Classic Black and White Cinema

Still images from classic films, depicting dramatic scenes with characters in historical settings, capturing the essence of mid-20th century cinema.

Lex Barker (left), on-set of the film, "The Girl in the Kremlin", Universal Pictures, 1957

TITANIC (1953), directed by JEAN NEGULESCO.

THE MAN WHO NEVER WAS (1956), directed by RONALD NEAME.

CANTINFLAS in A QUIXOTE WITHOUT LA MANCHA (1969) -Original title: UN QUIJOTE SIN MANCHA-, directed by MIGUEL M. DELGADO.

JOHN LODER, ANNA LEE, WALTER PIDGEON and DONALD CRISP in HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY (1941), directed by JOHN FORD.

ALBERTO SORDI in EVERYBODY GO HOME (1960) -Original title: TUTTI A CASA-, directed by LUIGI COMENCINI.

CHARLES LAUGHTON in LES MISERABLES (1935), directed by RICHARD BOLESLAWSKI.

Charles Chaplin in The Great Dictator” with Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardner, Billie Gilbert, Henry Daniell, Maurice Moscovich. October 19, 1940.

ROBERT NEWTON and WILLIAM BENDIX in BLACKBEARD, THE PIRATE (1952), directed by RAOUL WALSH.

Lex Barker (left), on-set of the film, "The Girl in the Kremlin", Universal Pictures, 1957

THE CUENCA CRIME (1980) -Original title: EL CRIMEN DE CUENCA-, directed by PILAR MIRO.

JAMES STEWART and DORIS DAY in THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

MURIO HACE QUINCE AÑOS (1954), directed by RAFAEL GIL.

GASTON MODOT in THE GOLDEN AGE (1930) -Original title: L' AGE D'OR-, directed by LUIS BUÑUEL.

GIANCARLO GIANNINI in PASQUALINO: SEVEN BEAUTIES (1975) -Original title: PASQUALINO SETTEBELLEZZE-, directed by LINA WERTMULLER.

ROCK HUDSON and JENNIFER JONES in A FAREWELL TO ARMS (1957), directed by CHARLES VIDOR.

CHARLIE CHAPLIN in KID AUTO RACES AT VENICE (1914).

Beggars marching in protest scene, on-set of the German musical film, "The Threepenny Opera", German title: "Die 3 Groschen-Oper", photo by Hans Casparius, Nero-Film, Tobis Filmkunst, Warner Bros. Pictures GmbH, 1931

JON VOIGHT, BURT REYNOLDS and JOHN BOORMAN in DELIVERANCE (1972), directed by JOHN BOORMAN.

XAVIER ELORRIAGA and ANGELA MOLINA in THE BURNED CITY (1976) -Original title: LA CIUTAT CREMADA-, directed by ANTONI RIBAS.

XAVIER ELORRIAGA in THE BURNED CITY (1976) -Original title: LA CIUTAT CREMADA-, directed by ANTONI RIBAS.

CHE! (1969), directed by RICHARD FLEISCHER.

AM GALGEN HAENGT DIE LIEBE (1960), directed by EDWIN ZBONEK.

WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN (1957) -Original title: DEUXIEME BUREAU CONTRE INCONNU-, directed by JEAN STELLI.

JERRY LEWIS in THE PATSY (1964), directed by JERRY LEWIS.

They were at Prahran Town Hall where American Rex Stewart and local musicians (below) gathered for the Jazz Convention.Off To Good Start -- The youth in the sandals lifted the trumpet to his lips. "Ballin the Jack", he said . . . and 200 jazz fans squirmed in ecstasy.The next second the piano thumped, the drums rattled, the clarinet wailed, the guitar strummed, the trombone burped, and the Fourth Australian Jazz Convention in the Prahran Town Hall today was off to a good start.The noise has local residents a little bewildered, but by Friday, when the convention ends, they should be accustomed to bearded young men, brightly-dressed girls and members of 13 jazz bands who will crowd the Town Hall from 10.30 a.m. to 10.30 p.m. each day. December 29, 1949.

ANNE BAXTER and MONTGOMERY CLIFT in I CONFESS (1953), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

DOUBT (1951) -Original title: DUDA-, directed by JULIO SALVADOR.

WESLEY SNIPES in BOILING POINT (1993), directed by JAMES B. HARRIS.

OSCAR HOMOLKA, DENNIS HOEY, BARBARA STANWYCK, LEONID KINSKEY and S. Z. SAKALL in BALL OF FIRE (1941), directed by HOWARD HAWKS.

THE FOUR HUNDRED BLOWS (1959) -Original title: LES QUATRE CENTS COUPS-, directed by FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT.

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968), directed by GEORGE A. ROMERO. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

JACK NICHOLSON in CHINATOWN (1974), directed by ROMAN POLANSKI.

DEBI MAZAR in ARDE MADRID (2018), directed by PACO LEON.

SIMONE SIGNORET in GOLDEN HELMET (1952) -Original title: CASQUE D'OR-, directed by JACQUES BECKER.

ROCK HUDSON in SON OF COCHISE (1954) -Original title: TAZA, SON OF COCHISE-, directed by DOUGLAS SIRK.

RICHARD WIDMARK in MADIGAN (1968), directed by DON SIEGEL.

THE HOPELESS ONES (1966) -Original title: SZEGENYLEGENYEK-, directed by MIKLOS JANCSO.

Madrid. 12/08/1967. Christmas campaign festival. To benefit the Christmas campaign, a bullfighting festival was held in the Plaza de las Ventas, attended by the head of state and his wife, and during which Miguel Báez "El Litri" said goodbye to the bullrings.

Anefo photo collection. Circus Rudi Carrell, rehearsal in Scheveningen; The Mountries (left Piet Bambergen) and Rudi Carrell. 26 June 1964. Scheveningen, South Holland

KAZUO KITAMURA in BLACK RAIN (1989), directed by RIDLEY SCOTT.

Monica Lewis (center), Street Scene, on-set of the Film, "Earthquake", Universal Pictures, 1974

BILLY JACK (1971), directed by TOM LAUGHLIN.

ROBERT MORLEY in OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS (1952), directed by CAROL REED.

FERNANDO REY in ROGELIA (1962), directed by RAFAEL GIL.

The Spoilers' 1930 American Western film with William Boyd and Gary Cooper.

ALICE TERRY and IVAN PETROVICH in THE GARDEN OF ALLAH (1936), directed by RICHARD BOLESLAWSKI.

Garry Owen, Rudy Vallee, Johnny Sands, Wanda Hendrix, Edmond O'Brien, Richard Erdman, Steve Brodie, on-set of the Film, "The Admiral was a Lady", United Artists, 1950

RAYMOND LOYER in THE PIONEERS (1960) -Original title: OS BANDEIRANTES-, directed by MARCEL CAMUS.

BEHOLD THE MAN (1935) -Original title: GOLGOTHA-, directed by JULIEN DUVIVIER.

LOUIS DE FUNES and BOURVIL in DON'T LOOK NOW, WE'VE BEEN SHOT AT (1966) -Original title: LA GRANDE VADROUILLE-, directed by GERARD OURY.

CHARLIE CHAPLIN in EASY STREET (1917), directed by CHARLIE CHAPLIN.

Anefo photo collection. Theo Timmermans (Oud Ado-er) in Nimes. April 8, 1953. Nîmes

SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE (1967), directed by ROGER CORMAN.

Turhan Bey (standing on steps), Katharine Hepburn (standing right of Bey), on-set of the film, "Dragon Seed,", MGM, 1944

Marilyn Carroll, Gary Clarke, John Garwood, Yvonne Lime, Connie Stevens, Gary Turnbull, Fight Scene, on-set of the Film, "Dragstrip Riot", American International Pictures, 1958

ARIA DLA ATLETY (1980), directed by FILIP BAJON.

ROBERT WALKER in STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

A QUESTION OF HONOUR (1965) -Original title: UNA QUESTIONE D'ONORE-.

Film still from 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' starring Rhonda Flemming, Bing Crosby, Cedric Hardwicke, and William Bendix.

A MAN ESCAPED (1956) -Original title: UN CONDAMNE A MORT S'EST ECHAPPE-, directed by ROBERT BRESSON.

In 1967, four Rebbert sisters staged a film-like performance in front of the Dortmund Regional Court. For years, they had cheated banks and businessmen like millionaires with pomp on credit. The public prosecutor had to borrow photos from a mirror photographer to search for them

JASON ROBARDS in SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE (1967), directed by ROGER CORMAN.

AMARCORD (1973), directed by FEDERICO FELLINI.

One Of The First Jazz Band, Usa, 1921.

Rafael Gil Filmed seven Movies with the Cifesa Production Company. On the left one of them, "journey without destiny" (1942), starring Luchy Soto and Antonio Casal.

BORIS BABOCHKIN in CHAPAYEV (1934) -Original title: CHAPAEV-, directed by GEORGI VASILYEV and SERGEI VASILYEV.

HARPO MARX, THE MARX BROTHERS, CHICO MARX and GROUCHO MARX in GO WEST (1940), directed by EDWARD BUZZELL.

ROCK HUDSON and JENNIFER JONES in A FAREWELL TO ARMS (1957), directed by CHARLES VIDOR.

AUDREY HEPBURN and GREGORY PECK in ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953), directed by WILLIAM WYLER.

BRODERICK CRAWFORD, GARY COOPER, DAVID NIVEN and REGINALD OWEN in THE REAL GLORY (1939), directed by HENRY HATHAWAY.

PENELOPE HORNER in THE ANGRY SILENCE (1960), directed by GUY GREEN.

Photograph of a film screening in Paris, during the German occupation of France in World War Two. 1940. Danielle Darrieux and was present in the Army Cinema as the film 'Battements de Coeur ' (heartbeats), was shown. 1940 Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux (born 1 May 1917) French actress and singer. Henri Decoin (1890 1969) was a French film director and screenwriter. Dated 20th Century

Romeo and Juliet, Vitagraph, 1908. Early film-makers made municipal architecture do duty for classical or medieval settings, as amateurs do. Here the death of Mercutio is staged against the background of the Central Park Mall in New York.

Glynnis O'Connor, Jan-Michael Vincent, on-set of the Film, "Baby Blue Marine", Columbia Pictures, 1976

KARL MALDEN and RICHARD WIDMARK in TIME LIMIT (1957), directed by KARL MALDEN.

THE FOUR DAYS OF NAPLES (1962) -Original title: LE QUATTRO GIORNATE DI NAPOLI-, directed by NANNI LOY.

PLAZA DE ORIENTE (1963), directed by MATEO CANO.

Charles Horvath (far right), on-set of the film, "The Thing That Couldn't Die", Universal Pictures, 1958

Original Film Title: THE ANGRY SILENCE. English Title: THE ANGRY SILENCE. Film Director: GUY GREEN. Year: 1960. Stars: PENELOPE HORNER.

MONTGOMERY CLIFT in TERMINAL STATION (1953) -Original title: STAZIONE TERMINI-, directed by VITTORIO DE SICA.

Vintage photograph. Selling cotton candy at the circus

BUSTER KEATON in THE CAMERAMAN (1928), directed by EDWARD SEDGWICK.

JOEL MCCREA in THE SAN FRANCISCO STORY (1952), directed by ROBERT PARRISH.

BARRY FITZGERALD and DON TAYLOR in THE NAKED CITY (1948), directed by JULES DASSIN.

English Glamour 'Girls - New Style - Two of the small friends (Left, Maureen White, 10, and 11-year-old Jean Langston) trying their charms at hitching a lift to the studio gates after the day's filming. This is their idea of the "Bit of leg" technique in true Hollywood style.Ronald Searle's horrid little schoolgirls of St. Trinians have come to life. Searle's famous cartoons inspired Shepperton Film Studios to make a motion picture of these little monsters entitled "The Belles of St. Trinian's". April 07, 1954. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd.).

MARLON BRANDO in THE WILD ONE (1953), directed by LASZLO BENEDEK.

RICHARD ROUNDTREE in SHAFT'S BIG SCORE (1972), directed by GORDON PARKS.

EL DIPUTADO (1978), directed by ELOY DE LA IGLESIA.

THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (1974), directed by TOBE HOOPER.

Humphrey Bogart with Katharine Hepburn and John Huston in "The African Queen" filmed in 1951.

JOHN WAYNE and VICTOR MCLAGLEN in THE QUIET MAN (1952), directed by JOHN FORD.

AL PACINO and SIDNEY LUMET in DOG DAY AFTERNOON (1975), directed by SIDNEY LUMET.

SOPHIA LOREN in LEGEND OF THE LOST (1957), directed by HENRY HATHAWAY.

NATALIE WOOD and DENNIS HOPPER in REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955), directed by NICHOLAS RAY.

HENRY FONDA in THE FUGITIVE (1947), directed by JOHN FORD.

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