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"London After Midnight"
1927
Lon Chaney in one of his disguises for the film "London After Midnight." Chaney is wearing sharpened vampire teeth, long hair, and a top hat.
"Taxi" Scene Still
1919
Night-time scene still from the Triangle silent film "Taxi," featuring Taylor Holmes (playing Robert Hervey Randolph) leaning on his taxi.
"The Silent Avenger" Lobby Card
1927
Lobby card for the film "The Silent Avenger." A man in pajamas and wearing a top hat is sitting on a bed playing a trombone. Thunder the dog is sitting next to him wearing a small red hat.
"Riot in Cell Block 11" Production Still
Prisoners are seen sitting outside of cells on the set of the film "Riot in Cell Block 11." There is debris on the floor. A prisoner wearing a hat and glasses can be seen leaning up against a wall ...
John Gilbert's Publicity Still for "The Show"
1927
Publicity still for the film "The Show." John Gilbert is seen in profile — he is wearing a hat, striped shirt, and a scarf around his neck.
"School Days" Scene Still
1921
Speck Brown (played by Wesley Barry) wearing fancy new city clothes--a Chesterfield coat, checked trousers, spats, cane, white gloves, and a straw boater--stands in a doorway in a scene still for "...
