Classic Publicity Portraits

Publicity portraits of actors from the early 20th century featuring formal attire, capturing the glitz and glamour of classic cinema, depicted in monochrome tones.

Fredric March, Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Tonight is Ours", Paramount Pictures, 1933

Kent Taylor, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "A Lady's Profession", Paramount Pictures, 1933

Fredric March, Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait for the Film, "All of Me", Paramount Pictures, 1934

Frank Lawton, Publicity Portrait, MGM, 1930's

Keenan Wynn, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Neptune's Daughter", MGM, 1949

BUCK JONES.

South African-born British Actor Ian Hunter, head and shoulders Publicity Portrait, Warner Bros., 1935

Actor Kent Taylor, Publicity Portrait, Paramount Pictures, 1933

Lester Vail, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Dance, Fools, Dance", MGM, 1931

Fredric March, Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Tonight is Ours", Paramount Pictures, 1933

George Brent, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Honeymoon for Three", Warner Bros., 1941

Alan Curtis (1909-1953), actor de cine estadounidense.

Herbert Marshall, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Always Goodbye", 20th Century Fox, 1938

James Dunn, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Sob Sister", Fox Film Corp., 1931

James Dunn, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "George White's 1935 Scandals", Fox Film Corp., 1935

Vintage photograph. Man in suit with eyebrows raised smiling

Portrait of John Barrymore

Reginald Denny, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "One More River", Universal Pictures, 1934

Gig Young. January 27, 1949. (Photo by Bert Six, Warner Bros. Pictures).

BASIL RATHBONE.

HERBERT MARSHALL. 1935.

BING CROSBY.

Actor Kent Taylor, Publicity Portrait, Paramount Pictures, 1930's

Paul Lukas, Publicity Portrait, Paramount Pictures, 1930

ROBERT ALDA.

GREGORY PECK.

ANTONIO CASAL.

Paul Lukas, Publicity Portrait, Paramount Pictures, 1930

PAUL NEWMAN. 1956.

PIERRE FRESNAY.

CESARE DANOVA.

MAURICE CHEVALIER.

Cary Grant, British-born American actor, c1931-1936. Artist: Paramount Pictures

John Dickson Carr - Detective Writer of Distinction.American-born writer of detective stories. He has written nearly 50 Novels, some short stories and a vast number of radio plays. His books include "Till death do us Part", "The life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle" and "The Third Bullet". For radio, he has written plays for the series "Appointment with fear". Married to an English woman in 1931, he has lived in England ever since. The Carrs have three daughters. September 07, 1955. (Photo by Tom Blau, Camera Press)

MAURICE CHEVALIER.

Tino Rossi (1907-1983) French singer and film actor. Dated 20th Century

Hollywood, California: c. 1929 A portrait of actor Rex Lease.

JOHN CARRADINE.

ERROL FLYNN.

Georges Rollin (1912-1964) French actor. Dated 20th Century

ROBERT DONAT in GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS (1939), directed by SAM WOOD.

MELVYN DOUGLAS.

ROCK HUDSON.

Keenan Wynn, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "The Thrill of Brazil", Columbia Pictures, 1946

JACK LEMMON.

ALBERTO SORDI.

WILLIAM WYLER.

Actor Kent Taylor, Publicity Portrait, Paramount Pictures, 1930's

Vintage photograph. Man in suit and tie smiling at camera

ROBERT MITCHUM. 1946.

Patrick Holt (1912-1993), actor de cine y televisión británico.

SID CAESAR in THE SPIRIT IS WILLING (1967), directed by WILLIAM CASTLE.

CLARK GABLE.

"Wake Up And Live" with Walter Winchell, Ben Bernie, Alice Faye, Patsy Kelly, Ned Sparks, Jack haley, Grace Bradley, Walter Catlett, Leah Ray, Joan Davis, Douglas Fowley, Miles Mander. Highest paid journalist-radio gossip in America, Walter Winchell is now a movie star. Australian film fans will be introduced to him next Friday at Hoyts Regent Theatre IN" Wake Up and Live". September 19, 1937. (Photo by A Twentieth Century Fox).

ERROL FLYNN Irish-American film actor, best known for his swashbuckling roles Date: 1909 - 1959

DANNY THOMAS in I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS (1951), directed by MICHAEL CURTIZ.

Sir John Barbirolli.

Actor Robert Montgomery, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "The First Hundred Years", MGM, 1938

Portrait of Richard Byrd

PETER LORRE.

Wins Another Death Stay--Caryl Chessman, death cell author, won his sixth reprieve from the San Quentin, Calif., prison gas chamber. Chessman, convicted in 1948 in Los Angeles on rape and kidnapping charges, had been scheduled to die July 15. A book he wrote on his death cell stay became the subject of a movie. July 07, 1955. (Photo by AP Wirephoto)

American Actor Raymond Walburn, Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait, 1941

Vintage photograph. Man in suit and tie wearing hat and smiling at camera.

Clive Brook, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "The Lawyer's Secret", Paramount Pictures, 1931

STEWART GRANGER. 1952.

Squadron Leader C.W. Brackenridge, C.O. Sydney University Squadron, to be navigator to Queens Flight during Royal Tour. August 20, 1953. (Photo by Peter Layden).

ROSSANO BRAZZI in THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN (1954), directed by JEAN NEGULESCO.

Keenan Wynn, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "B.F.'s Daughter", MGM, 1948

Edward Everett Horton, head and shoulders Publicity Portrait for the Film, "The Way To Love", Paramount Pictures, 1933

GREGORY PECK.

Raul Cancio (1911-1961), actor español.

CLIFTON WEBB.

EDWARD ARNOLD in MEET NERO WOLFE (1936).

George Bancroft (1882-1956), American actor, 20th century. Artist: Unknown

Mickey Spillane (1918-2006), American author of crime novels.

HENRY HATHAWAY.

Tom Drake, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "The Beginning or the End", Loew's Inc., 1947

Hal Lashwood. November 22, 1948. (Photo by Athol Shmith Studio).

PAUL LUKAS.

Vintage Photograph. Smiling man in tuxedo holding cigarette in right hand

Reginald Denny, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Eyes in the Night", MGM, 1942

FRED ASTAIRE.

GEORGE SANDERS in ALL ABOUT EVE (1950), directed by JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ.

VINCENT PRICE.

CARY GRANT. 1937.

CECIL PARKER.

ARTHUR KENNEDY.

WARNER BAXTER.

ERROL FLYNN. 1946.

American singer and television personality Pery Como. PERRY COMO.

CARY GRANT.

JOHN BARRYMORE.

PAUL NEWMAN.

ROBERT WALKER in STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

Austrian-born American Film Actor Francis Lederer, Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait, 1941

ROBERT DONAT.

Fred Astaire (1899 - 1987), American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and television presenter.

Vintage photograph. Portrait of man wearing nice tuxedo

Paul Henreid (1908-1992), Austrian-born American actor and director, c1940s. Artist: Unknown

Stage and radio star, Edwin Styles, who will appear in the security loan broadcast. "Hello Aussie" over all radio stations between 8 and 9 p.m next Friday 22nd March. The presentation, which is under the direction of Lt-Col. Jim Davidson, will feature stage and radio stars who have toured forward areas entertaining servicemen. March 21, 1946.

Man; inscribed 'Mr Cleal' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

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