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Classic Film Portraits

Vintage black and white portraits of male actors captured in stylish poses, evoking a sense of nostalgia and classic Hollywood charm.

Lance Fairfax in ' The Beggar Student..' Opening Mayfair Saturday. May 2, 1932.

Sir Ronald Cross - High Commissioner for United Kingdom in Australia. July 17, 1941.

Portrait of Renzo Nissim, radio correspondent for the weekly RAI program La voce dell'America.

Anefo photo collection. Al Morgan (head), producer NBC Today Show, in the Netherlands. April 24, 1963

Anefo photo collection. Reproduktie Royal Film Amstelveen. April 5, 1954. Amstelveen, Noord-Holland

Herbert Lom as he appears in The Dark Power at Tatler Theatre 30 May. June 1, 1947.

Hans und Gretl wird 21. - Hans and Gretl will be 21..Eva Braun's Photo Albums, ca. 1913 - ca. 1944. These albums are attributed to Eva Braun (four are claimed by her friend Herta Schneider, nee Ostermeyer) and document her life from ca. 1913 to 1944. There are many photographs of Eva, her sisters and their children, Herta Schneider and her children, as well as photographs of Eva's vacations, family members and friends. Included also are photographs taken by and of Eva Braun at Hitler's chalet Berghof (or Kehlstein), photographs of Hitler and his entourage, visitors to Berghof and the scenery around Berchtesgaden, and some studio portraits of Eva and members of her family.

RIVERA , FERMIN MATADOR DE TOROS MEXICANO REPRODUCCION FOTO.

Salvador Dali, portrait from 1939. Salvador Dali is a Spanish artist and one of the main representatives of Surrealism. He was known for his eccentric behavior. His proximity to Spanish dictator Francisco Franco makes him a controversial figure despite his great artistic achievements. contemporary history, historical, Spain

Louis Jouvet, on-set of the French Film, "Bizarre, Bizarre", French: "Drole de drame", Pathé Consortium Cinéma, 1937

HUMPHREY BOGART.

Photograph of Sir Donald Sinden (1923-2014) an English actor in theatre, film, television and radio as well as an author.

12/31/1934. The writer Ramiro de Maeztu.

RUDOLPH VALENTINO.

JOE E. BROWN.

Roland Young, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Yes, My Darling Daughter", Warner Bros., 1939

REGINALD OWEN.

ALAN ARKIN in THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER (1968), directed by ROBERT ELLIS MILLER.

MONTORIO , DANIEL. COMPOSITOR ESPAÑOL. 1904-1982.

Player's Cigarettes card depicting Laurence Olivier. Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier (1907-1989) an English actor and director

His Majesty King George VI At His Desk In Buckingham Palace, London.A new portrait of His Majesty King George VI taken by a staff photographer of The Times. April 26, 1937.

Richard Farrell - Pianist. November 22, 1950.

HUMPHREY BOGART in DARK PASSAGE (1947), directed by DELMER DAVES.

Douglas Boyd. June 21, 1945.

Stanisaw Gsienica-Sieczka from the movie 'Zamare echo' 1934.

Dirk Bogarde in the The Blue Lamp, a 1950 British police procedural film. Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 - 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist and screenwriter.

Gary Cooper (1901-1961), actor de cine estadounidense.

Adolphe Menjou, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Sweet Rosie O'Grady", 20th Century Fox, 1943

CHARLIE CHAPLIN.

John Dillinger, Public Enemy No.1. Photo was taken while Dillinger was under arrest in Tucson, Arizona, on Jan. 2, 1934.

RUDOLPH VALENTINO. 1926.

Brideless Groom Amuses self with Phonograph -- Riad Ghali, Egyptian commoner who married Egyptian Princess Fathia in a civil ceremony here April 25, passes the time playing his portable phonograph. Princess Fathia and Ghali have been living in separate hotel ***** until a second marriage is performed under Moslem faith. The day for the Moslem ceremony has not been announced. May 18, 1950. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Sir Keith Smith. December 8, 1955.

BUSTER KEATON.

GEORGE GERSHWIN American composer. Date: 1898 - 1937

One of the screen's most sought-after character Actors, Eduardo Ciannelli best known for his powerful inter preparations ''heavy" film roles. Formerly from the New York stage, Ciannelli made his film debut in RKO Radio's "Winterset" and has scored in many subsequent films at that studio, his latest Assignment being a featured role in "Law of the Underworld," in which Chester Morris and Anne Shirley top the cast. Far from being a "heavy" off the screen, this dark-haired Actor is one of the most popular members of the film colony, is happily married an is a proud father. October 14, 1947.

HUMPHREY BOGART in CASABLANCA (1942), directed by MICHAEL CURTIZ.

ANTONIN ARTAUD in GRAZIELLA (1926), directed by MARCEL VANDAL.

Portrait of MarcelDuchamp. Artist: Man Ray, American, 1890-1976 Subject: Marcel Duchamp, American, born France, 1887-1968

ROBERT TAYLOR.

MEYER LANSKY CRIME BOSS (1936)

Joseph Maurice Ravel, 1875 - 1937, French composer, pianist and conductor, leading musician in Impressionism, digitally edited after Roland-Manuel

Photograph of Lewis Waller (1860-1915) an English actor and theatre manager, in his role of 'Brutus' in Julius Caesar. Dated 19th Century

SALVADOR DALI in ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S SPELLBOUND (1945) -Original title: SPELLBOUND-, directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK. Salvador Dalí. Off set from "Spellbound" (1945).

BUSTER KEATON. 1930.

Mr. R.H.S. Crossman, O.B.E., M.A., M.P. -- Labour member of parliament for Coventry east; assistant editor, "New Statesman and Nation" since 1938. November 27, 1951. (Photo by Bassano, Camera Press).

HUMPHREY BOGART in THE MALTESE FALCON (1941), directed by JOHN HUSTON.

Gregorio MaraÒÛn y Posadillo (1887 ñ 1960) Spanish physician, scientist, historian, writer and philosopher. during the Spanish Civil War

Frank Capra, Italian-American Film Director, on board the SS Rex from Italy to New York, New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, June 24, 1937

Alan Bates, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Nijinsky", Paramount Pictures, 1980

Felix Bressart (March 2, 1892 - March 17, 1949) was a German-American actor of stage and screen.

EDUARDO FAJARDO.

ERNST LUBITSCH.

Viktor Vladimirovich Vinogradov (1895-1969) by Anonymous /Institut of Russian Literature IRLI (Pushkin-House)/Photograph/Russia/Portrait

Charlie Chaplin, British actor, comedian and film producer. He is one of the most influential filmmakers of all. A portrait at a young age, 1921

Peter Lawford, Publicity Portrait, MGM, 1940's

04/28/1917. From Yesterday's poster. The bullfighter Diego Mazquiarán (Fortuna). Photo: Vandel.

Man; inscribed 'Ernest Dawson' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

J.M. Flagg

CARLOS SAN MARTIN.

William Rudolph, the so-called 'Missouri Kid,' who, along with sidekick George Collins, robbed a bank at Union, Missouri, in late December of 1902 and a month later killed a Pinkerton detective who was on the trail of the robbers.

China, 1954 - Chou En Lai, Communist Premier and Foreign Minister of People's Republic of China

RUDOLPH VALENTINO in BLOOD AND SAND (1922), directed by FRED NIBLO.

Jean Cocteau (July 5, 1889 - October 11, 1963), renowned artist and writer. Paris, France, 1939.

David Stewart Dawson member Sydney ***** family. November 28, 1954.

SPENCER TRACY.

Derrick De Marney. February 02, 1937.

Krishnamurti - Australian Visit 1939 who is holding an 8 days camp at Newport. Giving elections. April 29, 1939.

Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa (1894-1984), Anonymous

12/31/1964. The writer Mario Vargas Llosa.

Maurice Strickland - (Heavy Weight boxer U.S.A) leaving Waterloo Station on his way back to U.S.A. November 20, 1938. (Photo by London News Agency Photos Ltd.).

Humphrey Bogart. Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 - January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American film and stage actor. His performances in Classical Hollywood cinema films made him an American cultural icon.

BORIS KARLOFF. 1932.

U Thant ( January 22, 1909 - November 25, 1974) was a Burmese diplomat and the third Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971. A native of Pantanaw, Thant was educated at the National High School and at Rangoon University. In the days of tense political climate in Burma, he held moderate views positioning himself between fervent nationalists and British loyalists. He was a close friend of Burma's first Prime Minister U Nu and served various positions in Nu's cabinet from 1948 to 1961. He was appointed as Secretary-General in 1961 when his predecessor, Dag Hammarskjöld died in an air crash. In his first term, Thant facilitated negotiations between U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev during the Cuban missile crisis, thereby narrowly averting the possibility of a global catastrophe. In December 1962, Thant ordered the Operation Grand Slam which ended secessionist insurgency in Congo. He was reappointed as Secretary-General on 2nd December 1

Gary Cooper, (1901-1961), American film actor of British heritage, 20th century. Artist: Unknown

11/08/1933. Federico García Sanchiz.

PRESTON STURGES.

David Stewart Dawson.A District Court judge today ordered David Stewart Dawson to pay a furniture firm £680/18/2 for alterations at his Darling Point home. July 04, 1949.

Charlie Chaplin.

RUDOLPH VALENTINO in BLOOD AND SAND (1922), directed by FRED NIBLO.

LUIGI LONGO. Location: EXPOSICION DE LA GUERRA CIVIL ESPAÑOLA. MADRID.

EDWARD EVERETT HORTON.

Son of The Late D'Annunzio In America -- Hugo D'A Nunnzio operating a movie camera during a visit to Palm Beach.Italy is now mourning the death of Gabbiele D'Annunzio, The Italian Solidier and poet, But his name lives in the person of his son, Hugo D'Annunzio, who is now in America. Hugo has been in the United States since 1918, when he went there with the Italian A Eronautical Mission to help train American Pilots. He Became an American citizen in 1924, and is now connected with The Bellanga Aircraft corporation in New York. March 08, 1938. (Photo by Keystone).

Rudolph Schoenheimer (1898-1941), Anonymous

Anefo photo collection. Kreuger (head), manuscript I Jan Kremer. January 30, 1966

Lord Dufferin's ***** -- Lord Dufferin, Under-Secretary of ***** for the Colonies, who is leaving in ***** New Year on an official tour of ***** the Colonies, especially some parts ***** Africa. He will travel mostly by ***** steamer. December 14, 1937. (Photo by Central Press Photos Ltd.)

Federico Garcia Lorca.

FRED ASTAIRE in A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS (1937), directed by GEORGE STEVENS.

Luigi longo

Giacomo Puccini, 1858 1924, Italian composer, digitally edited according to a photograph by Wilhelm Willinger, notes from the opera Madame Butterfly Giacomo Puccini, 1858 1924, Italian composer, digitally edited according to a photograph by Wilhelm Willinger, notes from the opera Madame Butterfly Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21660530

LEOPOLDO FREGOLI (1867-1936) ACTOR, TRANSFORMISTA Y CANTANTE ITALIANO.

Hassen Says -- Tried to stop big bout.Jack Hassen photographed on arrival at Essendon today. June 01, 1950.

Jack Holt (1888-1951), actor de cine mudo y sonoro estadounidense, especialmente en westerns.

PAUL JOSEPH GOEBBELS German statesman. Date: 1897 - 1945

This photograph of Salvador Dali (1904-1989)was taken at his home at Port Lligat, at the foot of the Spanish Pyrenees, where the surrealist artist spent three months of the year and the rest of the year in New York. He had recently completed 'Madonna of Port Lligat', which caused a sensation in New York. Date: 31/01/1951

Wolfgang Schneiderhan : Viennese Violinist - who will tour Australia for the ABC next year. March 08, 1953. (Photo by Norman Lerner, The Sunday Herald).

Joan Estelrich i Artigues (1896-1958), escritor y diplomático español.

Portrait of Franz Kafka, 1883 1924, German-speaking Bohemian novelist, digitally edited according to a photograph taken 1923 Portrait of Franz Kafka, 1883 1924, German-speaking Bohemian novelist, digitally edited according to a photograph taken 1923 Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 20636528

Gerard Reve with the Half-Samanian cat Justine (named after the Sade), Anefo, 1968 photograph Netherlands paper gelatin silver print portrait of a writer

Art Devlin, New York Giants, baseball card portrait

Denis Compton - Cricketer - G.B. - Portraits & With Wives. October 19, 1949. (Photo by Pictorial Department).

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