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Gertrude Lawrence and Charles Rugges in "The Battle of Paris"
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Georgie (played by Gertrude Lawrence), clutching sheet music, leans in close to Zisi who holds an accordion (Charles Ruggles) in a scene from the Paramount musical "The Battle of Paris."
1929
Paramount Pictures, Inc.
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Rudy Vallee with baton
1929
Rudy Vallee conducts musicians as a woman sings in "Glorifying the American Girl," a Paramount musical from 1929.
Dancers in Elaborate Costumes
1929
Dancers in elaborate costumes and huge headdresses perform onstage in "Glorifying the American Girl," a 1929 Paramount musical. The heads of some pit musicians are visible in the foreground.
Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres in The Sheik
1921
Publicity still of Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres in The Sheik. (Paramount 1921).
Joseph Theodore Swanson and Gloria Swanson
1923
Original caption: "Gloria Swanson, Paramount star and her father Capt. Joseph T. Swanson, U.S. Army."
Goose Island Ramblers
1972
The Goose Island Ramblers performing at Johnny's Packers Inn. Their instruments include accordions, guitar, and a fiddle. Tommy McDermott sits in on a button accordion.
Goose Island Ramblers Band
1960
The Goose Island Ramblers (left to right): George Gilbertsen on fiddle, "Wendy" Whitford on guitar, and Bruce Bollard on jug and piano accordion.
