Comedy and Musical Entertainment Scenes

Vintage comedic and musical moments featuring actors in costume, playful interactions, and theatrical performances from the early 20th century.

Jack Benny (2nd right), with Yacht Club Boys, on-set of the Film, "Artists and Models", Paramount Pictures, 1937

CARY GRANT, DONALD MEEK and JACK OAKIE in THE TOAST OF NEW YORK (1937), directed by ROWLAND V. LEE.

Jack Benny (2nd right), with Yacht Club Boys, on-set of the Film, "Artists and Models", Paramount Pictures, 1937

WILLIAM POWELL in LAWYER MAN (1933), directed by WILLIAM DIETERLE.

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

HARPO MARX and CHICO MARX in MONKEY BUSINESS (1931), directed by NORMAN Z. MCLEOD.

UNA CUBANA EN ESPAÑA (1951), directed by BAYON HERRERA.

CLAUDE DAUPHIN in GOLDEN HELMET (1952) -Original title: CASQUE D'OR-, directed by JACQUES BECKER.

"The New Racket"

OLIVER HARDY and STAN LAUREL in HOLLYWOOD PARTY (1934).

FRANCOIS PERIER in MAN ABOUT TOWN (1947) -Original title: LE SILENCE EST D'OR-, directed by RENE CLAIR.

A BIG GUY (1936) -Original title: PODEROSO CABALLERO..-.

VICTOR MCLAGLEN in THE INFORMER (1935), directed by JOHN FORD.

Anefo photo collection. "Give money" Kro television; Lex Goudsmit, Jan Retel and Henk Molenberg. October 3, 1963

CANTINFLAS in UPS AND DOWNS (1959) -Original title: SUBE Y BAJA-, directed by MIGUEL M. DELGADO.

John Qualen, Slim Summerville, on-set of the Film, "Fifty Roads to Town", 20th Century-Fox

HUMPHREY BOGART, JAMES CAGNEY and AL HILL in THE ROARING TWENTIES (1939), directed by RAOUL WALSH.

Photograph of the Marx Brothers in 'Night at the Opera'. Dated 1935

CHICO MARX and GROUCHO MARX in A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935), directed by SAM WOOD.

W. C. FIELDS in SIX OF A KIND (1934), directed by LEO MCCAREY.

GEORGE RAFT in THE MAN FROM CAIRO (1953) -Original title: DRAMMA NELLA KASBAH-, directed by RAY ENRIGHT.

KARL MALDEN and ANNE BAXTER in I CONFESS (1953), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

OLIVER HARDY and STAN LAUREL in A CHUMP AT OXFORD (1940), directed by ALF GOULDING.

CHARLIE CHAPLIN and HARRY MYERS in CITY LIGHTS (1931), directed by CHARLIE CHAPLIN.

CHARLES DURNING and JACK LEMMON in THE FRONT PAGE (1974), directed by BILLY WILDER.

PACO MARTINEZ SORIA in DON ERRE QUE ERRE (1970), directed by JOSE LUIS SAENZ DE HEREDIA.

Anefo photo collection. Television game noise to Harry, Johan Map and Willy Ruys. January 10, 1964

BUD ABBOTT and LOU COSTELLO in HIT THE ICE (1943), directed by CHARLES LAMONT.

PETER FINCH and JOHN FRASER in THE TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE (1960), directed by KEN HUGHES.

Losing his mind (205)

Idle threats (OV2019_71)

FRANK ALBERTSON, CHICO MARX and GROUCHO MARX in ROOM SERVICE (1938), directed by WILLIAM A. SEITER.

CLAUDETTE COLBERT, STUART ERWIN and EDMUND LOWE in MISLEADING LADY (1932), directed by STUART WALKER.

RAY MILLAND in CALIFORNIA (1946), directed by JOHN FARROW.

SAFE CRACKER (EV001575_H)

EDWARD EVERETT HORTON in BACHELOR DADDY (1941), directed by HAROLD YOUNG.

RABBIT OUT OF A HAT (EV001364_H)

Collette Lyons, Susanna Foster, on-set of the western film, "Frisco Sal", Universal Pictures, 1945

HARPO MARX, THE MARX BROTHERS, CHICO MARX and GROUCHO MARX in A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935), directed by SAM WOOD.

HUMPHREY BOGART and JAMES CAGNEY in BATTLE OF CITY HALL (1938) -Original title: ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES-, directed by MICHAEL CURTIZ.

VICTOR MCLAGLEN and WALLACE FORD in THE INFORMER (1935), directed by JOHN FORD.

Anefo photo collection. Television game "Night and grapy", Rob de Vries (Jean and Peter Oosthoek (Lecocq) in jail. May 3, 1960

LON CHANEY JR., BUD ABBOTT and LOU COSTELLO in HERE COME THE CO-EDS (1945).

BUD ABBOTT; LOU COSTELLO.

CHICO MARX and GROUCHO MARX in MONKEY BUSINESS (1931), directed by NORMAN Z. MCLEOD.

A scene from the 20th Century-Fox Production "Hotel For Women".Elsa Maxwell & Linda Darnell (film Beauty). September 25, 1939. (Photo by Stage).

SARO URZI and PIETRO GERMI in THE RAILROAD MAN (1956) -Original title: IL FERROVIERE-, directed by PIETRO GERMI.

Anefo photo collection. VARA television show 'St, Germain des Pres'. Van Dorus (Tom Manders), Tom Manders and Sven Smeets in the rolls of 'Garri and Baldi' .. November 9, 1961

HARPO MARX, THE MARX BROTHERS, CHICO MARX and GROUCHO MARX in THE COCOANUTS (1929), directed by ROBERT FLOREY.

FRANK SINATRA and GROUCHO MARX in DOUBLE DYNAMITE (1951), directed by IRVING CUMMINGS.

Louis Wolheim, George Cooper, on-set of the Film, "Gentleman's Fate", MGM, 1931

CONRAD VEIDT and VICTOR JORY in ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT (1942), directed by VINCENT SHERMAN.

HARPO MARX, THE MARX BROTHERS, CHICO MARX, GROUCHO MARX, ALLAN JONES and SIG RUMANN in A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935), directed by SAM WOOD.

Anefo photo collection. Premiere Snip and Snap Revue in Hilversum. Willy Walden and Piet Muyzelaar. July 13, 1967. Hilversum

Anefo photo collection. TV Wama Show kneeling for the spotlights, the WAMAs and René van Vooren. June 11, 1962

ANTONIO RIQUELME and FERNANDO FREYRE DE ANDRADE in LOS LADRONES SOMOS GENTE HONRADA (1942), directed by IGNACIO F. IQUINO.

CARY GRANT and BARRY FITZGERALD in NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART (1944), directed by CLIFFORD ODETS.

VICTOR MCLAGLEN in THE INFORMER (1935), directed by JOHN FORD.

DANGEROUS TO KNOW (1938), directed by ROBERT FLOREY.

LAURA VALENZUELA and TONY LEBLANC in LA DINAMITA ESTA SERVIDA (1968).

Anefo photo collection. Television game "Like or not" Wim van den Brink, Sylvain Poons. June 1, 1961

LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY (1936), directed by JOHN CROMWELL.

GENTLE REMINDER (EV002018_H)

CANTINFLAS in EL CIRCO (1943), directed by MIGUEL M. DELGADO.

Gene Kelly, J. Carrol Naish, on-set of the film, "Black Hand", MGM, 1950

JOSE LUIS LOPEZ VAZQUEZ in THE DAUGHTERS OF HELENA (1963) -Original title: LAS HIJAS DE ELENA-, directed by MARIANO OZORES.

Anefo photo collection. Recordings of the TV series "The Anger of Maigret". Maigret (Jan Teulings) is in conversation, standing at the bar of a nightclub. September 19, 1968

Lawrence Gray (left), on-set of the Silent Film, "The Callahans and the Murphys", MGM, 1927

ROSSANO BRAZZI in BRIDGE OF GLASS (1940) -Original title: IL PONTE DI VETRO-, directed by GOFFREDO ALESSANDRINI.

Fuzzy Knight, Arthur Loft, on-set of the Film, "Bars of Hate", Victory Pictures Corporation, 1935

DAVID NIVEN and MAGGIE SMITH in MURDER BY DEATH (1976), directed by ROBERT MOORE.

For The First Time In The Screen's History.... "Don't Come Back Any More"... Says the guard (Arthur Hohl) threatening Whitey, who has gone to the local reform school to see a boy he has heard about. Whitey, following the teaching of Father Flanagan, hopes to help the boy.Two stars repeat their Academy Award roles in "Men of Boys Town", Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's sequel to the memorable "Boys Town" and again starring Spencer Tracy as Father Edward J. Flanagan and Mickey Rooney as Whitey Marsh, Mayor of Boys Town. Tracy won the Academy Award in 1938 for his characterization of Father Flanagan and Rooney was given special award for his performances in "Boys Town" and "Love Finds Andy Hardy," "Men of Boys Town" is actually not a sequel, but a new and dramatic story of Father Flanagan's fight for homeless, unwanted boys, to which he has devoted his life. November 04, 1947. (Photo by Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures).

Original Film Title: ANN. English Title: ANN. Film Director: STUART PATON. Year: 1923. Stars: WALLACE BEERY; ESTELLE TAYLOR; FORREST STANLEY.

JOAN CRAWFORD in RAIN (1932), directed by LEWIS MILESTONE.

HUMPHREY BOGART and SYDNEY GREENSTREET in CONFLICT (1945), directed by CURTIS BERNHARDT.

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