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Gertrude Lawrence and Charles Rugges in "The Battle of Paris"

Date: 1929
Description: Georgie (played by Gertrude Lawrence), clutching sheet music, leans in close to Zisi who holds an accordion (Charles Ruggles) in a scene from the Paramount...
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"A Daughter of Caliente" Scene Still

Date: 1916
Description: Original caption on reverse of print reads: "Principals in Corsican drama, 'A Daughter of Caliente.' Douglas Gerrard, producer and actor and his leading l...
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"Báječny Život" (Wonderful Life) Film Poster

Date: 1965
Description: Czechoslovakian film poster for the British film. At top right is a photographic waist-up image of a man hugging a woman from behind. Below them in the cen...
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Aaron Copeland production still for "The North Star"

Date: 1943
Description: Composer Aaron Copeland sits at a Steinway piano while watching the viewer of a Moviola editor in a production still for "The North Star."
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Aaron Copeland production still for "The North Star"

Date: 1943
Description: Composer Aaron Copeland sits at a Steinway piano while watching the viewer of a Moviola editor in a production still for "The North Star."
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Ukrainian villagers singing in a production still for "The North Star"

Date: 1943
Description: Scores of actors costumed as Ukrainian village men, women, and children clap and sing in a production still for "The North Star." Six musicians standing in...
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"Blockade" Publicity Still

Date: 1937
Description: Luis (Leo Carillo) sitting underneath a tree playing an instrument. He is surrounded by sheep in the film "Blockade." Mountains are in the background.
Poster

"The Silent Avenger" Lobby Card

Date: 1927
Description: Lobby card for the film "The Silent Avenger." A man in pajamas and wearing a top hat is sitting on a bed playing a trombone. Thunder the dog is sitting nex...
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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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Scene from "Alibi"

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Description: Dancers taking a curtain call on stage in a scene from the 1929 film "Alibi." The orchestra is in a pit in front of the stage, and two men and two women ar...
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Scene from "Alibi"

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Description: A man with a guitar is standing on the stage in a scene from the 1929 film "Alibi." He is looking up at a woman standing on a balcony above him. The orches...
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Chorus Girls in the Film "Alibi"

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Description: Chorus girls standing on stage in a scene from the 1929 film "Alibi." Each dancer is standing on one leg with the other leg bent at the knee. The orchestra...
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Shadow Waltz from "Gold Diggers of 1933"

Date: 1933
Description: Overhead view of dancers in a circle during the "Shadow Waltz" number in the film "Gold Diggers of 1933." The dancers are each wearing large hoop skirts an...

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