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Howard Hughes

Date: 1932
Description: Howard Hughes on the set of "Sky Devils," a comedy about World War I aviation that starred Spencer Tracy. Hughes reused many of the airplanes he obtained f...
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Cast of "Congress Dances" Film

Date: 1931
Description: View from above of actors and crew of the film "Congress Dances" standing around between takes.
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Ballroom Dance Scene

Date: 1931
Description: Overhead view of a ballroom dance scene in the film "Congress Dances".
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Tea Time in "Congress Dances"

Date: 1931
Description: A woman and man in elaborate costumes have tea in the film "Congress Dances".
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Merle Oberon and Melvyn Douglas

Date: 1941
Description: Merle Oberon and Melvyn Douglas in a publicity still for That Uncertain Feeling (United Artists, 1941).
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Burgess Meredith, Merle Oberon, and Melvyn Douglas

Date: 1941
Description: Burgess Meredith, Merle Oberon, and Melvyn Douglas in a publicity still for That Uncertain Feeling (United Artists, 1941).
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Maria Schneider and Marlon Brando in Ultimo tango a Parigi (Last Tango in Paris)

Date: 1972
Description: Maria Schneider as Jeanne and Marlon Brando as Paul dancing in Bernardo Bertolucci's Ultimo tango a Parigi (Last Tango in Paris, 1972).
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Lillian Gish and Dorothy Gish

Date: 1921
Description: Lillian Gish, in costume as Henriette Girard, and Dorothy Gish, as Louise Girard, in a publicity photograph for D.W. Griffith's 1921 production "Orphans of...
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"Spellbound" Movie Still

Date: 1945
Description: Movie still from the United Artists movie "Spellbound," featuring Ingrid Bergman (playing Dr. Constance Peterson) and Gregory Peck (playing John Ballantine...
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"Patterns" Movie Still

Date: 1956
Description: Movie still from the United Artists movie "Patterns," featuring Van Heflin (playing Fred Staples) and Everett Sloane (playing Mr. Ramsey).
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"The Men" Movie Still

Date: 1950
Description: Still from the 1950 United Artists film "The Men," featuring Marlon Brando (as Ken Wilocek) and Everett Sloane (as Dr. Brock). The typewritten caption ...
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Al Jolson, Mary Pickford, Ronald Coleman, Gloria Swanson, Douglas Fairbanks, Joseph M. Schenck, Charles Chaplin, Samuel Goldwyn and Eddie Cantor

Date: 1930
Description: Original caption: "Charging that the Fox West Coast Theatres constitute an arrogant monopoly which seeks to stifle the endeavor of motion picture artists a...
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Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, Oscar A. Price and Mary Pickford

Date: 1919
Description: From left to right: Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, Oscar Amos Price, president of the United Artists Corporation, and Mary Pickford. Mr. Chaplin expla...
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"Blockade" Blankets Havana

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Description: Movie theater marquee in Havana, Cuba advertising the 1938 film "Blockade" starring Henry Fonda. There is a man dressed in white standing on the sidewalk b...
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Welcome Home to Havana

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Description: Henry Weiner, United Artists manager in Cuba, is greeted by staff and friends upon his return to Havana after a three week vacation in New York with his wi...
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Marquee for "The Dictator" in Havana

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Description: A movie theater marquee on top of a building in Havana advertising Charlie Chaplin's film "The Dictator." The caption below the photograph reads: "HAVANA —...
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Cuba Honors United Artists Manager

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Description: Henry Weiner, United Artists manager in Cuba, is honored for his twenty years with the company. He is sitting at a table with his wife along with Ernesto P...
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"Salute to Cuba"

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Description: Full page "Salute to Cuba" in the United Artists newsletter "Around the World" from November 27, 1942. There are five photographs showing the staff and var...
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West Side Story publicity still

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Description: Publicity still for the 1961 film West Side Story. Anybodys (Susan Oakes) looks at a member of the Jets and holds their hand out like a gun. Four ot...

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