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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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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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"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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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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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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"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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