Classic Adventure Themes

A collection of vintage film scenes depicting adventure and exploration, showcasing contrasting emotions and cultural themes in black and white imagery.

1949 - In this comedy movie, two friends (Abbott and Costello) cry because they mistakenly think the other has died on the expedition.

THE BEAST MUST DIE (1969) -Original title: QUE LA BETE MEURE-, directed by CLAUDE CHABROL.

ANA-TA-HAN (1953) -Original title: ANATAHAN-, directed by JOSEF VON STERNBERG.

MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (1961), directed by CY ENDFIELD.

WILLIAM BENDIX in GUADALCANAL DIARY (1943), directed by LEWIS SEILER.

HUMPHREY BOGART and MARTA TOREN in SIROCCO (1951), directed by CURTIS BERNHARDT.

LA CHOCA (1974), directed by EMILIO FERNANDEZ.

CARY GRANT and EVA MARIE SAINT in NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM (1962), directed by HENRY LEVIN.

ANNE BAXTER and FARLEY GRANGER in THE NORTH STAR (1943), directed by LEWIS MILESTONE.

CHARLES LAUGHTON and MARGARET O'BRIEN in THE CANTERVILLE GHOST (1944), directed by JULES DASSIN.

Original Film Title: IF I WERE FREE. English Title: IF I WERE FREE. Film Director: ELLIOTT NUGENT. Year: 1933. Stars: FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT; IRENE DUNNE; CLIVE BROOK.

TARZAN'S FIGHT FOR LIFE (1958), directed by H. BRUCE HUMBERSTONE (LUCKY).

I PIRATI DELLA MALESIA (1941), directed by ENRICO GUAZZONI.

JIMMY DURANTE in BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD (1933), directed by WILLARD MACK.

THE BLACK SCORPION (1957), directed by EDWARD LUDWIG.

MASSIMO GIROTTI in FABIOLA (1949), directed by ALESSANDRO BLASETTI.

Film still from 'Manon des sources' starring Jacqueline Pagnol, Raymond Pellegrin, Charles Blavette, and Edmond Ardisson.

LAND OF FURY (1954) -Original title: THE SEEKERS-, directed by KEN ANNAKIN.

David Opatoshu, Leslie Caron, David Niven, on-set of the British Film, "Guns of Darkness", Warner Bros., 1962

ROBERT MITCHUM and GREGORY PECK in CAPE FEAR (1962), directed by J. LEE THOMPSON.

GORDON SCOTT in TARZAN AND THE LOST SAFARI (1957), directed by H. BRUCE HUMBERSTONE (LUCKY).

DANTE'S INFERNO (1935), directed by HARRY LACHMAN.

Jennifer Jones, on-set of the Film, "Ruby Gentry", 20th Century-Fox, 1952

GORDON SCOTT in TARZAN'S GREATEST ADVENTURE (1959), directed by JOHN GUILLERMIN.

TARZAN AND HIS MATE (1934), directed by CEDRIC GIBBONS.

ROBERT MITCHUM, SALLY JANE BRUCE and BILLY CHAPIN in THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955), directed by CHARLES LAUGHTON.

Eleanor Boardman, on-set of the western film, "The Great Meadow", MGM, 1931

NORMA SHEARER and CHESTER MORRIS in THE DIVORCEE (1930), directed by ROBERT Z. LEONARD.

LEX BARKER, ALAN NAPIER and BRENDA JOYCE in TARZAN'S MAGIC FOUNTAIN (1949), directed by LEE SCHOLEM.

Barry Sullivan, Elaine Stewart, Walter Pidgeon, Kirk Douglas, on-set of the Film, "The Bad and The Beautiful", MGM, 1952

JOHNNY SHEFFIELD and JOHNNY WEISSMULLER in TARZAN'S DESERT MYSTERY (1943), directed by WILHELM THIELE.

HAROLD LLOYD in THE FRESHMAN (1925), directed by FRED NEWMEYER.

TIZOC (1957).

MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (1961), directed by CY ENDFIELD.

ARLENE DAHL in JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (1959), directed by HENRY LEVIN.

HERMAN BRIX in THE TARZAN: NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN (1935) -Original title: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN-, directed by WILBUR MCGAUGH and EDWARD KULL.

HAROLD LLOYD in WHY WORRY (1923), directed by FRED NEWMEYER.

HATARI! (1962), directed by HOWARD HAWKS.

MR. HULOT'S HOLIDAY (1953) -Original title: LES VACANCES DE MONSIEUR HULOT-, directed by JACQUES TATI.

1920s 1921 THE SHEIK RUDOLPH VALENTINO AND AGNES AYRES ROMANTIC ARAB DESERT DRAMA HOLLYWOOD MOVIE STILL

ETHEL MERMAN, PHIL SILVERS, PETER FALK, DICK SHAWN and JONATHAN WINTERS in IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD (1963) -Original title: IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD-, directed by STANLEY KRAMER.

GEORGES POUJOULY and BRIGITTE FOSSEY in FORBIDDEN GAMES (1952) -Original title: LES JEUX INTERDITS-, directed by RENE CLEMENT.

RIN TIN TIN in BORDELINE (1950), directed by WILLIAM A. SEITER.

ANTHONY QUINN in ATTILA (1954), directed by PIETRO FRANCISCI.

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR. in GUNGA DIN (1939), directed by GEORGE STEVENS.

Tarzan No.7.Herman Brix played Tarzan in 1956 and 1936. An Olympic shot-putter, Brix is now appearing in small parts in films as Bruce Bennett. August 16, 1953.

HAROLD LLOYD in WHY WORRY (1923), directed by FRED NEWMEYER.

ALEXANDER NEVSKY (1938) -Original title: ALEKSANDR NEVSKY-, directed by SERGEI M. EISENSTEIN.

Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, on-set of the Film, "The Mosquito Coast", Warner Bros., 1986

DENNIS MILLER in TARZAN, THE APE MAN (1959), directed by JOSEPH M. NEWMAN.

THE SHARK HUNTERS (1963) -Original title: TIBURONEROS-, directed by LUIS ALCORIZA.

LEX BARKER and DOROTHY HART in TARZAN'S SAVAGE FURY (1952), directed by CY ENDFIELD.

LEX BARKER in TARZAN'S MATE IN PERIL (1951) -Original title: TARZAN'S PERIL-, directed by BYRON HASKIN.

CHARLIE CHAPLIN in SUNNYSIDE (1919), directed by CHARLIE CHAPLIN.

MARK OF THE DEVIL (1970) -Original title: HEXEN BIS AUFS BLUT GEQUALT-, directed by MICHAEL ARMSTRONG.

STANLEY TUCCI in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (1999), directed by MICHAEL HOFFMAN.

GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA in SOLOMON AND SHEBA (1959), directed by KING VIDOR.

ALFREDO ALCON in MARTIN FIERRO (1968), directed by LEOPOLDO TORRE NILSSON.

GOLPE DE MANO (1970), directed by JOSE ANTONIO DE LA LOMA.

EL TAMBOR DEL BRUCH (1948), directed by IGNACIO F. IQUINO.

RORY CALHOUN in APACHE TERRITORY (1958), directed by RAY NAZARRO.

GORDON SCOTT in TARZAN'S GREATEST ADVENTURE (1959), directed by JOHN GUILLERMIN.

ROBERT TAYLOR in BILLY THE KID (1941), directed by FRANK BORZAGE and DAVID MILLER.

TODD ARMSTRONG and NANCY KOVAK in JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1963), directed by DON CHAFFEY.

JOHNNY WEISSMULLER and PATRICIA MORISON in TARZAN AND THE HUNTRESS (1947), directed by KURT NEUMANN.

LEX BARKER in TARZAN'S SAVAGE FURY (1952), directed by CY ENDFIELD.

Abbey Heller, Michael DeBeausset, on-set of the film, "Honeymoon Of Horror", aka "Orgy Of The Golden Nudes", Manson Distributing Corporation, 1964

PATRICIA MORISON in TARZAN AND THE HUNTRESS (1947), directed by KURT NEUMANN.

LA PATRULLA (1954), directed by PEDRO LAZAGA.

LEX BARKER and BRENDA JOYCE in TARZAN'S MAGIC FOUNTAIN (1949), directed by LEE SCHOLEM.

Jo Morrow, Michael Landon, Jack Hogan, on-set of the western film, "The Legend Of Tom Dooley", Columbia Pictures, 1959

JOHNNY WEISSMULLER in TARZAN AND THE AMAZONS (1945), directed by KURT NEUMANN.

ESTELLA WARREN in PLANET OF THE APES (2001), directed by TIM BURTON.

THE NIGHT OF SAN LORENZO (1982) -Original title: LA NOTTE DI SAN LORENZO-, directed by VITTORIO TAVIANI and PAOLO TAVIANI.

STANLEY BAKER in YESTERDAY'S ENEMY (1959), directed by VAL GUEST.

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