motion picture industry

circa 1941

Given to Mary Van Buren Seavey as a young girl by her godmother in Middletown, Rhode Island. She moved to California when she married a Californian. The figure illustrated in this cell is one of...

1938

Director: Allan Dwan Directed by Allan Dwan, "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" also starred Randolph Scott, Jack haley, Gloria Stuart and William Demarest.

1940

"Michael Shayne: Private Detective," was directed by Eugene Forde and starred Lloyd Nolan in the title role.

1940
1939

"The Cisco Kid and the Lady" was directed by Herbert I. Leeds and starred Caesar Romero, Marjorie Weaver, George Montgomery and Ward Bond as well as Virginia Field, who played the...

1932

"The Sign of the Cross," directed by Cecil B. De Mille, was a notorious example of a "pre-code" Hollywood film that stretched the bounds of censorship in the early 1930s.

1932

Directed by Alfred L. Werker, "Bachelor's Affairs" also starred Adolphe Menjou and Minna Gombell

1964
1923

Sheet music/musical setting. Description: One side of page contains the theme "Baby Peggy composed for the film "The Darling of New York" staring Baby Peggy. The other side lists...

1936

An 18 page pamphlet addressing the problem of "indecency" in motion pictures, and the role of Catholics in fighting immoral films. Section headings include, "Legion of Decency is...

1957

The immediate followup to "I Was a Teenage Werewolf," which had been a runaway hit for American International Pictures, a successful producer of exploitation films. Lobby card # 8 from...

c. 1933

June Knight (1913-1987) was a starlet of the 1930s, who appeared in a dozen or so movies such as "Madame Satan" and "Gift of Gab." The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) says, "A vivacious blonde from...

1920

Sheet music. Description: "Dramatic Tension:, single sheet folded. Sam Fox Photoplay Edition Vol. I. For Piano. Condition: Fair, tears, pencil notes. Rubber stamp. 12 1/4 x 9 1/4"....

1928

Hollywood Movie Fan Material. Description: Group IV Booklet: "Off the Lot" Glimpses of famous film stars, photos, text, graphic ads for spur Bow Ties. History: See 73.132.1a-ccc.

4/13/27

Hollywood Movie Fan Material. Description: Group IV Ditto except differrent dates. History: See 73.132.1a-ccc.

postcard album of Universal City, Cal.

postcard album of Universal City, Cal.

postcard album of Universal City, Cal.

postcard album of Universal City, Cal.

postcard album of Universal City, Cal.

postcard album of Universal City, Cal.

postcard album of Universal City, Cal.

postcard album of Universal City, Cal.

postcard album of Universal City, Cal.

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