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Rudolph Valentino and Rosa Rosanova

Date: 1922
Description: Rudolph Valentino puts his arm around Rosa Rosanova in a publicity still for the silent drama Blood and Sand.
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Rudolph Valentino and Nita Naldi in a Scene Still from Blood and Sand

Date: 1922
Description: Juan Gallardo (played by Rudolph Valentino) plays the lute for Doña Sol de Guevara (Nita Naldi) in the 1922 Famous Players-Lasky production Blood and Sa...
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Nita Naldi and Rudolph Valentino in a Scene Still from Blood and Sand

Date: 1922
Description: Doña Sol de Guevara (played by Nita Naldi) plays the harp for Juan Gallardo (Rudolph Valentino) in the 1922 Famous Players-Lasky production Blood and Sa...
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Nita Naldi in a Scene Still from Blood and Sand

Date: 1922
Description: Doña Sol de Guevara (played by Nita Naldi) relaxes smoking a cigarette on a divan as her male servant plays the lute in the 1922 Famous Players-Lasky produ...
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Theodore Roberts, Mary MacLaren, and Wallace Reid in "Across the Continent"

Date: 1922
Description: John Dent (played by Theodore Roberts) greets Louise Fowler (Mary MacLaren) and his son Jimmy Dent (Wallace Reid) after they have won a transcontinental au...
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Betty Compson and Tom Moore in "Over the Border"

Date: 1922
Description: Jen Galbraith (played by Betty Compson) is embraced by Sergeant Flaherty of the Canadian Mounties (Tom Moore) in a snowy wilderness by a rushing river in a...
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Tom Moore, Betty Compson, and Jean De Briac in "Over the Border"

Date: 1922
Description: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Flaherty (played by Tom Moore) looks on suspiciously as Jen Galbraith (Betty Compson) talks to Pretty Pierre (Jean D...
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"A Daughter of the Wolf" Scene Still

Date: 1919
Description: Snowy outdoor location scene still from the 1919 Famous Players silent film "A Daughter of the Wolf," featuring Lila Lee (playing Annette Ainsworth) and Cl...
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"Alias, Mike Moran" Scene Still

Date: 1919
Description: Larry Young (played by Wallace Reid in the uniform of a sergeant in the Canadian army) embraces Elaine Debaux (Ann Little in a nurse's cape) in a scene sti...
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"An Innocent Adventuress" Scene Still

Date: 1919
Description: Vivian Martin (playing Lindy) confronts Togo the dog whom she has caught washing a toddler (or perhaps a doll) in a washtub in "An Innocent Adventuress" (L...
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Scene Still for "Anna Ascends"

Date: 1922
Description: At least fifteen actors wearing formal evening wear pose in the drawing room of a mansion in this scene still for the silent film "Anna Ascends." In the fi...
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Publicity still with Joseph Kilgour, Betty Compson, and Casson Ferguson.

Date: 1921
Description: The banker William Blane (played by Joseph Kilgour) is standing with clenched fists watching his wife Cherry O'Day (Betty Compson) in the embrace of Harvey...
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Billie Burke and thugs in a scene still for "Away Goes Prudence."

Date: 1920
Description: Sitting on a table in a filthy cellar, Prudence Thorne (played by Billie Burke) compares knives with a Chinaman as four other thugs watch in a scene still ...
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Scene still with Elsie Ferguson and Warner Oland.

Date: 1919
Description: A card dealer watches as Nick Delano (played by Warner Oland) shows Helene (Elsie Ferguson) to the gambling table in a scene still from the 1919 Famous Pla...
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Elsie Ferguson publicity still for "The Avalanche."

Date: 1919
Description: Seated on a stool with an elbow resting on a dresser, Elsie Ferguson models a white silk gown in a publicity still for "The Avalanche." The French fashion ...
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Elsie Ferguson publicity still for "The Avalanche."

Date: 1919
Description: Standing looking back over her shoulder, Chichita (played by Elsie Ferguson) models a floor length black silk gown decorated with strings of black beads in...
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Elsie Ferguson publicity still for "The Avalanche."

Date: 1919
Description: Posed by a door with her hand on her hip, Chichita (played by Elsie Ferguson) models a floor length black silk gown decorated with strings of black beads i...
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Thomas Meighan scene still for "Back Home and Broke"

Date: 1922
Description: Dressed in the clothes of a roughneck (chambray shirt, corduroy pants, high lace-up boots), Tom Redding (played by Thomas Meighan) works on an oil rig and ...
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Bruce Guerin, Leatrice Joy, and Thomas Meighan in a scene still

Date: 1922
Description: Tucked in bed, the orphaned baby Toodles (played by Bruce Guerin) is attended by Sally Lockwood (Leatrice Joy) who is the secretary of Richard Chester (Tho...
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Scene still with Elliott Dexter and Mabel Julienne Scott in a park

Date: 1920
Description: Richard Armour, played by Elliott Dexter, sits on a park bench by a pond with his brother's wife Lali Armour, played by Mabel Julienne Scott, in a scene st...

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