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Helen Gibson publicity still for the "Hazards of Helen"

Date: 1915
Description: Helen Gibson stars in one of the "Hazards of Helen" films. She sits at a desk holding the receiver of a candlestick telephone to her ear.
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Pola Negri Publicity Still

Date: 1925
Description: This glamorous half-length publicity still shows Pola Negri dressed for the role of the Countess Elnora Natatorini in the 1925 Paramount production "A Woma...
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Robert Ryan in "Behind the Rising Sun"

Date: 1943
Description: Robert Ryan, as Lefty O'Doyle, is seen boxing against a man in a white martial arts uniform. Ryan has hit the man who is falling backwards. Japanese men in...
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"Riot in Cell Block 11" Production Still

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Description: Actor Neville Brand, director Don Siegel, and another actor joke around on the set of the film "Riot in Cell Block 11." Brand holds Siegel as the other act...
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"Riot in Cell Block 11" Production Still

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Description: Actor Neville Brand, on the left, and another actor in the center with a knife in his belt, talk with director Don Siegel, far right. They are on the set o...
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"Riot in Cell Block 11" Production Still

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Description: Leo Gordon, Neville Brand and Joel Fluellen stand in front of Robert Osterloh, sitting, who is holding a pencil in one hand and a cigarette in the other. A...
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Neville Brand and Whit Bissell

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Description: Actor Neville Brand stands behind actor Whit Bissell while holding a knife to his throat. They are on the set of the film "Riot in Cell Block 11."
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"Riot in Cell Block 11" Production Still

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Description: Long shot of a scene from the film "Riot in Cell Block 11." In the background, Neville Brand holds a knife to the throat of Whit Bissell. Two guards and a ...
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Neville Brand

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Description: Neville Brand leans against a wall outside of a prison cell and smiles. He is pulling out a cigarette from a cigarette pack he holds in his hands. There is...
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"Riot in Cell Block 11" Production Still

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Description: Prisoners are seen walking past cells on the set of the film "Riot in Cell Block 11." There are two lines of men — one on the first floor and another on th...
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"Riot in Cell Block 11" Production Still

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Description: Neville Brand and Leo Gordon are seen hiding underneath some metal stairs on the set of the film "Riot in Cell Block 11."
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"Riot in Cell Block 11" Production Still

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Description: Long shot of two wardens escorting a prisoner back to a cell on the set of the film "Riot in Cell Block 11." They are walking underneath two metal staircas...
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"Riot in Cell Block 11" Production Still

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Description: Prisoners are seen fighting on the set of the film "Riot in Cell Block 11." They are fighting on the floor and on two metal staircases.
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"Riot in Cell Block 11" Production Still

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Description: 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 glas...
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"Riot in Cell Block 11" Production Still

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Description: Prisoners sit on the floor outside of cells on the set of the film "Riot in Cell Block 11." Debris is on the floor.
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Still from "The Show"

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Description: Cock Robin (John Gilbert) stands behind a big cat that is tied to a column. A man sits on a throne with a woman and man sitting on either side of him. An a...
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Star Wars

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Description: Still photo of Harrison Ford, as Han Solo, preparing to fire one of the Millenium Falcon's weapons in the film Star Wars.
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Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche

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Description: Don Ameche (standing) and Ralph Bellamy (sitting) pose as the Duke Brothers from the film Trading Places.
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Citizen Kane Set

Date: 1941
Description: Orson Welles directs Agnes Moorehead in a scene from the film Citizen Kane. Welles is sitting on the camera crane behind the camera operator. The ca...
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Date: 1932
Description: Fredric March appears as both Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in a publicity photograph for the Paramount film. March as Dr. Jekyll wears a tuxedo. Mr. Hyde wears ...

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