together—also look for Constance Bennett, J. Farrell MacDonald (Pop), and Clara Blandick (Mom)

• The Man With Nine Lives (1940) - Here we have Boris Karloff meeting with some survivors of a long-ago experiment, when they suddenly turn on him and destroy a vital formula—but every dog has his day!

April 4, 2008

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