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Moving Picture Collection (#8)

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Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Constance Godridge, British actress, 1938

Constance Godridge, British actress, 1938. Cigarette card from Modern Beauties, 4th series, issued by the British-American Tobacco Company

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Dorothy Bartlam, British actress, 1938

Dorothy Bartlam, British actress, 1938. Dorothy Bartlam (1907-1991) appeared in 21 films in the late 1920s and early 1930s

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Miriam Hopkins, American actress, 1938

Miriam Hopkins, American actress, 1938. In 1930, after ten years on the stage as a successful actress, Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972) joined Paramount and became one of Hollywoods top-ranking stars

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Genevieve Tobin, American film actress, 1938

Genevieve Tobin, American film actress, 1938. Genevieve Tobin (1899-1995) was a prominent supporting actress in American films of the 1930s

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Veronica Nugent, actress, c1936-c1939

Veronica Nugent, actress, c1936-c1939. Cigarette card from Real Photographs, series 7, issued by the manufacturers of State Express and Ardath Cigarettes

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Mary Maguire, Australian actress, c1936-c1939

Mary Maguire, Australian actress, c1936-c1939. Mary Maguire (1919-1974) was a star of British and Hollywood cinema in the late 1930s

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Terry Walker, American film actress, c1936-c1939

Terry Walker, American film actress, c1936-c1939. Terry Walker (1913-1977) appeared in 16 films between 1939 and 1944. Cigarette card from Real Photographs, series 7

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Valerie Hobson, British actress, c1936-c1939

Valerie Hobson, British actress, c1936-c1939. Valerie Hobson (1917-1998) was a leading lady in the British cinema of the 1930s and 1940s

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Eda Peel, British actress, 1938

Eda Peel, British actress, 1938. Cigarette card from Modern Beauties, 6th series, issued by the British-American Tobacco Company

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Gloria Dickson, American stage and screen actress, 1938

Gloria Dickson, American stage and screen actress, 1938. Gloria Dicksons film debut in They Won t Forget (1937) earned her the reputation of one of Hollywoods up and coming stars

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Kay Francis, American stage and film actress, 1938

Kay Francis, American stage and film actress, 1938. Francis (1905-1968) was an American actress who, after a brief beginning on Broadway in the 1920s

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Rosalind Marquis, American film actress, 1938

Rosalind Marquis, American film actress, 1938. Rosalind Marquis (1915-2006) came to Hollywood after winning a talent contest playing a concert piano. She appeared in 11 films between 1936 and 1938

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Carole Lombard, American film actress, c1938

Carole Lombard, American film actress, c1938. Born Jane Alice Peters, Carole Lombard (1908-1942) was one of Hollywoods top comedy stars of the 1930s

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Simone Simon, French film actress, c1938

Simone Simon, French film actress, c1938. Simone Simons (1910-2005) film acting career lasted from 1931 until 1957. When she died

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Rita Rio, American singer, dancer and film actress, c1938

Rita Rio, American singer, dancer and film actress, c1938. Rita Rio (1914-1989) also appeared under the names Una Velon and Rita Shaw before settling on the stage name Dona Drake in the 1940s

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Helen Twelvetrees, American stage and film actress, c1938

Helen Twelvetrees, American stage and film actress, c1938. Helen Twelvetrees (1908-1958) was one of cinemas foremost female stars in the early days of sound

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Ann Sothern, American film and television actress, c1938

Ann Sothern, American film and television actress, c1938. Ann Sotherns (1909-2001) acting career spanned six decades. Cigarette card from Modern Beauties, 3rd series

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Jane Hamilton, American film actress, c1938

Jane Hamilton, American film actress, c1938. Jane Hamilton (1915-2004) appeared in over 20 films in the 1930s and 1940s. Cigarette card from Modern Beauties, 3rd series

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Zelma O Neal, American actress, singer, and dancer, c1938

Zelma O Neal, American actress, singer, and dancer, c1938. Zelma O Neal (1903-1989) appeared on Broadway and in early sound films

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Helen Seamon, American film actress, c1938

Helen Seamon, American film actress, c1938. Helen Seamon (1919-2001) made 12 film appearances in the 1930s and 1940s, all of them uncredited. Modern Beauties, 3rd series card

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Rochelle Hudson, American film actress, c1938

Rochelle Hudson, American film actress, c1938. Rochelle Hudson (1916-1972) appeared in Hollywood films from the early 1930s until the late 1960s

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Gay Sheridan, American film actress, c1938

Gay Sheridan, American film actress, c1938. Gay Sheridan appeared in 9 films between 1930 and 1940. Cigarette card from Modern Beauties, 3rd series, issued by the British-American Tobacco Company

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Claire Dodd, American film actress, c1938

Claire Dodd, American film actress, c1938. Claire Dodd (1908-1973) became a film actress after film studio boss Darryl F Zanuck discovered her when she was performing with the Ziegfeld Follies

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Judith Allen, American film actress, c1938

Judith Allen, American film actress, c1938. Formerly a model, Judith Allen (1911-1996) appeared in 37 films between 1933 and 1952

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Irene Hervey, American film actress, c1938

Irene Hervey, American film actress, c1938. Irene Hervey (1909-1998) appeared in numerous films in the 1930s and 1940s. From the 1950s onwards she switched increasingly to television acting

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Muriel Evans, American film actress, c1938

Muriel Evans, American film actress, c1938. Muriel Evans (1910-2000) appeared in numerous films in the 1930s and is best known for her roles in westerns

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Suzanne Kaaren, American B-movie actress, c1938

Suzanne Kaaren, American B-movie actress, c1938. Suzanne Kaaren (1912-2004) appeared in numerous horror movies, westerns and romances in the 1930s and 1940s

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Constance Jordan, actress, c1938

Constance Jordan, actress, c1938. Cigarette card from Modern Beauties, 3rd series, issued by the British-American Tobacco Company

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Jean Parker, American film actress, c1938

Jean Parker, American film actress, c1938. Among Parkers (1915-2005) films are titles such as The Ghost Goes West (1935, with Robert Donat), Sequoia (1934), Little Women (1933)

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Iris Lancaster, actress, c1938

Iris Lancaster, actress, c1938. Iris Lancaster (1915-) appeared in 11 films between 1933 and 1944. Cigarette card from Modern Beauties, 3rd series, issued by the British-American Tobacco Company

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Iris Adrian, American film actress, c1938

Iris Adrian, American film actress, c1938. After winning a beauty pageant, Iris Adrian (1912-1994) appeared with the Ziegfeld Follies before beginning her film career, initially in silent pictures

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Alice Faye, American actress and singer, c1938

Alice Faye, American actress and singer, c1938. Born Alice Jeane Leppert, Alice Faye (1915-1998) was a leading Hollywood star in the late 1930s and early 1940s until a dispute with her studio

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Lois Wilde, American actress, c1938

Lois Wilde, American actress, c1938. Lois Wilde (1907-1995) appeared mainly in Western and action B-movies. Cigarette card from Modern Beauties, 3rd series

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Anya Taranda, American model, showgirl and actress, c1938

Anya Taranda, American model, showgirl and actress, c1938. Anya Taranda (1915-1970) was the wife of the famous songwriter Harold Arlen

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Margaret Sullavan, American stage and film actress, c1938

Margaret Sullavan, American stage and film actress, c1938. Margaret Sullavan (1909-1960) was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Three Comrades (1938)

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Arthur Lucan, British actor, c1915s-c1935(?). Artist: Tuck and Sons

Arthur Lucan, British actor, c1915s-c1935(?). Artist: Tuck and Sons
Arthur Lucan, British actor, c1915s-c1935(?). Lucan (1885-1954) as Old Mother Riley, the role that gained him fame on stage, radio and screen from the 1910s until the 1950s

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Pearl White, American actress and film star, c1910. Artist: Pathe

Pearl White, American actress and film star, c1910. Artist: Pathe
Pearl White, American actress and film star, c1910. Pearl White (1889-1938) was known as The Stunt Queen of silent films. She is best remembered for starring in The Perils of Pauline (1914)

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: American actor and film director Douglas Fairbanks, Sr on board HMS Malaya, Venice, Italy 1938

American actor and film director Douglas Fairbanks, Sr on board HMS Malaya, Venice, Italy 1938. Fairbanks (1883-1939) on board the battleship during its visit to the city

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Photographic gun designed by Etienne Jules Marey, 1882 (1956)

Photographic gun designed by Etienne Jules Marey, 1882 (1956). Marey (1830-1904) was a French physiologist who pioneered the use of photography to record and analyse movement

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Louis Lumiere, French photographer and cinematographer, 1937

Louis Lumiere, French photographer and cinematographer, 1937. In collaboration with his brother Auguste, Louis Lumiere (1864-1948) was a pioneer of cinematography

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Etienne-Jules Marey, French physiologist and pioneer of cinematography, 1901

Etienne-Jules Marey, French physiologist and pioneer of cinematography, 1901. Marey (1830-1904) was a French physiologist who pioneered the use of photography to record and analyse movement

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Andre Antoine, French actor, theatre manager and film director, 1935

Andre Antoine, French actor, theatre manager and film director, 1935. Antoine (1858-1943) is regarded as the inventor of modern mise en scene in France

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Milton Sills (1882-1930), American actor, 20th century

Milton Sills (1882-1930), American actor, 20th century

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Lilyan Tashman (1896-1934), American actress, 20th century

Lilyan Tashman (1896-1934), American actress, 20th century

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Norma Shearer (1902-1983), Canadian-born American actress, 20th century

Norma Shearer (1902-1983), Canadian-born American actress, 20th century. Shearer was dubbed the First Lady of the Screen and was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar on six occasions

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Ramon Novarro (1899-1968), Mexican actor, 20th century

Ramon Novarro (1899-1968), Mexican actor, 20th century. Novarro achieved fame as a Latin lover in silent films

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: John Stuart (1898-1979), Scottish actor, 20th century

John Stuart (1898-1979), Scottish actor, 20th century. Stuart, a very popular leading man in British silent films in the 1920s, appeared in two films directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Background imageMoving Picture Collection: Dorothy Mackaill (1903-1990), English-born American actress, 20th century

Dorothy Mackaill (1903-1990), English-born American actress, 20th century



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"Capturing the Glamour: A Glimpse into the Moving Picture Era" Step back in time to the enchanting world of moving pictures, where iconic stars and timeless films have left an indelible mark on cinema history. Elizabeth Taylor, the captivating English-American actress of the 1950s, mesmerized audiences with her undeniable talent and beauty. Meanwhile, Herbert Marshall, a distinguished British actor from the 1930s, graced both film and theater stages with his magnetic presence. Delve further into this captivating era as Ponting Cinematographs presents "The Bow of the Terra Nova, " a remarkable glimpse into early cinematography captured between 1910-1913. Witnessing this pioneering work reminds us of how far we've come in our love affair with motion pictures. Ava Gardner's allure shines through in her unforgettable performances as an American actress during the 20th century under Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's artistic guidance. Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh's on-screen chemistry captivated hearts worldwide in their iconic roles during 1940. Katherine DeMille, a Canadian-born American actress who flourished in Hollywood during 1934-1935, showcased her immense talent alongside renowned studios. Joseph L Mankiewicz's masterpiece "All About Eve, " released by Twentieth Century Fox in 1950, remains etched in cinematic history for its compelling storytelling. Georges Carpentier takes center stage as he is introduced to audiences by George Wesley Bellows' artistry in 1921 – a moment that forever changed boxing and entertainment alike. Glynis Johns dazzled as a multi-talented British actress, singer, and dancer throughout the twentieth century under Rank Organisation's creative vision. Gloria Swanson epitomizes elegance and grace as she enchants viewers with her performances during America’s golden age of cinema in 1933.