← Entertainment / Film

Vintage Film Noir and Tension

Images showcasing tense interactions between couples in vintage films, highlighting the dramatic elements of romance and danger with a stylistic focus on black-and-white aesthetics.

Grace Moore, Reginald Denny, on-set of the film, "A Lady's Morals", MGM 1930
Grace Moore, Reginald Denny, on-set of the film, "A Lady's Morals", MGM 1930
390 assets in this story
RICHARD ARLEN and LOUISE BROOKS in BEGGARS OF LIFE (1928), directed by WILLIAM A. WELLMAN.JOHN BARRYMORE in ETERNAL LOVE (1929), directed by ERNST LUBITSCH.WILLIAM POWELL and CAROLE LOMBARD in MY MAN GODFREY (1936), directed by GREGORY LA CAVA.VAN HEFLIN and LANA TURNER in GREEN DOLPHIN STREET (1947), directed by VICTOR SAVILLE.CLAIRE BLOOM in THE BLIND GODDESS (1948).SUSAN HAYWARD and DANA ANDREWS in MY FOOLISH HEART (1949), directed by MARK ROBSON.MERCEDES VECINO in LA CULPA DEL OTRO (1942), directed by IGNACIO F. IQUINO.RUDOLPH VALENTINO and VILMA BANKY in THE SON OF THE SHEIK (1926), directed by GEORGE FITZMAURICE.REGIS TOOMEY and CLARA BOW in KICK IN (1931), directed by RICHARD WALLACE.ROBERT TAYLOR and MARGARET SULLIVAN in THREE COMRADES (1938), directed by FRANK BORZAGE.FAY WRAY and GARY COOPER in THE LEGION OF THE CONDEMNED (1928), directed by WILLIAM A. WELLMAN.This is the picture of Eva Bartok, with Curd ***** that the Marquis of Milford Haven tore up. ***** from "The Last Waltz," the first film that Eva ***** together. It was while ***** this film ***** became good friends. And it was at the ***** the film in Karlsruhe that the Marquis was ***** picture, and tore it up on the spot.***** said; "I bear him no ill will for that, ***** nice young man." And Eva, who thinks ***** nicest person in the world," said the ***** "sweet."The marques in a fit of jealousy tore up this picture of Eva and Kurt Jurgens in a scene in their first film together. September 29, 1953.VICTOR MCLAGLEN and MARGOT GRAHAME in THE INFORMER (1935), directed by JOHN FORD.JAMES CAGNEY, DICKIE MOORE and MARIAN NIXON in WINNER TAKE ALL (1932).Film still from 'Forbidden Fruit' starring Fernandel, Francoise Arnoul, Fernand Sardou, and Jacques Castelot.Shirley first played Broadway in 1925 with Humphrey Bogart in Hell's Bells. September 23, 1953.ANTHONY QUINN in CHINA SKY (1945), directed by RAY ENRIGHT.Jan Clayton, Tom Drake, on-set of the Film, "This Man's Navy", MGM, 1945JOHN BARRYMORE and CAMILLA HORN in TEMPEST (1928), directed by SAM TAYLOR.Gustav Diessl and Louise Brooks, Pandora's Box, 1929 directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst (Nero-Film AG, Moviegraphs)IVAN DESNY and ANN TODD in MADELEINE (1950), directed by DAVID LEAN.IRENE DUNNE and CARY GRANT in PENNY SERENADE (1941), directed by GEORGE STEVENS.Dolores del Rio and Leroy Mason in ""Revenge""MARLENE DIETRICH and CLIVE BROOK in SHANGHAI EXPRESS (1932), directed by JOSEF VON STERNBERG.JAMES MASON and MARGARET LOCKWOOD in THE WICKED LADY (1945), directed by LESLIE ARLISS.Film still from 'Blockade' a 1938 American film directed by William Dieterle, starring Madeleine Carroll and Henry Fonda. The story is set during the Spanish Civil War, as farmer takes up arms to fight for the Republican side.JOHN BARRYMORE and JOAN BENNETT in MOBY DICK (1930), directed by LLOYD BACON.WESLEY RUGGLES and ELLEN DREW in SING YOU SINNERS (1938), directed by WESLEY RUGGLES.Craig Hill, Cathy O'Donnell, on-set of the Film, "Detective Story", Paramount Pictures, 1951TYRONE POWER and LINDA DARNELL in THE MARK OF ZORRO (1940), directed by ROUBEN MAMOULIAN.W.C. Fields Freddie Bartholomew "David Copperfield" 1935BRUCE CABOT and FAY WRAY in KING KONG (1933), directed by MERIAN C. COOPER and ERNEST B. SCHOEDSACK.Nerve-wracking day at the races (524)Jerry/Diminutive Dancers Are Popular Entertainers.Here are Olive and George Brasno, popular midget entertainers. George, who is 28 year of age, weighs 50 Pounds; Olive, who is 22, weighs 48 pounds. Both are about forty inches high. They were barn in New Jersey and still reside there between engagements, on their own tarn but outside new Brunswick. They have appeared in leading theatres, cafes, and hotels in the United States, Canada, England, France, Germany and Australia. Photo taken in New York shows then performing one of their popular dance numbers. June 15, 1940. (Photo by Jerry Cooke, Pix Publishing, Inc.).JOSEPH CALLEIA and RITA HAYWORTH in GILDA (1946), directed by CHARLES VIDOR.GEORGE RAFT and ANN SHERIDAN in THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT (1940), directed by RAOUL WALSH.GARY COOPER and BETTY JEWEL in ARIZONA BOUND (1927), directed by JOHN WATERS (SILENTS).BOB HOPE, BING CROSBY and DOROTHY LAMOUR in ROAD TO RIO (1947), directed by NORMAN Z. MCLEOD.Louise Brooks, Pandora's Box, 1929 directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst (Nero-Film AG, Moviegraphs)Walter Huston as General Platoff kissing Kay Francis as Marya, from ""The General"", 1927THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (1937) -Original title: DER HUND VON BASKERVILLE-.'Bonne Annee' (Happy New Year), c1930s(). Artist: UnknownYoung woman sitting on top a the piano and talking with the pianist (EV007041_H)PRISCILLA LANE and ROBERT CUMMINGS in SABOTEUR (1942), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.TYRONE POWER and SONJA HENIE in THIN ICE (1937), directed by SIDNEY LANFIELD.Original Film Title: THE LONG VOYAGE HOME. English Title: THE LONG VOYAGE HOME. Film Director: JOHN FORD. Year: 1940. Stars: JOHN WAYNE; CARMEN MORALES.FREDRIC MARCH and VERONICA LAKE in I MARRIED A WITCH (1942), directed by RENE CLAIR.LAURENCE OLIVIER and MERLE OBERON in WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939), directed by WILLIAM WYLER.Ralph Morgan, Patricia Morison, on-set of the Film, "Hitler's Madman", MGM, Loew's Inc., 1943MARIA FELIX in TRAGIC SPELL (1951) -Original title: INCANTESIMO TRAGICO-, directed by MARIO SEQUI.George Sanders, Joan Bennett, on-set of the film, "Son Of Monte Cristo", United Artists, 1940GENE TIERNEY and VICTOR MATURE in THE SHANGHAI GESTURE (1941), directed by JOSEF VON STERNBERG.BUSTER KEATON and SALLY O'NEIL in BATTLING BUTLER (1926), directed by BUSTER KEATON.FAY WRAY and GARY COOPER in THE LEGION OF THE CONDEMNED (1928), directed by WILLIAM A. WELLMAN.FREDRIC MARCH and MIRIAM HOPKINS in DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1931), directed by ROUBEN MAMOULIAN.JEANETTE MACDONALD and NELSON EDDY in BITTER SWEET (1940), directed by W. S. VAN DYKE.Little Caesar is a 1931 Pre-Code crime film that tells the story of a hoodlum who ascends the ranks of organized crime until he reaches its upper echelons. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Edward G. Robinson and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., the story was adapted from the novel of the same name by William R. Burnett. Little Caesar was Robinson's breakthrough role and immediately made him a major film star.GRETA GARBO and GEORGE BRENT in THE PAINTED VEIL (1934), directed by RICHARD BOLESLAVSKI.Ingmar Bergman. 1918-2007. Swedish film director. Pictured here 1948 in a pause when filming the movie Port of call. To the left Bengt Eklund, to the right Nine-Christine Jönsson. Photographer: Kristoffersson/AK45-12Historic photograph, kiss, around 1930Kaffee zu den gefallenen Engelin, DanceANGELA LANSBURY and BING CROSBY in THE RED DANUBE (1949), directed by GEORGE SIDNEY.GEORGE RAFT, CONSTANCE CUMMINGS, MAE WEST, WYNNE GIBSON and ALISON SKIPWORTH in NIGHT AFTER NIGHT (1932), directed by ARCHIE MAYO.MARLENE DIETRICH and JOHN LUND in A FOREIGN AFFAIR (1948), directed by BILLY WILDER.Smooth operatorERROL FLYNN and ELEANOR PARKER in NEVER SAY GOODBYE (1946), directed by JAMES V. KERN.RONALD COLMAN in ARROWSMITH (1931), directed by JOHN FORD.LAMBERTO MAGIORANI and LIANELLA CARELL in BICYCLE THIEF (1948) -Original title: LADRI DI BICICLETTE-, directed by VITTORIO DE SICA.MARILYN MONROE and LAURENCE OLIVIER in THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL (1957), directed by LAURENCE OLIVIER.Film still from 'Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing' staring Jennifer Jones and William Holden. Dated 20th CenturyJOAN BENNETT and FRANCIS LEDERER in THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS (1934), directed by ALEXANDER HALL.BRINGING UP BABY (1938), directed by HOWARD HAWKS.GEORGE RAFT in THE MAN FROM CAIRO (1953) -Original title: DRAMMA NELLA KASBAH-, directed by RAY ENRIGHT.RUDOLPH VALENTINO and AGNES AYRES in THE SON OF THE SHEIK (1926), directed by GEORGE FITZMAURICE.The Playbill for Idiot's Delight at Sam S. Shubert Theatre The Playbill cover for Idiot's Delight with (pictured) Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt. Theater programs. 1936. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Fontanne, Lynn, Lunt, Alfred, Sam S. Shubert Theatre (New York, N.Y.)MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN and JOHNNY WEISSMULLER in TARZAN AND HIS MATE (1934), directed by CEDRIC GIBBONS.HELEN HAYES and CLARK GABLE in THE WHITE SISTER (1933), directed by VICTOR FLEMING.Historic photograph, kiss, around 1925Eddie Phillips, Muriel Evans, on-set of the Film, "The Throwback", Universal Pictures, 1935LA CHICA DEL GATO (1943), directed by RAMON QUADRENY.AL JOLSON in THE SINGING FOOL (1928), directed by LLOYD BACON.NINO MANFREDI and PAMELA TIFFIN in TORTURE ME BUT KILL ME WITH KISSES (1968) -Original title: STRAZIAMI, MA DI BACI SAZIAMI-, directed by DINO RISI.BING CROSBY and EDITH FELLOWS in PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (1936), directed by NORMAN Z. MCLEOD.FREDRIC MARCH and CLARA BOW in THE WILD PARTY (1929), directed by DOROTHY ARZNER.Film noir coupleANTONIO MORENO and CLARA BOW in IT (1927), directed by CLARENCE G. BADGER.THE ANDREWS SISTERS.Anefo photo collection. Current film repros "via mala". August 24, 1953MERVYN LEROY and COLLEEN MOORE in OH KAY! (1928), directed by MERVYN LEROY.