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Classic Black and White Drama Scenes

Images from classic black and white films depicting dramatic moments, emotional expressions, and vintage cinematic styles.

CHARLIE CHAPLIN in THE GOLD RUSH (1925), directed by CHARLIE CHAPLIN.

Maid In Swedan (Cinema 1914). 1914. Photographs. Billy Rose Theatre Division

SABU in THE THIEF OF BAGDAD (1940), directed by LUDWIG BERGER, WILLIAM CAMERON MENZIES, MICHAEL POWELL, ALEXANDER KORDA, ZOLTAN KORDA and TIM WHELAN.

CAPTAIN BLACKJACK (1950) -Original title: BLACK JACK-, directed by JULIEN DUVIVIER.

FILM HISTORY: RODAJES. Film set.

RACHEL WARD and RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN in THE THORN BIRDS (1983), directed by DARYL DUKE.

BILLY WILDER and JACK LEMMON in THE FORTUNE COOKIE (1966), directed by BILLY WILDER.

TOSHIRO MIFUNE in AKAHIGE (1965), directed by AKIRA KUROSAWA.

HARPO MARX; THE MARX BROTHERS; CHICO MARX; GROUCHO MARX. 1935.

Film still of Marlon Brando (1924-2004) from 'One-Eyed Jacks'.

JAMES STEWART and DONALD CRISP in THE MAN FROM LARAMIE (1955), directed by ANTHONY MANN.

LAURENCE OLIVIER in THE INVADERS (1941) -Original title: FORTY-NINTH PARALLEL-, directed by MICHAEL POWELL.

DENNIS QUAID in SUSPECT (1987), directed by PETER YATES.

MEL GIBSON in THE MAD MAX II: ROAD WARRIOR (1981), directed by GEORGE MILLER.

GREAT EXPECTATIONS (1946), directed by DAVID LEAN.

GARY OLDMAN and KEANU REEVES in DRACULA (1992), directed by FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA.

LAMBERTO MAGIORANI and ENZO STAIOLA in BICYCLE THIEF (1948) -Original title: LADRI DI BICICLETTE-, directed by VITTORIO DE SICA.

DAYS OF HOPE (1945) -Original title: L' ESPOIR-, directed by ANDRE MALRAUX.

THE STUDENT PRINCE IN OLD HEIDELBERG (1927), directed by ERNST LUBITSCH.

Yaphet Kotto, Harvey Keitel, Richard Pryor, on-set of the Film, "Blue Collar", Universal Pictures, 19178

THE GRISSOM GANG (1971), directed by ROBERT ALDRICH.

PAQUITA RICO and OTTO SIRGO in LA ALEGRE CARAVANA (1953), directed by RAMON TORRADO.

Original Film Title: A BUSY DAY. English Title: A BUSY DAY. Film Director: CHARLIE CHAPLIN. Year: 1914. Stars: CHARLIE CHAPLIN.

Original Film Title: SEVENTH HEAVEN. English Title: SEVENTH HEAVEN. Film Director: FRANK BORZAGE. Year: 1927. Stars: JANET GAYNOR; CHARLES FARRELL.

Anefo photo collection. Artis. January 11, 1946

LON CHANEY JR. in THE MUMMY'S TOMB (1942), directed by HAROLD YOUNG.

NORTHERN COURIER (1960) -Original title: CORREO DEL NORTE-, directed by ZACARIAS GOMEZ URQUIZA.

ED NELSON and JEANETTE MACDONALD in INDIAN LOVE CALL (1936) -Original title: ROSE MARIE-, directed by W. S. VAN DYKE.

STAN LAUREL and EDNA MARION in FLYING ELEPHANTS (1928), directed by FRANK BUTLER.

FAREWELL, DAVES (1961) -Original title: PROSHCHAYTE, GOLUBI-, directed by YAKOV SEGEL.

JANE FONDA in THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY (1969), directed by SYDNEY POLLACK.

CHARLIE CHAPLIN in POLICE (1916), directed by CHARLIE CHAPLIN.

BENJAMIN CHRISTENSEN in MOCKERY (1927), directed by BENJAMIN CHRISTENSEN.

BUSTER KEATON in DAY DREAMS (1922), directed by BUSTER KEATON.

JOHN WAYNE in HURRICAN EXPRESS (1932), directed by JOHN P MCGOWAN and ARMAND SCHAEFER.

GUY WILLIAMS in ZORRO (1957), directed by NORMAN FOSTER and LEWIS R. FOSTER.

OLIVER HARDY and STAN LAUREL in BERTH MARKS (1929), directed by LEWIS R. FOSTER.

PELICULA : JUANITO , 1960. DIRECTOR , FERNANDO PALACIOS. ACTORES , PABLITO CALVO.

LAIRD CREGAR in THE LODGER (1944), directed by JOHN BRAHM.

ROBERT MITCHUM in OUT OF THE PAST (1947), directed by JACQUES TOURNEUR.

ROCK HUDSON in A FINE PAIR (1969) -Original title: RUBA AL PROSSIMO TUO-, directed by FRANCESCO MASELLI.

CLIFF GORMAN in THE BOYS IN THE BAND (1970), directed by WILLIAM FRIEDKIN.

Original Film Title: WEST SIDE STORY. English Title: WEST SIDE STORY. Film Director: ROBERT WISE. Year: 1961. Stars: NATALIE WOOD; RICHARD BEYMER.

NATALIE WOOD and RICHARD BEYMER in WEST SIDE STORY (1961), directed by ROBERT WISE.

JACK LEMMON in DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES (1962), directed by BLAKE EDWARDS.

SALAAM BOMBAY! (1988), directed by MIRA NAIR.

Original Film Title: CASQUE D'OR. English Title: GOLDEN HELMET. Film Director: JACQUES BECKER. Year: 1952. Stars: SIMONE SIGNORET; SERGE REGGIANI.

$1,000,000 DUCK (1971), directed by VINCENT MCEVEETY.

MELISSA SAGEMILLER in SOUL SURVIVORS (2001), directed by STEPHEN CARPENTER.

BILLY WILDER.

LA DAMA DEL ARMIÑO (1947), directed by EUSEBIO FERNANDEZ ARDAVIN.

GEORGE PEPPARD in WHAT'S SO BAD ABOUT FEELING GOOD (1968), directed by GEORGE SEATON.

Still from the film Bezhin Meadow by Sergei Eisenstein, 1935-1937.

Ingmar Bergman. 1918-2007. Swedish film director. Here in the filmstudios of Filmstaden Råsunda in July 1957, the three actors Björn Bjelfvenstam, Bibi Andersson and Folke Sundquist are reading the manuscript. Right behind them is a car interior built up to be used for scenes in the film. The film had premiere 26 Dec 1957.

ALFRED HITCHCOCK in FRENZY (1972), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

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

Anefo photo collection. Kapt Competition in Breda. July 15, 1946. Breda

MARLON BRANDO in ONE-EYED JACKS (1961), directed by MARLON BRANDO.

Original Film Title: STIR CRAZY. English Title: STIR CRAZY. Film Director: SIDNEY POITIER. Year: 1980. Stars: GENE WILDER; RICHARD PRYOR.

THE CONTRACT (1971) -Original title: LA SAIGNEE-, directed by CLAUDE MULOT.

ELINOR GLYN - ESCENA DE LA CENICIENTA.

FERNANDO FERNAN GOMEZ in LA BECERRADA (1963), directed by JOSE MARIA FORQUE.

LEE EVANS and NATHAN LANE in MOUSEHUNT (1997), directed by GORE VERBINSKI.

HOME FROM HOME (2013) -Original title: DIE ANDERE HEIMAT-CHRONIK EINER SEHNSUCHT-, directed by EDGAR REITZ.

ALFONSO MEJIA in THE YOUNG AND THE DAMNED (1950) -Original title: LOS OLVIDADOS-, directed by LUIS BUÑUEL.

SCHOOL GIRL KILLER (1968) -Original title: NUDE... SI MOURE-, directed by ANTONIO MARGHERITI.

DIRK BOGARDE in SO LONG AT THE FAIR (1950), directed by TERENCE FISHER and ANTHONY DARBOROUGH.

LONG VACATIONS OF 36 (1976) -Original title: LAS LARGAS VACACIONES DEL 36-, directed by JAIME CAMINO.

Untitled (Circus performers), circa 1918, Christchurch, by William Baverstock.

ANTONIO VILAR in CAMOES (1946), directed by JOSE LEITAO DE BARROS.

GAAR MOORE and HARRIET WHITE in GENOVEFFA DE BRAVANTE (1947), directed by PRIMO ZEGLIO.

Original Film Title: LA CASA DE LA TROYA. English Title: COLLEGE BOARDING HOUSE. Film Director: RAFAEL GIL. Year: 1959. Stars: PEPE RUBIO.

LOLA FLORES in SUEÑOS DE ORO (1958), directed by MIGUEL ZACARIAS.

TYRONE POWER and WARD BOND in THE LONG GRAY LINE (1955), directed by JOHN FORD.

PETER LORRE in CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (1935), directed by PIERRE CHENAL.

REPULSION (1965), directed by ROMAN POLANSKI.

JUAN DE ORDUÑA in EL CURA DE ALDEA (1936), directed by FRANCISCO CAMACHO.

FRANCISCO RABAL in HAY UN CAMINO A LA DERECHA (1953), directed by FRANCISCO ROVIRA BELETA.

SABU in THE THIEF OF BAGDAD (1940), directed by LUDWIG BERGER, WILLIAM CAMERON MENZIES, MICHAEL POWELL, ALEXANDER KORDA, ZOLTAN KORDA and TIM WHELAN.

KERWIN MATHEWS in THE THREE WORLDS OF GULLIVER (1960), directed by JACK SHER.

Description: A performance of 'Oedipus Rex' by the Teacher's Training College, Morphou at antique Soli Theatre. Location: Morphou, Cyprus Date: June 1953 mediterranean, mediterraneanthroughalens

Seminary, 1978

Hollywood child actors on a school holiday at the Venice Pier. Having a barrel of fun are (from nearest camera) Judy Garland who is down, Mickey Rooney, going down, Freddy Bartholomew, on his stomach, and John Arlington, doing the crawl. May 28, 1937.

CANTINFLAS and FERNANDO FERNAN GOMEZ in DON QUIXOTE RIDES AGAIN (1973) -Original title: DON QUIJOTE CABALGA DE NUEVO-, directed by ROBERTO GAVALDON.

FRANCO INTERLENGHI in SHOE-SHINE (1946) -Original title: SCIUSCIÀ-, directed by VITTORIO DE SICA.

CHARLES HAWTREY, JULIET MILLS, KENNETH WILLIAMS and BERNARD CRIBBINS in CARRY ON JACK (1963), directed by GERALD THOMAS.

THE PENALTY (1920), directed by WALLACE WORSLEY.

MEXICAN BUS RIDE (1952) -Original title: SUBIDA AL CIELO-, directed by LUIS BUÑUEL.

THE GOLDEN FISH (1959) -Original title: HISTOIRE D'UN POISSON ROUGE-, directed by EDMOND SECHAN.

JAMES DEAN in EAST OF EDEN (1955), directed by ELIA KAZAN.

RAFAELA APARICIO and CARLOS LARRAÑAGA in STRANGE VOYAGE (1964) -Original title: EL EXTRAÑO VIAJE-, directed by FERNANDO FERNAN GOMEZ.

CLAUDIA CARDINALE in LIBERA, MY LOVE (1973) -Original title: LIBERTA, AMORE MIO..-, directed by MAURO BOLOGNINI.

EVIL DEAD II (1987), directed by SAM RAIMI.

CANTINFLAS in ONE DAY WITH THE DEVIL (1945) -Original title: UN DIA CON EL DIABLO-, directed by MIGUEL M. DELGADO.

ALFONSO ESTELA in HUYENDO DE SI MISMO (1955), directed by JUAN FORTUNY.

ORSON WELLES in THE THIRD MAN (1949), directed by CAROL REED.

Original Film Title: AVENIDA ROMA, 66. English Title: AVENIDA ROMA, 66. Film Director: JUAN XIOL. Year: 1958. Stars: JOAN CAPRI; ANGEL JORDAN.

JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME in JCVD (2008), directed by MABROUK EL MECHRI.

LOVE IN THE CITY (1953) -Original title: L' AMORE IN CITTA-, directed by FEDERICO FELLINI, CESARE ZAVATTINI, FRANCESCO MASELLI, CARLO LIZZANI, ALBERTO LATTUADA, DINO RISI and MICHELANGELO ANTONIONI.

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