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"Helen of Troy" Film Still

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Description: A large group of men are pulling the wooden Trojan horse through a large gate, and into the city of Troy, as people cheer in a scene from the film Helen of...
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"Alexander the Great" Set Construction

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Description: Men working on constructing a film set, a replica of the ancient Macedonian Palace of Pella, for the film "Alexander the Great" on a hilltop overlooking th...
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"Wuthering Heights" Outdoor Set

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Description: A long ramp on the side of hill on the outdoor set for the film "Wuthering Heights." The ramp leads to a rocky outcropping. Several cars and trucks are in ...
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"Cisco Kid" Still

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Description: Outdoor Set of the TV show "Cisco Kid." The Cisco Kid has his hand on the shoulder of a man who is is holding onto a woman. A man holding a microphone boom...
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"Scarlet Days"

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Description: Still from the film "Scarlet Days." A group of men and women are standing on a street and pointing toward a woman who is leaning against a pole. A number o...
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"The Devil"

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Description: George Arliss, as Dr. Muller, standing behind a table with a large book in a still for the film "The Devil." He is holding a large quill pen in one hand up...
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"Why Be Good?"

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Description: Edward Martindel confronting Neil Hamilton who is holding Colleen Moore in a still from the film "Why Be Good?" All three are dressed in pajamas and robes.
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"For the Defense"

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Description: Three men restraining a woman in a still from the film "For the Defense." Another woman and a man are shielding a third woman.
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"If I Were King"

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Description: William Farnum, as Francois Villon, speaking to a crowd of people in a still for the film "If I Were King." Two men are kneeling before him, while the rest...
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"Husbands for Rent"

Date: 1927
Description: Sir Reginald Knight (Claude Gillingwater) and another man holding Herbert Willis (Owen Moore) by the arms. Knight is looking angrily at Willis who is weari...
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"The Hunchback of Notre Dame"

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Description: The hunchback (Lon Chaney) standing in a cart with two men standing behind him in a still for the film "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." One man is holding an...
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"Hay Foot, Straw Foot"

Date: 1919
Description: Thaddeus Briggs (Spottiswoode Aitken) is handing his grandson Ulysses S. Grant Briggs (Charles Ray) something in a still for the 1919 film "Hay Foot, Straw...
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"Metropolis"

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Description: A behind the scenes photograph from the set of the film "Metropolis. "Men are seen behind and below where the Maria robot is sitting. The camera can be see...
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"Diamond Handcuffs" Production Still

Date: 1928
Description: Director John McCarthy watching as Henry Sharp films Eleanor Boardman and Lawrence Gray in a scene from the 1928 film "Diamond Handcuffs."
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"Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ" Construction

Date: 1925
Description: A view of the Circus Maximus set under construction for the 1925 film "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ." Scaffolding and piles of dirt are around the set.
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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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"Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye"

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Description: Publicity still of Barbara Payton and James Cagney from the film "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye." Payton is standing just behind Cagney and is looking over his sho...
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"Run for the Hills" Publicity Still

Date: 1953
Description: Publicity still of Barbara Payton, Sonny Tufts, and another man in the film "Run for the Hills." Tufts is wearing a leopard print tunic, and Payton is wear...
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"Blondie of the Follies"

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Description: Marion Davies standing between Paal and Leif Rock, also known at the Rocky Twins, in a still from the film "Blondie of the Follies." The three are dressed ...
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Set of "Congress Dances"

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Description: Elevated view of the set of the film "Congress Dances." Everyone, including many musicians wearing large brimmed hats, is gathered outside of a building.

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