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"The Emperor Jones" premiere in New York

Date: 09 19 1933
Description: Crowded night-time scene in front of New York's Rivoli theater for the world premiere of the 1933 film "The Emperor Jones."
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Paul Robeson in Pullman uniform

Date: 1933
Description: Studio publicity portrait of Paul Robeson dressed in a Pullman porter's uniform for the 1933 film "The Emperor Jones."
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Nine photograph composite for "The Emperor Jones"

Date: 1933
Description: Nine scenes featuring Paul Robeson from the 1933 motion picture "The Emperor Jones."
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George Raft and Akim Tamiroff in a publicity still

Date: 1949
Description: Actors George Raft and Akim Tamiroff as the French legionnaires Captain Paul Gerard and Lieutenant Glysko in a publicity still for the 1949 drama "Outpost ...
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Long Voyage Home Marquee

Date: 1940
Description: View down sidewalk towards people standing in a line outside a movie theater showing the film The Long Voyage Home. Many people are holding umbrella...
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Production still of John Ford for "The Long Voyage Home"

Date: 1940
Description: Director John Ford with his pipe in his mouth walking onto a location for "The Long Voyage Home" (1940).
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Jules Levey and Dwight Eisenhower

Date: 1945
Description: Hollywood motion picture producer Jules Levey and General Dwight Eisenhower pose for a publicity photograph. The occasion is a special December 1945 showin...
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Charlie Chaplin at a press conference for "The Great Dictator"

Date: 10 13 1940
Description: Charlie Chaplin entertains the press at a press conference held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York on October 13, 1940, to promote "The Great Dictator." Un...
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Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, and Tim Durant

Date: 10 15 1940
Description: Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, and Tim Durant pose for the photographers in the crowded lobby of the Capitol Theatre during the premiere of "The Great ...
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Charlie Chaplin at a press conference for "The Great Dictator"

Date: 10 13 1940
Description: Charlie Chaplin entertains the press at a press conference held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York on October 13, 1940, to promote "The Great Dictator." Un...
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Astor Theatre marquee for "The Great Dictator" premiere.

Date: 10 15 1940
Description: Crowds gather in front of the Astor Theatre in New York for the premiere of "The Great Dictator" on October 15, 1940.
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Chaplin in the breech of the big gun, a publicity still for "The Great Dictator."

Date: 1940
Description: Two German soldiers help Charlie Chaplin out of the breech of an enormous gun in a publicity still for "The Great Dictator."
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Charlie Chaplin at a press conference.

Date: 10 13 1940
Description: Charlie Chaplin meets the press at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York on October 13, 1940, to promote "The Great Dictator." About fifteen reporters stand or s...
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"The Great Dictator" Press Photograph

Date: 10 13 1940
Description: Charlie Chaplin sits at the far end of a long restaurant table at the Waldorf Astoria talking to ten reporters. A waiter serves drinks.
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"The Great Dictator" Press Photograph

Date: 10 13 1940
Description: Charlie Chaplin talking to nine reporters sitting at the end of a long restaurant table at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Behind them, a waiter is watchi...
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"The Great Dictator" Press Photograph

Date: 10 13 1940
Description: Charlie Chaplin talking to fifteen reporters sitting on upholstered chairs around him in a meeting room at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. A small coffee ...
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"The Great Dictator" Press Photograph

Date: 10 13 1940
Description: Charlie Chaplin talking to eight or more reporters sitting around him in a meeting room at the Waldorf Astoria in New York.
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"The Great Dictator" Press Photograph

Date: 10 13 1940
Description: Charlie Chaplin is sitting drinking coffee with four women and a man in a restaurant in New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The meeting is related to the New...
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"The Great Dictator" Press Photograph

Date: 10 13 1940
Description: Charlie Chaplin grinning for the camera in the middle of a group of four women and a man in a meeting at the Waldorf Astoria related to the New York premie...
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"The Great Dictator" Press Photograph

Date: 10 13 1940
Description: Charlie Chaplin listening to a woman reporter during a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria related to the New York premiere of "The Great Dictator." Ab...

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