Apr. 2006
Updates

May 2006 Updates
 

Jun. 2006
Updates

Just a couple of treats today, from Jane.  She's sent us three nice pictures of Charlie Chaplin from The Gold Rush and one more James Coburn shot.  Thanks, Jane!

We also have a film clip of Bette Davis in Marked Woman.  In this scene, she's being grilled on the witness stand—first by Humphrey Bogart and then by John Litel.

May 31, 2006

Steve sent us some neat new desktop wallpapers today, featuring Bette Davis (2), Janet Gaynor, Billie Holiday (2), and Thelma Todd.

Jane sent us two nice early photos of Fred Astaire and his sister Adele, by photographer James Abbe.

Nick, Jane, and Frédéric also have scans of Katharine Hepburn (photographer Ernest Bachrach) and Dorothy Lamour (photographer William Walling, Jr.).

Finally, Kay wrote in to say that our May 27 Charlie Chaplin image (of him in the bathtub) is from his 1922 film Pay Day.

We appreciate these great pictures and technical assistance from our guest contributors!

May 30, 2006

Mark has given us so much, and asked for so little...until today.  He queried, "How about some pictures of Thelma Todd?"  Well, here she is in the first of three scans.

Mark returned the favor with a new photo of British actress Jessie Matthews.

Speaking of Mark, here's a movie still of Bette Davis (shown with John Litel) in Marked Woman, submitted by Michael.

Nick and Jane offer some new photos of:

• Paulette Goddard, by photographer Robert Coburn

• Judy Garland in Easter Parade

Jane supplemented these with another scan of James Coburn and one of Charlie Chaplin from Shoulder Arms (1918).

And Vladimir has three interesting pictures of Czech actress Lída Baarová.

Karsten identified one of yesterday's Marlene Dietrich photos as being from Morocco.

Thanks to our stalwart guest contributors!

To conclude, we have a full-length Vitaphone Short:  Ted Husing's Sports Slants #2 (1932).

May 29, 2006

Vitaphone
Shorts

Enjoy these pictures of Lisa Gaye (Debra Paget's sister) and Raquel Torres, courtesy of Mark.

Steve unveils four new desktop wallpapers today, showcasing Julia Adams, Evelyn Ankers, Joan Crawford, Kay Francis, Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, and Lillian Roth.

Vladimir emerges with a very nice scan of Gina Lollobrigida.  Someone once observed that her name sounds like someone dragging a stick across a picket fence!

Nick and Jane provided three new photos of Marlene Dietrich.

Jane also has a new solo effort: the first of several James Coburn pictures.

Sylvie sent in a new desktop wallpaper of Louise Brooks, for Claude.

We sincerely appreciate the fine pictures submitted by our guest contributors!

Finally, we have a new full-length Vitaphone Short:  Beyond the Line of Duty.

May 28, 2006

Vitaphone
Shorts

Here's a pretty photo of 1950's British lollapalooza Vera Day.  Va-Va-Voom!  Also check out our new scan of Marion Davies.

Jane sent us an interesting trio today:

• Ursula Andress

• Yul Brynner

• Charlie Chaplin asleep in the bathtub [Can anyone identify this film?]

Where else ya gonna find this stuff?

Next, Steve created three great desktop wallpapers, featuring Eddie Cantor, Lupe Velez, and John Wayne.

And thank you, Mark, for a new photo of little known actress Jean Howard.  He's been specializing in images of obscure and/or forgotten actresses.

We sincerely appreciate the fine pictures submitted by our guest contributors!

Finally, we have new film clips of:

• Buster Keaton in Seven Chances

• Louise Brooks in Diary of a Lost Girl (new and expanded version, with better sound)

May 27, 2006

Diary of a
Lost Girl

We've got new pictures of:

• Joan Crawford in Mildred Pierce (pictured with Ann Blyth)—also check out the film clip

• Jennifer Jones in Duel in the Sun

Jane sent us a neato scan of Vivien Leigh.

Michael's got another fine movie still from The Man Who Came to Dinner.  Pictured are (L to R) Ann Sheridan, Richard Travis, Bette Davis, and Monty Woolley.  We also have a film clip for this scene.

Steve forwarded new desktop wallpapers of Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow, and Carmen Miranda.

Mark prepared six lovely photos of Paulette Goddard, including one from her 1949 film Anna Lucasta.

Thanks to all our guest contributors today!

We end with two more full-length Vitaphone Shorts:  So You Think You're Not Guilty and So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck.

May 26, 2006

Vitaphone
Shorts

Here's a picture of voluptuous Anita Ekberg.

Jane sent us a scan of young Una Merkel.

Michael sent us a still from The Man Who Came to Dinner, starring Bette Davis (sandwiched between Reginald Gardiner and Monty Woolley).

Steve forwarded a new desktop wallpaper of Carole Landis, and Sylvie prepared one of Greta Garbo.

Nick, Jane, and Frédéric have a new scan of Montgomery Clift.

Thanks to all our guest contributors today!

We identified one of our existing Rudolph Valentino photos as being from 1922's The Young Rajah.  Check out the film clip as well, showcasing Rudy on the Harvard rowing team and emceeing dinner afterward.  This movie is not complete, so there are some stills interspersed as placeholders for the lost footage.

Finally, here are two more full-length Vitaphone Shorts:  So You Want to be a Salesman and Rufus Jones for President (with seven-year-old Sammy Davis, Jr. and Ethel Waters).

May 25, 2006

Jane comes through again with a new scan of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, from Houdini.

Nick, Jane, and Frédéric sent in a picture of Marion Davies from Lights of Old Broadway.  The photographer was Ruth Harriet Louise.  They included one of Carmen Miranda for good measure (photographer Virgil Apger).

Thanks to all our guest contributors today!

We also have two new Laurel and Hardy film clips.  Here are the boys in Towed in a Hole, from 1933.  In the first clip, Stanley's clumsiness disrupts Ollie's painting.  And in the second, they show us how not to launch a boat.  [Note:  videos removed 12/3/2006]

We conclude with two new full-length Vitaphone Shorts:  Smash Your Baggage and So You're Going on a Vacation.  Enjoy!

May 24, 2006

Here are two super-sized pictures of Olivia de Havilland to inaugurate her page officially.

Steve prepared a new desktop wallpapers of Charlie Chaplin (with other silent comedians) and Gertrude Lawrence.

Jane has sent us a nice publicity still of Vincent Price from Tales of Terror.  She's joined by Nick and Frédéric for a scan of silent screen lovely, Renée Adorée from La Bohème, by photographer Ruth Harriet Louise.

Chris sent us a spiffy photo of Doris Day performing in Lullaby of Broadway.

Thanks to all our guest contributors today!

We also have a new film clip of W.C. Fields in The Bank Dick.  This is the fast-paced climactic robbery and chase, with Fields at his maddening best.

May 23, 2006

We celebrate our site's 3rd anniversary with a photo of W.C. Fields in The Bank Dick.

Vladimir sent us a nice scan of Jane Russell.

Here are more desktop wallpapers from Steve:  Humphrey Bogart, Greta Garbo (for Claude), Bert Lahr and Gertrude Lawrence.

We also have three new full-length Vitaphone Shorts:

• Hi De Ho (with Cab Calloway)

• The Naggers' Day of Rest - if you want to talk someone out of getting married, show them this.

• So You Think You're Allergic (with George O'Hanlon)

We conclude with some more songs by Al Jolson and Doris Day.

Thanks to Steve and Vladimir for their great pictures today!

May 21, 2006

Doris Day
Songs

Here's our first look at alluring Marie Windsor, in a photo from The Narrow Margin.  We'll have one more image of her shortly.

Jane sent us two pictures of Grace Kelly.

Nick, Jane, and Frédéric prepared images of Norma Shearer (by photographer Ruth Harriet Louise) and Roy Rogers and Trigger (by photographer Roman Freulich).

Thanks to our guest contributors for today's scans!

Also enjoy this film clip of Henry Fonda in Fort Apache.  Also look for John Wayne, Victor McLaglen, and Grant Withers in this extended scene.

Finally, we added more songs by:

• Judy Garland - I Got Rhythm, Meet Me in St. Louis, On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe, The Trolley Song, You Made Me Love You

• Eddie Cantor - Cheer Up, Smile, Nertz!

May 19, 2006

Jane sent us pictures of:

• Rosalind Russell, by photographer Bud Graybill

• Laurence Olivier (shown with Vanda Hudson), by photographer Tony Eyles

Enjoy these two pictures of Jean Harlow from Nick, Jane, and Frédéric.  The first is from Suzy (with Franchot Tone).  The second is a posed shot.  Both are by photographer Ted Allan.

Eagle-eye Nicol has been busy finding the films that go with some of our existing images, as well as correcting some of our attributions.  Here are the key changes (more to come later):