Silent Film Drama

Black and white silent film scenes capturing emotional moments of women in dramatic and suspenseful narratives from early cinema.

US - 1931 - in this comedy, a husband reacts with fury when his wife's ex walks in, and an argument breaks out. More people get involved, and when a heater falls in the chaos, the ex tries to fix it.

ALLA NAZIMOVA in CAMILLE (1921).

DAS GIRL VON DER REVUE (1928), directed by RICHARD EICHBERG.

MARION DAVIES in THE RED MILL (1927), directed by ROSCOE "FATTY" ARBUCKLE.

MARLENE DIETRICH in THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN (1935), directed by JOSEF VON STERNBERG.

THE INNOCENT SUSANNE (1926) -Original title: DIE KEUSCHE SUSANNE-, directed by RICHARD EICHBERG.

ALLA NAZIMOVA in SALOME (1923), directed by CHARLES BRYANT.

MARLENE DIETRICH in SONG OF SONGS (1933), directed by ROUBEN MAMOULIAN.

Scene from 'The Rich Are Always With Us', 1932. Artist: Unknown

CLARA BOW in KICK IN (1931), directed by RICHARD WALLACE.

Wedding day omen (EV008008_H)

Anefo photo collection. Television game "I dreamed ... Maybe". November 22, 1961

IT'S OVER (EV001105_H)

ELSA LANCHESTER in REMBRANDT 1936 (1936), directed by ALEXANDER KORDA.

ANNA STEN in NANA (1934), directed by DOROTHY ARZNER.

MARLENE DIETRICH and HANS ALBERS in THE BLUE ANGEL (1930) -Original title: DER BLAUE ENGEL-, directed by JOSEF VON STERNBERG.

BLANCA NEGRI in NUESTRA NATACHA (1936), directed by BENITO PEROJO.

OLINDA BOZAN in LOS APUROS DE CLAUDINA (1940), directed by MIGUEL CORONATTO-PAZ.

Woman applies mascara

MADONNA in BODY OF EVIDENCE (1993), directed by ULI EDEL. 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.

BRIGITTE HELM in METROPOLIS (1927), directed by FRITZ LANG.

HENRY KOLKER and CLARA BOW in ROUGH HOUSE ROSIE (1927), directed by FRANK R. STRAYER.

PEPITA VELAZQUEZ and PILAR NAVARRO in LOS HIJOS MANDAN (1930), directed by ANTONIO FERRI.

MARIA ALBA in MR. ROBINSON CRUSOE (1932), directed by A. EDWARD SUTHERLAND.

Anefo photo collection. Fred Haché Show. Barend napkin and Fred Haché watching a singing transvestite. The scene takes place in a nightclub. February 29, 1972

Marion Oakley in ""The Mountain Man"" Maxime Eliott's Theatre

POLA ILLERY in UNDER THE ROOFS OF PARIS (1930) -Original title: SOUS LES TOITS DE PARIS-, directed by RENE CLAIR.

CLARA BOW in THE SATURDAY NIGHT KID (1929), directed by A. EDWARD SUTHERLAND.

GLORIA SWANSON in DON'T CHANGE YOUR HUSBAND (1919), directed by CECIL B DEMILLE.

Dira Paes, Charley Boorman, on-set of the Film, "The Emerald Forest", Embassy Pictures, 1985

Maria Casares in " Macbeth " of Shakespeare. Festival of Avignon, July 1954.

Vera Karalli in the silent film "After Death", Anonymous

IMPERIO ARGENTINA. 1927.

IMPERIO ARGENTINA in SONG OF AIXA (1939) -Original title: LA CANCION DE AIXA-, directed by FLORIAN REY.

Distracted pianist

Gypsy dance (EV008099_H)

MARGARET O'BRIEN in THE SECRET GARDEN (1949), directed by FRED M. WILCOX.

Robert Cowell - Sex Change. April 22, 1954. (Photo by Maurine Ambler)

MI VIDA EN TUS MANOS (1943), directed by ANTONIO DE OBREGON.

GASTON GLASS in HUMORESQUE (1920), directed by FRANK BORZAGE.

LILLIAN GISH and DOROTHY GISH in ORPHANS OF THE STORM (1921), directed by D. W. GRIFFITH.

THE SINGLE STANDARD (1929), directed by JOHN S. ROBERTSON.

In 1906, she became the mistress and partner of apache dancer, Georges Wague (background) and appeared like this on the Paris stage. May 08, 1952.

Dorothy and Lillian Gish, Orphans of the Storm, 1921 directed by D.W. Griffith (United Artists)

JOSEPHINE HULL and JEAN ADAIR in ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (1944), directed by FRANK CAPRA.

Dream woman in a bubble, historic photograph, around 1918

Portrait of woman playing organ (EV003250_H)

MARIANO ASQUERINO and IRENE LOPEZ HEREDIA in TWELVE MEN AND A WOMAN (1934) -Original title: DOCE HOMBRES Y UNA MUJER-, directed by FERNANDO DELGADO.

RITA TUSHINGHAM in A TASTE OF HONEY (1961), directed by TONY RICHARDSON. 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.

Anefo photo collection. AVRO TV Antique with, among others, E.L. Andersen Ton Lutz and Andre van den Heuvel. March 28, 1962

XIRGU , MARGARITA. ACTRIZ DE TEATRO ESPAÑOLA. MOLINS DEL REY. 1888 - 1969. CARTEL DE TEATRO.

DUET (EV001156_H)

DUET

Wrigley's Double Mint chewing gum advertised as a beauty aid Date: 1931

CLARA BOW and DIXIE LEE in NO LIMIT (1931), directed by FRANK TUTTLE.

Michele Mercier, on-set of the Italian film, "Black Sabbath", original Italian title: "I tre volti della paura", Warner Bros., The Rank Organisation Div. Belgium and Luxemburg, Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors, American International Pictures, 1963

French postcard of beautiful young woman with Neapolitan style mandolin, c. 1912

Original Film Title: CRIMEN PARA RECIEN CASADOS. English Title: CRIMEN PARA RECIEN CASADOS. Film Director: PEDRO LUIS RAMIREZ. Year: 1960.

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