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"Capturing the Magic

Background imageFilm Collection: 12013364

12013364
Poster, Roberta, film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Date: 1935

Background imageFilm Collection: Sarah Bernhardt - French Stage Actress

Sarah Bernhardt - French Stage Actress
Sarah Bernhardt - French Stage (and early film) Actress (1844-1923) - The Divine Sarah - in La Princesse Lointaine by Edmond Rostand. The frame border is an ornate floral art nouveau design

Background imageFilm Collection: Ava Gardner, American actress, 20th century. Artist: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Ava Gardner, American actress, 20th century. Artist: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Ava Gardner, American actress, 20th century. Ava Gardners cinematic career began in 1941, but she did not become a star until she appeared opposite Burt Lancaster in The Killers in 1946

Background imageFilm Collection: Clark Gable (1901-1960) and Vivien Leigh (1913-1967), actors, 1940

Clark Gable (1901-1960) and Vivien Leigh (1913-1967), actors, 1940. Gable and Leigh in a scene from Gone With the Wind (1939). From the front cover of Picturegoer magazine (27 April 1940)

Background imageFilm Collection: Scene from All About Eve, Twentieth Century Fox film, 1950. Artist: Joseph L Mankiewicz

Scene from All About Eve, Twentieth Century Fox film, 1950. Artist: Joseph L Mankiewicz
Scene from All About Eve, Twentieth Century Fox film, 1950. Starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter. Producer: Darryl F Zanuck. Director: Joseph L Mankiewicz

Background imageFilm Collection: Valerie Hobson, actress, on Blend-Rite hair grips card

Valerie Hobson, actress, on Blend-Rite hair grips card
Valerie Hobson (1917-1998), British film actress, on a Blend-Rite hair grips card. circa 1940s

Background imageFilm Collection: Music cover, Papa Loves Mambo, Perry Como

Music cover, Papa Loves Mambo, Perry Como
Music cover, Papa Loves Mambo, by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning and Bix Reichner, recorded by Perry Como, from an MGM film starring Lana Turner and Ricardo Montalban. 1954

Background imageFilm Collection: Lilyan Tashman by Olive Snell

Lilyan Tashman by Olive Snell
Lilyan Tashman (October 23, 1896 March 21, 1934) American vaudeville, Broadway, and film actress. Tashman was best known for her supporting roles as tongue-in-cheek villainesses

Background imageFilm Collection: Sir Ralph Richardson, English actor

Sir Ralph Richardson, English actor
Sir Ralph Richardson (1902-1983), renowned English actor. 1960s

Background imageFilm Collection: Mae Busch

Mae Busch (1891 - 1946), Australian-born actress who worked in both silent and sound films in early Hollywood

Background imageFilm Collection: James Francis Cagney

James Francis Cagney Jr. (1899 - 1986), American actor and dancer, both on stage and in film

Background imageFilm Collection: SHIRLEY TEMPLE, American child star

SHIRLEY TEMPLE, American child star
SHIRLEY TEMPLE (1928 -2014), American child star of the 1930s, seen here giving a curtsey Date: circa 1930s

Background imageFilm Collection: Donna Reed

Donna Reed (Donna Mullenger) (1921 - 1986), American actress of film and TV

Background imageFilm Collection: Scenes from Madame Sans-Gene (1925) starring Gloria Swanson

Scenes from Madame Sans-Gene (1925) starring Gloria Swanson, filmed in Paris. This lavishly produced romantic costume comedy-drama was directed by L鯮 ce Perret

Background imageFilm Collection: Ivor Novello and Mae Marsh in The Rat (1925)

Ivor Novello and Mae Marsh in The Rat (1925) directed by Graham Cutts Date: 1926

Background imageFilm Collection: ERTE: SET DESIGN, 1925. Set design by Erte, 1925, for an oriental ballet scene in the film Paris

ERTE: SET DESIGN, 1925. Set design by Erte, 1925, for an oriental ballet scene in the film Paris, released the following year

Background imageFilm Collection: Picture No. 10767980

Picture No. 10767980
JAWS - Mechanical Great White shark. Valerie Taylor with the mechanical white shark used in the making of the film Jaws. Date:

Background imageFilm Collection: Captain Scott film poster, 1913 C014 / 2073

Captain Scott film poster, 1913 C014 / 2073
Captain Scott film poster. This 1913 film told the story of the British Antarctic Expedition (1910-1913), led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

Background imageFilm Collection: Stacia Napierkowska - Silent Movie Star

Stacia Napierkowska - Silent Movie Star
Stacia Napierkowska (18911945) - a French actress and dancer, during the silent film era, appearing in 86 films between 1908 and 1926. Date: circa 1920

Background imageFilm Collection: Barbara Woodhouse & Dog

Barbara Woodhouse & Dog
Famous dog trainer Barbara Woodhouse (1910 - 1988), seen here with Junia the Great Dane doggie film star, who must have her grey mouth hairs darkened with special make-up! Date: late 1960s

Background imageFilm Collection: BEDROOM SCENE, 1920s. A silent movie still, 1920s

BEDROOM SCENE, 1920s. A silent movie still, 1920s

Background imageFilm Collection: HARPO MARX, 1935. Harpo Marx in A Night at the Opera, 1935

HARPO MARX, 1935. Harpo Marx in A Night at the Opera, 1935

Background imageFilm Collection: TARZAN THE MIGHTY, 1928. Frank Merrill in the title role and Natalie Kingston in Tarzan

TARZAN THE MIGHTY, 1928. Frank Merrill in the title role and Natalie Kingston in Tarzan the Mighty, 1928

Background imageFilm Collection: FILM STILL: FORD & POWERS. Harrison Ford and Lucille Powers in a scene from a silent film

FILM STILL: FORD & POWERS. Harrison Ford and Lucille Powers in a scene from a silent film

Background imageFilm Collection: SILENT FILM STILL: ACCIDENTS. Five & Ten Cent Annie with Louise Fazenda & Clyde Cook

SILENT FILM STILL: ACCIDENTS. Five & Ten Cent Annie with Louise Fazenda & Clyde Cook

Background imageFilm Collection: Gwili Andre

Gwili Andre
Danish model and actress Gwili Andre (1907-1959), born Gurli Andresen, starring in Roar Of The Dragon at the beginning of her brief Hollywood career. Date: 1932

Background imageFilm Collection: Film, The Passing of Mr Quinn, by Agatha Christie

Film, The Passing of Mr Quinn, by Agatha Christie
Film, The Passing of Mr Quinn, Argosy Film Co Ltd, with Stewart Rome and Trilby Clark, directed by Leslie Hiscott, based on a mystery story by Agatha Christie - the first British film to be made

Background imageFilm Collection: Portraits of film stars: Cary Grant (b / w photo)

Portraits of film stars: Cary Grant (b / w photo)
6009372 Portraits of film stars: Cary Grant (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cary Grant)

Background imageFilm Collection: Portraits of film stars: James Mason (photo)

Portraits of film stars: James Mason (photo)
6009397 Portraits of film stars: James Mason (photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Mason)

Background imageFilm Collection: Merle Oberon (litho)

Merle Oberon (litho)
3651947 Merle Oberon (litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Merle Oberon. Illustration for Stars and Films of 1937 edited by Stephen Watts)

Background imageFilm Collection: Clara Bow (b / w photo)

Clara Bow (b / w photo)
6033090 Clara Bow (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clara Bow. Illustration for Album de Cinelandia)

Background imageFilm Collection: Art Deco Cinema, Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, South West Pacific Ocean

Art Deco Cinema, Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, South West Pacific Ocean

Background imageFilm Collection: Gene Kelly (1912-1996), American dancer, actor and director, c1940s

Gene Kelly (1912-1996), American dancer, actor and director, c1940s

Background imageFilm Collection: Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress, 1933

Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress, 1933. Dietrich (1901-1992), was a Academy Award-nominated German-American actress, entertainer and singer

Background imageFilm Collection: Marlene Dietrich in the German film The Blue Angel, 1930

Marlene Dietrich in the German film The Blue Angel, 1930
Marlene Dietrich in the German UFA film The Blue Angel, 1930, directed by Josef Van Sternberg Date: 1930

Background imageFilm Collection: Film - Strike up the Band - Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland

Film - Strike up the Band - Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland
Film - Strike up the Band - starring Mickey Rooney (1920-2014) and Judy Garland (1922-1969) - a 1940 American black and white musical film produced by the Arthur Freed unit at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Background imageFilm Collection: Music cover, Apple Blossom Time

Music cover, Apple Blossom Time
Music cover, I ll be with you in Apple Blossom Time, sung by The Andrews Sisters in the Universal Picture, Rookies. 1941

Background imageFilm Collection: Advert for Parkins and Gotto electrical novelties 1906

Advert for Parkins and Gotto electrical novelties 1906
Advertisement from 1906 for Parkins and Gotto, of Oxford Street, London, showing the wide range of electrical novelties, including a working model of the Metropolitan electric railway train with

Background imageFilm Collection: Ivor Novello and Frances Doble in The Vortex (1928)

Ivor Novello and Frances Doble in The Vortex (1928) directed by Adrian Brunel Date: 1927

Background imageFilm Collection: Tango craze: The Girl on the Film, 1913

Tango craze: The Girl on the Film, 1913
A front cover from The Sketch, 1913, showing Mr. George Grossmith(1874 6 June 1935) and Miss Kitty Mason knee to knee at The Gaiety Theatre, for " The Girl on the Film". 1913

Background imageFilm Collection: Illustration, crime scene, man in street being fired at with shotgun from car window

Illustration, crime scene, man in street being fired at with shotgun from car window, both men in suits and fedora hats, pair of onlookers in background

Background imageFilm Collection: EASTMAN AND EDISON, 1928. American inventors George Eastman and Thomas Edison operating

EASTMAN AND EDISON, 1928. American inventors George Eastman and Thomas Edison operating a motion picture camera at Eastmans house in Rochester, New York

Background imageFilm Collection: Gene Kelly, Julie Haydon and Eddie Dowling in a scene from the American Theatre Guild

Gene Kelly, Julie Haydon and Eddie Dowling in a scene from the American Theatre Guild
XOS1766074 Gene Kelly, Julie Haydon and Eddie Dowling in a scene from the American Theatre Guild stage production of Time of Your Life, 1939-40 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Background imageFilm Collection: Joseph Jefferson in his bicycle Chair (The Palm Beach Coach)

Joseph Jefferson in his bicycle Chair (The Palm Beach Coach) - Florida, USA. Joseph Jefferson, commonly known as Joe Jefferson (18291905) - American actor

Background imageFilm Collection: TIME, THE COMEDIAN, 1925

TIME, THE COMEDIAN, 1925. Still from the MGM motion picture

Background imageFilm Collection: Film still of the The Three Stooges. American comedians

Film still of the The Three Stooges. American comedians
THREE STOOGES: FILM STILL. Film still of the The Three Stooges. American comedians

Background imageFilm Collection: Sir Frank Whittle

Sir Frank Whittle (centre) and his associates experimenting with an early gas turbine in a disused foundry at Lutterworth. A scene from the COX film The Wonder Jet

Background imageFilm Collection: Ufos / Fry / Merlin

Ufos / Fry / Merlin
Contactee Daniel Fry, thanks to his extraterrestrial friends, was able to film this spinning UFO over Merlin, Oregon Date: May 1964



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"Capturing the Magic: A Journey Through Film" From enchanting musical covers like "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" to whimsical inventions like "The Kinecar" by William Heath Robinson, it has always been a gateway to imagination. Just like Mr. Bean's iconic Mini 1000 car, films transport us to places beyond our wildest dreams. As we gaze at the timeless poster of "Night Mail, " we are reminded of the power of storytelling through motion pictures. Whether it's embarking on thrilling adventures with "Swallows and Amazons" or being mesmerized by Ginger Rogers gracefully dancing with her partner Fred Astaire, film takes us on an emotional rollercoaster. Intrigue fills the air as we recall Agatha Christie's masterpiece, "Death on the Nile (1978), " where mystery unfolds amidst luxurious settings. And who can forget the legendary Aston Martin DB5 from James Bond's unforgettable adventure in Goldfinger? This silver beauty became synonymous with 007 himself. Even Walt Disney graced Tatler magazine cover in 1930, showcasing how film transcends boundaries and captures hearts worldwide. Laurel and Hardy brought laughter to audiences everywhere in their silent film era classic, Leave Them Laughing. Finally, a Shirley Temple doll reminds us that film not only entertains but also creates icons that leave lasting impressions on generations to come. From music covers to iconic cars and beloved characters, these glimpses into cinema history remind us why we continue to be captivated by this magical art form called film.