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1940s Domestic Comedies

Scenes from mid-20th century comedies featuring family dynamics and lighthearted interactions, set in cozy domestic settings.

Waiter serving champagne to guests at party

CARLOS MUÑOZ, PORFIRIA SANCHIS, ANGELILLO and JULIAN PEREZ AVILA in JUAN SIMÓN'S DAUGHTER (1957) -Original title: LA HIJA DE JUAN SIMON-, directed by GONZALO DELGRAS.

BETTY BALFOUR in CHAMPAGNE (1928), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

IRENE DUNNE and CARY GRANT in THE AWFUL TRUTH (1937), directed by LEO MCCAREY.

Anefo photo collection. General rehearsal of the "One Man Show" by Toon Hermans, show Hermans in a scene with Phyllis Lane. March 16, 1960

JAMES MASON, GALE SONDERGAARD and BARBARA STANWYCK in EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE (1949), directed by MERVYN LEROY.

Roland Young, Maude Eburne, Lynn Fontanne, on-set of the Film, "The Guardsman", MGM, 1931

FERNANDO FERNAN GOMEZ in RECKLESS (1951) -Original title: BALARRASA-.

CARLOS VILLARIAS, RAMON PEREDA, MARIA ALBA and ANDRES DE SEGUROLA in EL CUERPO DEL DELITO (1930), directed by A. WASHINGTON PEZET.

HENRY FONDA in THE LADY EVE (1941), directed by PRESTON STURGES.

NO QUIERO, NO QUIERO (1940), directed by FRANCISCO ELIAS.

GAIL PATRICK, EUGENE PALLETTE, CAROLE LOMBARD, MISCHA AUER and ALICE BRADY in MY MAN GODFREY (1936), directed by GREGORY LA CAVA.

ANNA MAY WONG in DANGEROUS TO KNOW (1938), directed by ROBERT FLOREY.

FUGA A DUE VOCI (1943), directed by CARLO LUDOVICO BRAGAGLIA.

MARIA FERNANDA LADRON DE GUEVARA and RAFAEL RIVELLES in NIEBLA (1932), directed by BENITO PEROJO.

BARBARA STANWYCK, GENE RAYMOND, NED SPARKS and HELEN BRODERICK in THE BRIDE WALKS OUT (1936).

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