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Franklin J. Schnaffner

Date: 1978
Description: Franklin J. Schnaffner, director of "The Boys from Brazil" (Fox, 1978). Schnaffner is looking through the viewfinder of a Panaflex camera.
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Alfred Hitchcock on Set

Date: 1940
Description: Alfred Hitchcock is seen walking on the set of the film "Foreign Correspondent." He is wearing a suit and a trench coat and is walking towards the camera.
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Walter Wanger on Set

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Description: Walter Wanger is seen talking to a man on the set of the film "Riot in Cell Block 11." A large microphone boom on wheels is directly behind them. They are ...
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Shirley Clarke

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Description: Waist-up seated portrait of Shirley Clarke. She is holding a microphone and wearing a bowler hat and a black outfit with a white shirt, as well as a "Portr...
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Shirley Clarke with Video Setup

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Description: Shirley Clarke is sitting on a couch and holding a video camera. She is looking off to the side. There are two monitors and other equipment in front of her...
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Scene with Sheep from "Blockade"

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Description: Elevated view of a herd of sheep surrounding a film crew, including director William Dieterle, as they are filming a scene from the 1938 film "Blockade." A...
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James Whale

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Description: Director James Whale and the film crew during the making of the 1939 film "The Man in the Iron Mask." The men are standing around a movie camera, and one o...
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Filming "The North Star"

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Description: A group of men on a sound stage, watching something out of frame, probably the filming of the 1943 film "The North Star." Director Lewis Milestone is to th...
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René Clair, Linda Darnell, and Dick Powell

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Description: Director René Clair talking with actors Linda Darnell and Dick Powell on the set of the 1944 film "It Happened Tomorrow." A microphone is over their heads....
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Charles Boyer and Jean Arthur on Set

Date: 1937
Description: Charles Boyer and Jean Arthur talk with director Frank Borzage on the set of the 1937 film "History Is Made at Night". Borzage sits in a chair while Boyer ...
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On the set of "The Only Thing"

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Description: Director Jack Conway and screenwriter Elinor Glyn talk to Eleanor Boardman and Conrad Nagel on the set of the 1925 film "The Only Thing". The four stand un...
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John Ford and cameramen

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Description: Director John Ford sits next to an elevated platform on the set of the 1939 film Stagecoach. Director of photography Bert Glennon sits behind the camera. ...

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