Moving Picture Collection

Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress, c1950s(?). Artist: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress, c1950s(?). Elizabeth Taylor made her screen debut as a child in Lassie Come Home in 1943

Herbert Marshall, British film and theatre actor, 1934-1935. Taken from Meet the Film Stars, by Seton Margrave. (London, 1934-1935)

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

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)

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

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

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

Introducing Georges Carpentier, 1921. Creator: George Wesley Bellows
Introducing Georges Carpentier, 1921

Ponting Cinematographs The Bow of the Terra Nova, c1910–1913, (1913)
Ponting Cinematographs The Bow of the Terra Nova Breaking Through the Ice-Floes, c1910– 1913, (1913). Camera artist Herbert G Ponting (1870-1935) lies on planks to film the ship

Glynis Johns, British actress, singer and dancer, 20th century. Artist: Rank Organisation
Glynis Johns, British actress, singer and dancer, 20th century. Glynis Johns made her first film appearance in South Riding in 1938

Katherine DeMille, Canadian born American actress, 1934-1935. Born Katherine Lester, she was adopted by the Hollywood film director Cecil B DeMille

Gloria Swanson, American actress, 1933. Swanson (1897-1983) was an American actress who was prolific during the era of the silent film

Bing Crosby, American singer and actor, 1934-1935. Born Harry Lillis. Taken from Meet the Film Stars, by Seton Margrave. (London, 1934-1935)

Portrait of the actress Tora Teje (1893-1970), 1920-1925. Creator: Atelier Jaeger
Portrait of the actress Tora Teje (1893-1970), 1920-1925

Ginger Rogers, American actress, dancer and singer, c1938. Ginger Rogers (1911-1995) appeared in 73 films over a 35 year movie career

A pause for instruction from film producer Anthony Asquith, Twickenham, London, c1932. During the making of the Gainsborough Pictures film, The Lucky Number

Charlie Chaplin, English / American actor and comedian, 1928
Charlie Chaplin, English/American actor and comedian, 1928. Seen here in a scene from The Circus, Chaplin (1889-1977) was an Academy Award-winning actor and director

Gloria Stuart, American stage, television and film actress, 1934-1935. Gloria Stuart appeared in over 40 films in the 1930s

Julius Hagen, Hamburg-born film producer and studio head, 1933. Hagen (1884-1940) produced well over 100 British films between 1917 and 1938

Will Hay, British comedian and actor, 1934-1935. Hay starred in numerous British film comedies in the 1930s and 1940s. Taken from Meet the Film Stars, by Seton Margrave. (London, 1934-1935)

Charlie Chaplin, comedian and actor, c1921. Chaplin asleep on a bench, cradling a bag of golf clubs in his arms. Photograph promoting the motion picture The Idle Class, released in 1921

Black dress worn by Oprah Winfrey as Sofia in The Color Purple, 1985. Creator: Unknown
Black dress worn by Oprah Winfrey as Sofia in The Color Purple, 1985. The short-sleeved shift dress is made from a single piece of black rayon-cotton blend satin that is folded in half at

Eugene Lauste recording the first combined moving image and sound, c1905, (1935). Eugene Lauste may be seen already experimenting with " Talkies"

Long John Baldry, Rod Stewart, The Animals, Steam Packet, Richmond Jazz Festival, London, 1965
Long John Baldry, Rod Stewart, The Animals, Steam Packet, The 5th National Jazz and Blues Festival, Richmond, London, 1965

Paul Wegener as Svengali, c1928. Creator: Unknown
Paul Wegener as Svengali, c1928. Portrait of German actor, writer and film director Paul Wegener (1874-1948) in the character of Svengali in the 1927 film of the same name

Harold Lloyd (1893-1971), American actor and filmmaker, c1920s. (Colorised black and white print). (Colorised black and white print)

Janice Jarratt, American actress, 1938. Janice Jarratt (1914-1991) made one film appearance, uncredited, in Kid Millions in 1934

Anita Page, American film actress, c1938. Anita Page (1910-2008) reached stardom in the last years of the silent film era and became a highly popular young star

Kathleen Burke, American film actress, c1938. Kathleen Burke (1913-1980) appeared in several films in the 1930s, including The Lives of a Bengal Lancer, with Gary Cooper, and The Last Outpost

Irene Ware, American film actress, c1938. Irene Ware (1910-1993) was Miss United States at the 1929 International Pageant of Pulchritude (Miss Universe pageant)

Tom Walls (1883-1949), English actor, 20th century. Walls was a popular English stage and motion-pictures character actor and film director

Gary Cooper (1901-1961), American actor, 20th century. Cooper won two Best Actor Academy Awards for his performances in Sergeant York (1941) and High Noon (1952)

Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), English / American actor and commedian, 1928
Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), English/American actor and commedian, 1928. Seen here in a scene from The Circus. Chaplin was an Academy Award-winning actor and director

Yvonne De Carlo, Canadian-born American film and television actress, 1940s. Artist: Paramount Pictures
Yvonne De Carlo, Canadian-born American film and television actress, 1940s. Yvonne De Carlo made her screen actin debut in 1941. She played Moses wife Sephora in The Ten Commandments in 1956

Ida Lupino, English film actress and director, 1940s. Artist: Warner Brothers
Ida Lupino, English film actress and director, 1940s. Ida Lupino appeared in 59 films over the course of her acting career

Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926) in The Young Rajah, 1922

Clara Bow (1905-1965), American actress and sex symbol, 1928. Artist: WD & HO Wills
Clara Bow (1905-1965), American actress and sex symbol, 1928. Bow was widely recognized as an archetypal flapper and the original It Girl

Vera-Ellen, American actress and stage and film dancer. Vera-Ellen (1921-1981) began dancing at the age of 10. She appeared in several Hollywood musicals, including On the Town (1949), with Gene Kelly

WC Fields, American comedian and actor, 1934-1935. Born William Claude Dukenfield, Fields was one of the iconic figures in American comedy of the first half of the 20th century

Joe E Brown, American actor and comedian, 1934-1935. Brown became a star after appearing in On With the Show, the first all colour talking musical comedy, in 1929

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, American-based comedy duo, 1933. Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957) became famous during the early half of the 20th century for their work in motion

Greta Garbo, Swedish actress, 1933. Garbo (1905-1990), was a Swedish actress, by reputation one of the greatest and most inscrutable movie stars ever to be produced by MGM

Frank Morgan, American film actor, 1934-1935. Morgan (1890-1949) is best known for playing the title character in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Taken from Meet the Film Stars, by Seton Margrave

Exiting the Factory, this 1895 short black and white silent film documentary is credited as being the first real motion
6238411 Exiting the Factory, this 1895 short black and white silent film documentary is credited as being the first real motion picture ever made

Advertisement for current movie in town, Westley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Advertisement for current movie in town. The child is a flood refugee of March 1938 from southeast Missouri. Westley, California

Movie poster, vicinity of Moundsville, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
Movie poster, vicinity of Moundsville, Alabama. [ Roxy E.Mt.V. ; (Three Godfathers, starring Chester Morris and Irene Hervey]

Houses, Atlanta, Georgia, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
Houses. Atlanta, Georgia

Movie theatre on Saint Charles Street, Liberty Theater, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1935 or 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
Movie theatre on Saint Charles Street. Liberty Theater, New Orleans, Louisiana

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"Capturing the Glamour: A Glimpse into the Moving Picture Era" Step back in time to the enchanting world of moving pictures, where iconic stars and timeless films have left an indelible mark on cinema history. Elizabeth Taylor, the captivating English-American actress of the 1950s, mesmerized audiences with her undeniable talent and beauty. Meanwhile, Herbert Marshall, a distinguished British actor from the 1930s, graced both film and theater stages with his magnetic presence. Delve further into this captivating era as Ponting Cinematographs presents "The Bow of the Terra Nova, " a remarkable glimpse into early cinematography captured between 1910-1913. Witnessing this pioneering work reminds us of how far we've come in our love affair with motion pictures. Ava Gardner's allure shines through in her unforgettable performances as an American actress during the 20th century under Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's artistic guidance. Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh's on-screen chemistry captivated hearts worldwide in their iconic roles during 1940. Katherine DeMille, a Canadian-born American actress who flourished in Hollywood during 1934-1935, showcased her immense talent alongside renowned studios. Joseph L Mankiewicz's masterpiece "All About Eve, " released by Twentieth Century Fox in 1950, remains etched in cinematic history for its compelling storytelling. Georges Carpentier takes center stage as he is introduced to audiences by George Wesley Bellows' artistry in 1921 – a moment that forever changed boxing and entertainment alike. Glynis Johns dazzled as a multi-talented British actress, singer, and dancer throughout the twentieth century under Rank Organisation's creative vision. Gloria Swanson epitomizes elegance and grace as she enchants viewers with her performances during America’s golden age of cinema in 1933.