Classic Film Scenes

Black and white stills from vintage films depicting dramatic interactions between characters, evoking emotions and storytelling from the early 20th century.

1931 - In this American pre-code comedy drama film, a man sits cross-legged on a desk and shares a news story over the telephone about a rare birth. A mayor refuses to comment on a story for a reporter.

GEORGE ARLISS in A SUCCESSFUL CALAMITY (1932).

KIRK DOUGLAS, BURT LANCASTER and LIZABETH SCOTT in I WALK ALONE (1948), directed by BYRON HASKIN.

QUE FAMILIA! (1944), directed by ALEJANDRO ULLOA.

FREDRIC MARCH in DEATH OF A SALESMAN (1951).

XAVIER CUGAT, RED SKELTON and BETTY GARRETT in NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER (1949), directed by EDWARD BUZZELL.

UN ENREDO DE FAMILIA (1943), directed by IGNACIO F. IQUINO.

RENATO BALDINI and MOIRA ORFEI in ARMAS CONTRA LA LEY (1961), directed by RICARDO BLASCO.

CELIA JOHNSON and CYRIL RAYMOND in BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945), directed by DAVID LEAN.

KIRK DOUGLAS and NANCY COLEMAN in MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA (1947), directed by DUDLEY NICHOLS.

JAMES STEWART, WILLIAM POWELL, MYRNA LOY and SAM LEVENE in AFTER THE THIN MAN (1936), directed by W. S. VAN DYKE.

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