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Classic Cinema And Historical Drama

A series of black-and-white images depicting theatrical sword fights and historical characters, conveying a sense of grandeur and vintage storytelling.

Anefo photo collection. Rehearsals / plays. August 6, 1961

CANTINFLAS in THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1942) -Original title: LOS TRES MOSQUETEROS-, directed by MIGUEL M. DELGADO.

LAURENCE OLIVIER and TERENCE MORGAN in HAMLET (1948), directed by LAURENCE OLIVIER.

JEAN MARAIS in AUSTERLITZ (1960), directed by ABEL GANZE.

Lon Chaney, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 1923 directed by Wallace Worsley (Universal Pictures)

WARD BOND in WAGON MASTER (1950), directed by JOHN FORD.

Anefo photo collection. Rehearsals / plays. August 6, 1961

CLAUDETTE COLBERT, FREDRIC MARCH and CHARLES LAUGHTON in THE SIGN OF THE CROSS (1932), directed by CECIL B DEMILLE.

H. B. WARNER in THE KING OF KINGS (1927), directed by CECIL B DEMILLE.

ESCENA DE LA PELICULA "ROBIN HOOD" - 1938 - ERROL FLYNN Y OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND - (EEUU). Author: CURTIZ MICHAEL / KEIGHLEY WILLIAM.

JAMES HAYTER, RICHARD TODD and JOAN RICE in THE STORY OF ROBIN HOOD AND HIS MERRIE MEN (1952), directed by KEN ANNAKIN.

GENE KELLY and JUDY GARLAND in THE PIRATE (1948), directed by VINCENTE MINNELLI.

ROMEO AND JULIET (1936), directed by GEORGE CUKOR.

STEWART GRANGER in YOUNG BESS (1953), directed by GEORGE SIDNEY.

PHANTOM OF THE RUE MORGUE (1954).

ANTON WALBROOK and MOIRA SHEARER in THE RED SHOES (1948).

JOSETTE DAY and JEAN MARAIS in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1946) -Original title: LA BELLE ET LA BEÏTE-, directed by JEAN COCTEAU.

BELA LUGOSI and HELEN CHANDLER in DRACULA (1931), directed by TOD BROWNING.

IRENE DUNNE, DOROTHY LAMOUR and RANDOLPH SCOTT in HIGH, WIDE AND HANDSOME (1937) -Original title: HIGH, WIDE, AND HANDSOME-, directed by ROUBEN MAMOULIAN.

PAULETTE GODDARD in KITTY (1945), directed by MITCHELL LEISEN.

JOHN CARRADINE and BORIS KARLOFF in HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1944), directed by ERLE C. KENTON.

TYRONE POWER and FORTUNIO BONANOVA in THE BLACK SWAN (1942), directed by HENRY KING.

Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992), actriz y cantante alemana, en la película La encubridora, de 1951.

ELSA LANCHESTER and CHARLES LAUGHTON in THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII (1933), directed by ALEXANDER KORDA.

SOPHIA LOREN in TWO NIGHTS WITH CLEOPATRA (1954) -Original title: DUE NOTTI CON CLEOPATRA-, directed by MARIO MATTOLI.

FRANK MORGAN and NANCY CARROLL in KISS BEFORE THE MIRROR (1933), directed by JAMES WHALE.

Anefo photo collection. Passion games Tegelen. May 13, 1950. Limburg, Tegelen

"Skin of our Teeth" Dress Rehearsal. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Original Film Title: PUERTA CERRADA. English Title: CLOSED DOOR. Film Director: JOHN ALTON; LUIS SASLAVSKY. Year: 1939. Stars: LIBERTAD LAMARQUE; AGUSTIN IRUSTA.

RITA GAM and JEFF CHANDLER in THE SIGN OF THE PAGAN (1954), directed by DOUGLAS SIRK.

MAE WEST in BELLE OF THE NINETIES (1934), directed by LEO MCCAREY.

Anefo photo collection. Harlekinade rehearsal in central theater. Ton van Duinhoven, Ina van Faassen, Piet Römer (center). August 4, 1961. Amsterdam

DITA PARLO, MARCEL DALIO and JEAN GABIN in THE GRAND ILLUSION (1937) -Original title: LA GRANDE ILLUSION-, directed by JEAN RENOIR.

OLIVER HARDY and STAN LAUREL in BABES IN TOYLAND (1934), directed by CHARLEY ROGERS.

ALDO FABRIZI and ALDO FIORELLI in ANTHONY OF PADUA (1949) -Original title: ANTONIO DI PADOVA-.

VIRGILIO TEIXEIRA and ELENA ESPEJO in ZALACAIN EL AVENTURERO (1954), directed by JUAN DE ORDUÑA.

LUCILLE BALL and JOHN HODIAK in TWO SMART PEOPLE (1946), directed by JULES DASSIN.

A Day At The Races'. Groucho in 'disguise' eludes Chico with tray and Harpo with seltzer.

Rock Hudson (center), on-set of the Film, on-set of the Film, "Captain Lightfoot", Universal Pictures, 1955

PATSY RUTH MILLER in THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923), directed by WALLACE WORSLEY.

GUADALUPE MUÑOZ SAMPEDRO and JULIA CABA ALBA in MARIBEL AND THE STRANGE FAMILY (1960) -Original title: MARIBEL Y LA EXTRAÑA FAMILIA-, directed by JOSE MARIA FORQUE.

Megs Jenkins, Deborah Kerr, Pamela Franklin, Martin Stephens, on-set of the film, "The Innocents", 20th Century-Fox, 1961

Anefo photo collection. Theater performance "Gijsbreght van Aemstel" under the direction of Carel Briels in the Stadsschouwburg in Haarlem. Sigrid Koetse as Badeloch, Carol van Herwijnen as Gijsbreght. December 31, 1982. Haarlem, Noord-Holland

Original Film Title: DIE SCHONE LUGNERIN. English Title: DIE SCHONE LUGNERIN. Film Director: AXEL VON AMBESSER. Year: 1959. Stars: ROMY SCHNEIDER.

ELIZABETH TAYLOR, LUCILE WATSON and JUNE ALLYSON in LITTLE WOMEN (1949), directed by MERVYN LEROY.

VAN HEFLIN, ROBERT COOTE, GENE KELLY and GIG YOUNG in THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1948), directed by GEORGE SIDNEY.

Anefo photo collection. Five-year television foundation, television memorial game. October 2, 1956. Bussum

1920s 1925 LON CHANEY AND MARY PHILBIN THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA HOLLYWOOD SILENT MOVIE PUBLICITY STILL

ALBA DE AMERICA (1951), directed by JUAN DE ORDUÑA.

LOIS MAXWELL and AMEDEO NAZZARI in BRIEF RAPTURE (1949) -Original title: AMORI Y VELENI-, directed by GIORGIO SIMONELLI.

EMMA THOMPSON, PAUL SCOFIELD and KENNETH BRANAGH in HENRY V (1989), directed by KENNETH BRANAGH.

CLAUDE DAUPHIN in CYRANO DE BERGERAC (1925).

02/26/1918. At the Lara theater in Madrid. A scene from Sainete, in two Acts, "pepa la pelotari or bonfire of Chips", Premiered last night.

JACK PALANCE in THE SIGN OF THE PAGAN (1954), directed by DOUGLAS SIRK.

CLAUDE RAINS and LOUIS HAYWARD in ANTHONY ADVERSE (1936), directed by MERVYN LEROY.

BASIL RATHBONE, NIGEL BRUCE and IDA LUPINO in THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (1939), directed by ALFRED L. WERKER.

REVELATION (1955) -Original title: PRIGIONIERI DEL MALE-.

Janis Carter, on-set of the film, "The Fighting Guardsman", Columbia Pictures, 1945

BURT LANCASTER, EVA BARTOK and NICK CRAVAT in THE CRIMSON PIRATE (1952), directed by ROBERT SIODMAK.

MERLE OBERON in THE PRIVATE LIFE OF DON JUAN (1934), directed by ALEXANDER KORDA.

SHELLEY WINTERS, SILVANA MANGANO and MICHAEL RENNIE in MAMBO (1954), directed by ROBERT ROSSEN.

DOLORES DEL RIO and WARNER BAXTER in RAMONA (1928), directed by EDWIN CAREWE.

ERROL FLYNN and ELEANOR PARKER in NEVER SAY GOODBYE (1946), directed by JAMES V. KERN.

Viola (Vivien Leigh) evaes a thrust by Sir Andrew Aguechek (Michael Denison), left, while Fabin (Lee Montague) looks on during a rehearsal of "Twelfth Night" at Stratford. Sir Laurence Olivier and his wife, Vivien Leigh, are producing the pay for the 96th Shakespeare Memorial Festival. April 23, 1955.

EMIL JANNINGS and MARLENE DIETRICH in THE BLUE ANGEL (1930) -Original title: DER BLAUE ENGEL-, directed by JOSEF VON STERNBERG.

ALEC GUINNESS in KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS (1949), directed by ROBERT HAMER.

CHARLES LAUGHTON in THE CANTERVILLE GHOST (1944), directed by JULES DASSIN.

JOAN FONTAINE and BASIL RATHBONE in FRENCHMAN'S CREEK (1944), directed by MITCHELL LEISEN.

FRED MACMURRAY and JUNE HAVER in WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE (1945), directed by GREGORY RATOFF.

JOSE SUAREZ in DIEGO CORRIENTES (1959), directed by ANTONIO ISASI-ISASMENDI.

GENE KELLY in THE PIRATE (1948), directed by VINCENTE MINNELLI.

Anefo photo collection. "Elisabeth" at Amateur Theater Company. April 8, 1949

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

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

JEAN HAGEN and GENE KELLY in SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952), directed by GENE KELLY and STANLEY DONEN.

"A streetcar Named Desire" An Elia Kazan production Produced by Charles K. Feldman Starring Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando.The stars, Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando.The much-discussed film version of American playwright Tennessee Williams' trgic "A Streetcar Named Desire" will be screened in Auckland shortly.The film features Vivien Leigh, who played Blanche Dubois in the London stage production, and Marlon Brando (Stan) and Kim Hunter (Stan) and Kim Hunter (Stella), from the New York stage production. Brando will be remembered here for his part in the film "The Men." Karl Malden plays Mitch.The story tells of the degradation of two daughters of a once wealthy and aristocratic Southern family. January 29, 1955. (Photo by Warner Bros, Pictures Inc. Presents).

ANITA EKBERG in NEL SEGNO DI ROMA (1959), directed by GUIDO BRIGNONE.

ANTHONY QUINN in THE BLACK SWAN (1942), directed by HENRY KING.

Oliviers Head Stratford Company - Orsino (Keith Michael) and Viola (Vivien Leigh) dressed as a boy in a scene from the Stratford production of "Twelfth Night". Sir Laurence Olivier and his wife, Vivien Leigh, head the company which opens the 98th Shakespeare Season at the Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, tonight, Tuesday. This is their first appearance at Stratford, and the opening production is "Twelfth Night directed by Sir John Gielgud, who will be reversing the position of a few weeks ago when as Clarence in the film "Richard III" he was directed by Sir Laurence. April 12, 1955.

GENE KELLY and JUDY GARLAND in THE PIRATE (1948), directed by VINCENTE MINNELLI.

JEAN MARAIS in JULIETTA (1953), directed by MARC ALLEGRET.

MICHAEL GOUGH, ERNEST THESIGER, ALEC GUINNESS and HOWARD-MARION CRAWFORD in THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT (1951), directed by ALEXANDER MACKENDRICK.

Back stage last night at the conservatorium - M. J. Joseph, found of the Sydney Musical Society producer of "Princess Ida" in aid of the Lord Mayor's Fund, chats with Mrs. Bonnie Judd. February 04, 1940.

REVELATION (1955) -Original title: PRIGIONIERI DEL MALE-.

SWORD OF LANCELOT (1963) -Original title: LANCELOT AND GUINEVERE-, directed by CORNEL WILDE.

LAURENCE OLIVIER and TONY CURTIS in SPARTACUS (1960), directed by STANLEY KUBRICK.

Jacques (Alvin Childress) and Odette (Elana Karam). 1938 - 1938. Photographs. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. African Americans , Performing arts, African Americans , Theater, African American theater, African Americans in the performing arts, Plays, Theatrical productions, Harlem (New York, N.Y.), Haiti

SHARON TATE and FERDY MAYNE in THE FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS (1967), directed by ROMAN POLANSKI.

VAN HEFLIN, ROBERT COOTE and GENE KELLY in THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1948), directed by GEORGE SIDNEY.

Pinky', 1949. Jeanne Crain, a Negro girl passing as white, seeks the consolation of her grandmother, Ethel Waters.

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