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Jean Simmons
Actress Jean Simmons getting her hair adjusted by an unidentified woman, probably hairdresser Vivienne Walker. Simmons is sitting in costume on the set of the 1948 movie "Hamlet."
Laurence Olivier
Director and actor Laurence Olivier preparing to film Ophelia's drowning scene from the 1949 film "Hamlet." He is standing next to a movie camera wearing waders, while the crew is holding onto rope...
Play Scene from "Hamlet"
Elevated view of the cast and crew filming the play scene from the 1949 film "Hamlet." The movie camera is on a semicircular track around the stage. Lights are along the ceiling.
Henry Fonda and Madeleine Carroll
Actors Henry Fonda and Madeleine Carroll are lying on the ground surrounded by rubble. They are preparing to film a scene from the 1938 film "Blockade." Three unidentified men, part of the film cre...
Laurence Olivier and Probably Eileen Herlie
Director and actor Laurence Olivier crouching under a movie camera. He is directing an actress, probably Eileen Herlie, whose face is obscured. The camera is wrapped in fabric.
Scene from "The North Star"
Unidentified film crew member spraying what appears to be fake blood on the back of an unidentified actress for the 1943 film "The North Star." The person from the film crew is using a Hudson bug s...
