Classic Cinema Tension

Dramatic black-and-white scenes featuring intense emotions, historical settings, and iconic characters in suspenseful moments.

Anefo photo collection. Annemarie Oster and Ton van Duinhoven. March 29, 1972

HENRY WILCOXON in THE CRUSADES (1935), directed by CECIL B DEMILLE.

ASTA NIELSEN in THE DANCE OF THE DEAD (1912) -Original title: DER TOTENTANZ-, directed by URBAN GAD.

Boris Karloff as Frankenstein, 1931. Artist: Unknown

INGRID BERGMAN in JOAN OF ARC (1948), directed by VICTOR FLEMING.

Lee Van Cleef, on-set of the Film, "El Condor", National General Pictures,1970

Anefo photo collection. Adèle Bloemendaal in TV show. December 23, 1969

JAMES CAGNEY and MARGARET WYCHERLY in WHITE HEAT (1949), directed by RAOUL WALSH.

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

LON CHANEY JR. and RAMSAY AMES in THE MUMMY'S GHOST (1944), directed by REGINALD LE BORG.

JOAN BENNETT in THE RECKLESS MOMENT (1949), directed by MAX OPHÜLS.

BARBARA STANWYCK in THE NIGHT WALKER (1965), directed by WILLIAM CASTLE.

Diana Wynyard, if you miss this impeccable and lovely production you will cheat yourself of one of the stage experiences of a lifetime. November 27, 1949. (Photo by Angus McBean)

SHELLEY WINTERS in WINCHESTER' 73 (1950), directed by ANTHONY MANN.

JENNY HANLEY in SCARS OF DRACULA (1970), directed by ROY WARD BAKER.

LINDA DARNELL in FOREVER AMBER (1947), directed by OTTO PREMINGER.

Charles Emmett Mack, on-set of the Silent Film, "The Devil's Circus", MGM, 1926

RUDOLPH VALENTINO in THE EAGLE (1925), directed by CLARENCE BROWN.

Anefo photo collection. Rehearsal in costume 'The man of La Mancha'. Guus Hermus and Lex Goudsmit "on horseback". December 19, 1968

BORIS KARLOFF in FRANKENSTEIN: FRANKENSTEIN (1931) -Original title: FRANKENSTEIN-, directed by JAMES WHALE.

ANNA MAY WONG in DAUGHTER OF THE DRAGON (1931), directed by LLOYD CORRIGAN.

BUSTER CRABBE and JEAN ROGERS in FLASH GORDON (1936), directed by FREDERICK STEPHANI and RAY TAYLOR.

GLORIA SWANSON in MUSIC IN THE AIR (1934), directed by JOE MAY.

LUIS PEÑA and SUSANA CANALES in AMAYA (1952).

THE BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN (1925) -Original title: BRONENOSETS POTYOMKIN-, directed by SERGEI M. EISENSTEIN.

JACK HALEY, JUDY GARLAND and RAY BOLGER in THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939), directed by VICTOR FLEMING.

OUR LADY OF FATIMA (1951) -Original title: LA SEÑORA DE FATIMA-, directed by RAFAEL GIL.

BASIL RATHBONE in TOWER OF LONDON (1939), directed by ROWLAND V. LEE.

DON GIOVANNI (1955), directed by PAUL CZINNER and ALFRED TRAVERS.

BRIGITTE HELM and R. KLEIN ROGGE in METROPOLIS (1927), directed by FRITZ LANG.

Jenny Agutter, Sylvia Sims, on-set of the British Film, "East Of Sudan", Columbia Pictures, 1964

Anefo photo collection. Avro brings TV game "The house of Bernarda Alba". Scene from left to right. Mia Goossen, Else Valk and Loudi Nijhoff. February 6, 1963

AUDREY HEPBURN in FUNNY FACE (1957), directed by STANLEY DONEN.

THE HAUNTING (1963), directed by ROBERT WISE.

FRANK MORGAN, BERT LAHR, JACK HALEY, JUDY GARLAND and RAY BOLGER in THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939), directed by VICTOR FLEMING.

Marx Brothers

FREDRIC MARCH and VERONICA LAKE in I MARRIED A WITCH (1942), directed by RENE CLAIR.

BELA LUGOSI and GRETA NISSEN in WOMEN OF ALL NATIONS (1931), directed by RAOUL WALSH.

JASON MILLER in THE EXORCIST (1973), directed by WILLIAM FRIEDKIN.

JULIE ADAMS in CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954), directed by JACK ARNOLD.

HARPO MARX in ANIMAL CRACKERS (1930), directed by VICTOR HEERMAN.

ANNA CALDER MARSHALL in WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1970), directed by ROBERT FUEST.

Peter Bull, Robert Morley, Mervyn Johns, Janette Scott, on-set of the film, "The Old Dark House", Columbia Pictures, 1963

LAURENCE OLIVIER in HAMLET (1948), directed by LAURENCE OLIVIER.

LAURENCE OLIVIER in HAMLET (1948), directed by LAURENCE OLIVIER.

OLIVER REED, RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH, STEPHANE AUDRAN, ELKE SOMMER and HERBERT LOM in TEN LITTLE INDIANS (1965), directed by GEORGE POLLOCK.

ALEC GUINNESS and JOHN HOWARD DAVIES in OLIVER TWIST (1948), directed by DAVID LEAN.

James Watt (1736-1819) Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer. Watt repairing a Newcomen steam engine. After the picture by Marcus Stone. Halftone.

1950S Costume Elderly Man Long Beard Angel Of Death Sickle Scythe Hourglass Father Time

INGRID BERGMAN in JOAN OF ARC (1948), directed by VICTOR FLEMING.

TATSUYA NAKADAI in HUMAN CONDITION III, THE: A SOLDIER'S PRAYER (1961) -Original title: NINGEN NO JOKEN III-, directed by MASAKI KOBAYASHI.

JOHNNY DEPP and MARTIN LANDAU in ED WOOD (1994), directed by TIM BURTON.

ORSON WELLES in TROUBLE IN THE GLEN (1954).

BUSTER KEATON in DOUGHBOYS (1930), directed by EDWARD SEDGWICK.

LABYRINTH (1986), directed by JIM HENSON.

THE CARDINAL (1963), directed by OTTO PREMINGER.

BURT LANCASTER and JEAN PETERS in APACHE (1954), directed by ROBERT ALDRICH.

Jack Nicholson, Olive Sturgess, Hazel Court, on-set of the film, "The Raven", American International Pictures, 1963

Anefo photo collection. Rudi Carrell television show; Jumping spater (Piet Bambergen). January 12, 1962

RICHARD BURTON in DOCTOR FAUSTUS (1967), directed by RICHARD BURTON.

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

King Kong is a 1933 American fantasy monster/adventure film. It stars Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot and Robert Armstrong, and opened in New York City on March 2, 1933 to rave reviews. The film tells of a gigantic, island-dwelling ape called Kong who dies in an attempt to possess a beautiful young woman. Kong is distinguished for its stop-motion animation by Willis O'Brien and its musical score by Max Steiner. King Kong is often cited as one of the most iconic movies in the history of cinema.

Dinner in Honor of El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan, 8:00PM. American Shakespeare Festival Theatre of Stratford, Connecticut, performs at state dinner in honor of El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan. Actor Franklin Cover performs a scene from Macbeth. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Creature from the Black Lagoon is a 1954 monster horror 3-D film in black-and-white, directed by Jack Arnold and starring Richard Carlson, Julia Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno and Whit Bissell. The Creature was played by Ben Chapman on land and by Ricou Browning underwater.

BERT LAHR, JACK HALEY, JUDY GARLAND and RAY BOLGER in THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939), directed by VICTOR FLEMING.

BELA LUGOSI in THE APE MAN (1943), directed by WILLIAM BEAUDINE.

TATSUYA NAKADAI and MIKIJIRO HIRA in THE FACE OF ANOTHER (1966) -Original title: TANIN NO KAO-, directed by HIROSHI TESHIGAHARA.

Actors Harry Monkhouse, Harry Parker and John le Hay acting the fool in a scene from Maid Marion, which was staged at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London in 1891. Date: 1891

Anefo photo collection. Elckering in Delft raised (Holland festival) Elisabeth Haytink and Han Bentz van den Berg. June 14, 1962. Delft, South Holland

I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF (1957), directed by GENE FOWLER JR.

ANDREA LEEDS and DAVID NIVEN in THE REAL GLORY (1939), directed by HENRY HATHAWAY.

05/03/1987. "Slave Liberty", the work of the young author María Manuela Reina that won the Calderón de la Barca award in 1984 and was performed with great success at the Centro Cultural de la Villa de Madrid theater. "Slave Liberty" is a recreation for lovers of good theater. This was appreciated by the audience, who burst into "bravos!" and applauded for a long time when the curtain fell.

BORIS KARLOFF in THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935), directed by JAMES WHALE.

SEAN CONNERY and CLAUDIA CARDINALE in THE RED TENT (1969) -Original title: KRASNAYA PALATKA-, directed by MIKHAIL KALATOZOV.

20 Million Miles to Earth is a 1957 American science fiction monster film that was written by Christopher Knopf and Bob Williams. Directed by Nathan Juran and produced by Charles Schneer the film showcased Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion animation skills.

12/31/1967. Maria Zamorano Ruiz, Talegona, in the role of Celestina, who she played in the late 60s throughout Spain Approximate date.

04/04/1989. "Airport" Collection, by Sybilla.

THIS ISLAND EARTH (1955), directed by JOSEPH M. NEWMAN.

SON OF GODZILLA (1967) -Original title: KAIJUTO NO KESSEN: GOJIRA NO MUSUKO-, directed by JUN FUKUDA.

NASCHY, PAUL MOLINA, JACINTO in DR JEKYLL AND THE WOLFMAN (1972) -Original title: DR. JEKYLL Y EL HOMBRE LOBO-.

CLAIRE HIGGINS and SEAN CHAPMAN in HELLRAISER (1987), directed by CLIVE BARKER.

Laurel & Hardy

Julian D'Albie, on-set of the British film, "Corridors Of Blood", aka "Doctor From Seven Dials", MGM, 1958

CLASH OF THE TITANS (1981).

LON CHANEY JR. in THE WOLF MAN (1941), directed by GEORGE WAGGNER.

ALEGRIAS RIOJANAS (2022), directed by VELASCO BROCA.

THE PHANTOM CREEPS (1939), directed by SAUL A. GOODKIND and FORD BEEBE.

RICHARD CHARLES in OLIVER TWIST (1982).

WOLFGANG PETERSEN in THE NEVER ENDING STORY (1984) -Original title: DIE UNENDLICHE GESCHICHTE-, directed by WOLFGANG PETERSEN. 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.

HAPPY NEW YEAR (EV001688_H)

BORIS KARLOFF in THE MASK OF FU MANCHU (1932), directed by CHARLES VIDOR and CHARLES J. BRABIN.

Liesl Karlstadt and Karl Valentin as musical clowns in their scene "The Bewitched music stand", Anonymous

GRAHAM FAULKNER in BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON (1972) -Original title: FRATELLO SOLE, SORELLA LUNA-, directed by FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI.

MARGARET HAMILTON in THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939), directed by VICTOR FLEMING.

ALEC GUINNESS in OLIVER TWIST (1948), directed by DAVID LEAN.

JOHN AGAR and CYNTHIA PATRICK in THE MOLE PEOPLE (1956), directed by VIRGIL W. VOGEL.

CLAUDIO BROOK in SIMON OF THE DESERT (1965) -Original title: SIMON DEL DESIERTO-, directed by LUIS BUÑUEL.

FLORINDA CHICO in LA OTRA RESIDENCIA (1970), directed by ALFONSO PASO.

Feodor Chaliapin as Miller in Mermaid by Alexander Dargomyzhsky ca. 6 October 1910

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