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Noel Coward, Celia Johnson, and Peter Fleming

Date: 03 1950
Description: Noel Coward with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne at the premiere of "The Astonished Heart" in London.
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Alfred Hitchcock on Set

Date: 1940
Description: Alfred Hitchcock stands with Joel McCrea and another man on the set of the film "Foreign Correspondent." McCrea wears a suit, trench coat and bowler; the o...
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Herbert Marshall and Robert Benchley

Date: 1940
Description: Herbert Marshall and Robert Benchley sit next to each other on the set of the film "Foreign Correspondent." Both wear suits; Benchley holds a script and is...
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Joel McCrea and Robert Benchley

Date: 1940
Description: Joel McCrea and Robert Benchley greet each other at Waterloo Station in a scene still for the film "Foreign Correspondent." There are many men wearing bowl...
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Joel McCrea and Laraine Day

Date: 1940
Description: Laraine Day takes a photograph of Joel McCrea; both are smiling. Both are dressed very nicely. In the background a crew member looks at them from a raised ...
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"Riot in Cell Block 11" Publicity Photo

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Description: Group publicity photo for the film "Riot in Cell Block 11." There are six men standing behind an unknown seated woman. Left to right: Dabs Greer, Emile Mey...
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"West of Broadway"

Date: 11 1931
Description: A group portrait of the cast of "West of Broadway" at the Hillsboro Opera House.
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Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne Picking Fruit

Date: 1949
Description: Alfred Lunt standing on a wooden ladder and picking plums from a tree in the Ten Chimneys orchard. Lynn Fontanne stands below holding a basket to collect t...
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Aching Youth Poster

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Description: Photograph of a poster for the 1928 film Aching Youth starring Charley Chase. Chase kneels next to a seated woman and holds a microphone to her ches...
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Chris Farley

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Description: Chris Farley's character in the movie Black Sheep looks into a car trunk. He is wearing a suit with a baseball cap, and his suit and cap are covered...
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Chris Farley in Black Sheep

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Description: Chris Farley's character in the movie Black Sheep enthusiastically offers a political button to a man and a woman. They are standing in a parking lo...
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Tommy Thompson and Ernest Borgnine

Date: 07 28 1998
Description: Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson, on the left, and actor Ernest Borgnine, on the right, sitting together. Thompson is gesturing with his hand and Borgnine...
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Actors on the Set of "The Cool World"

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Description: An actress and actor in the film "The Cool World" are standing on the sidewalk outside a restaurant. She is wearing a cocktail dress and a fur wrap. He is ...
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Actors on the Set of "The Cool World"

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Description: An actress and actor standing just outside the entrance of a restaurant while shooting the film "The Cool World." The woman is wearing a cocktail dress and...
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A Scene from the Film "The Cool World"

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Description: An African American man making a speech in a scene from the film "The Cool World." He is standing slightly above a group of people. Someone is holding up a...
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Buster Keaton

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Description: Publicity photo of Buster Keaton sitting cross-legged on a stool and holding a book in front of a piano. He is looking off to the side.
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Buster Keaton

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Description: Publicity photograph of Buster Keaton. He is standing in front of a backdrop holding a flower up in one hand, with his other hand resting on his leg.
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Roscoe Arbuckle and Buster Keaton in The Bell Boy

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Description: Scene still from the 1918 silent film The Bell Boy. Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle is standing at the center of a group, wearing a plaid suit. He is holdin...
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Jackie Robinson and Unidentified Actor

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Description: Jackie Robinson and an unknown man are standing on a baseball field during the making of the 1950 film "The Jackie Robinson Story." Behind them are men wor...
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Jackie Robinson, Ruby Dee, and Roy Glenn

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Description: Elevated view of actors Jackie Robinson, Ruby Dee, and Roy Glenn filming a scene from the 1950 film "The Jackie Robinson Story." The trio are at a bus stop...

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