Classic Drama Scenes

Black and white images featuring dramatic interactions between characters in various iconic films from the mid-20th century.

SPENCER TRACY and KATHARINE HEPBURN in STATE OF THE UNION (1948), directed by FRANK CAPRA.

KARL MALDEN and VIVIEN LEIGH in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951), directed by ELIA KAZAN.

TOM EWELL, JEAN HAGEN and JUDY HOLLIDAY in ADAM'S RIB (1949), directed by GEORGE CUKOR.

KIM NOVAK and TYRONE POWER in THE EDDY DUCHIN STORY (1956), directed by GEORGE SIDNEY.

SIMONE SIGNORET in ROOM AT THE TOP (1959), directed by JACK CLAYTON.

SPENCER TRACY and KATHARINE HEPBURN in STATE OF THE UNION (1948), directed by FRANK CAPRA.

FREDRIC MARCH and MYRNA LOY in THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946), directed by WILLIAM WYLER.

BUSTER KEATON in PARLOR, BEDROOM & BATH (1931), directed by EDWARD SEDGWICK.

SHIRLEY MACLAINE in IRMA LA DOUCE (1963), directed by BILLY WILDER.

RAYMOND BURR and ANNE BAXTER in THE BLUE GARDENIA (1953), directed by FRITZ LANG.

MAN BAIT (1952) -Original title: THE LAST PAGE-, directed by TERENCE FISHER.

MARLENE DIETRICH and EDWARD G. ROBINSON in MANPOWER (1941), directed by RAOUL WALSH.

Ingmar Bergman. 1918-2007. Swedish film director. Pictured here 1949 on the film set of the movie Thirst directing actors Birger Malmsten and Eva Henning in the film. Photographer: Kristoffersson/AP69-2

Film still from 'Rear Window' starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr.

ROBERT RYAN and AUDREY TOTTER in THE SET-UP (1949), directed by ROBERT WISE.

Film still from 'My Own True Love' starring Phyllis Calvert, Melvyn Douglas, Wanda Hendrix, and Philip Friend.

ROBERT COOTE and CAROLE LOMBARD in VIGIL IN THE NIGHT (1940), directed by GEORGE STEVENS.

EMIL JANNINGS, MARLENE DIETRICH and ROSA VALETTI in THE BLUE ANGEL (1930) -Original title: DER BLAUE ENGEL-, directed by JOSEF VON STERNBERG.

ERROL FLYNN in SAN ANTONIO (1945), directed by DAVID BUTLER.

DEAN MARTIN, SHIRLEY MACLAINE and JOSEPH ANTHONY in ALL IN A NIGHT'S WORK (1961), directed by JOSEPH ANTHONY.

WALTER MATTHAU in THE ODD COUPLE (1968), directed by GENE SAKS.

James Stewart and Grace Kelly , Rear Window , 1954 réalisé par Alfred Hitchcock Paramount Pictures

TERESA WRIGHT and GARY COOPER in THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES (1942), directed by SAM WOOD.

TYRONE POWER and RITA HAYWORTH in BLOOD AND SAND (1941), directed by ROUBEN MAMOULIAN.

ERNESTO ALONSO and MIROSLAVA STERN in THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ (1955) -Original title: ENSAYO DE UN CRIMEN-, directed by LUIS BUÑUEL.

GLENN FORD and GLORIA GRAHAME in THE BIG HEAT (1953), directed by FRITZ LANG.

MELINA MERCOURI and KEITH MITCHELL in THE GYPSY AND THE GENTLEMAN (1958), directed by JOSEPH LOSEY.

CHRISTIANE MARTELL in DROP THE CURTAIN (1955) -Original title: ABAJO EL TELÓN-, directed by MIGUEL M. DELGADO.

Anefo photo collection. Television game "Where the foxes run", Emmy Lopes Dias and Lex Goudsmit. October 19, 1960

Anefo photo collection. Television game "Intimates" of the VARA. Andrea Domburg and Guus Oster. November 21, 1963

URSULA ANDRESS and MARCELLO MASTROIANNI in THE TENTH VICTIM (1965) -Original title: LA DECIMA VITTIMA-, directed by ELIO PETRI.

VITTORIO GASSMAN in THE PROPHET (1968) -Original title: IL PROFETA-, directed by DINO RISI.

SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SPIDER WOMAN (1944), directed by ROY WILLIAM NEILL.

PAUL LUKAS and BETTE DAVIS in WATCH ON THE RHINE (1943), directed by HERMAN SHUMLIN.

MICHAEL GOUGH and PETER CUSHING in DRACULA (1958), directed by TERENCE FISHER.

DEAN STOCKWELL, GENE KELLY and FRANK SINATRA in ANCHORS AWEIGH (1945), directed by GEORGE SIDNEY.

ROBERT VAUGHN in THE SPY WITH MY FACE (1965), directed by JOHN NEWLAND.

GEORGE SANDERS in VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1960).

GLORIA GRAHAME in HUMAN DESIRE (1954), directed by FRITZ LANG.

ARTHUR KENNEDY and CARLA GRAVINA in THE ANTICHRIST (1974) -Original title: L' ANTICRISTO-.

HENRI VIDAL and BARBARA LAAGE in TO CATCH A SPY (1957) -Original title: ACTION IMMÉDIATE-, directed by MAURICE LABRO.

PAUL NEWMAN and GERALDINE PAGE in SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH (1962), directed by RICHARD BROOKS.

JOHN WAYNE and JANET LEIGH in JET PILOT (1957), directed by JOSEF VON STERNBERG.

JAMES MASON and BARBARA BEL GEDDES in CAUGHT (1949), directed by MAX OPHÜLS.

JAMES CAGNEY in BLOOD ON THE SUN (1945), directed by FRANK LLOYD.

Debbie Reynolds, Curd Jurgens, on-set of the Film, "This Happy Feeling", Universal Pictures, 1958

LEO G. CARROLL and INGRID BERGMAN in SPELLBOUND (1945), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

JAMES CAGNEY and JOAN LESLIE in YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942), directed by MICHAEL CURTIZ.

MARY WICKES in DANCE WITH ME HENRY (1956), directed by CHARLES BARTON.

THE MARX BROTHERS in A DAY AT THE RACES (1937), directed by SAM WOOD.

MANOLO GOMEZ BUR and FRANCISCO VALLADARES in LA CASA DE LOS MARTINEZ (1971), directed by AGUSTIN NAVARRO.

STATHIS GIALLELIS in AMERICA AMERICA (1963), directed by ELIA KAZAN.

JOANNE WOODWARD in A NEW KIND OF LOVE (1963), directed by MELVILLE SHAVELSON.

BURT LANCASTER, SILVANA MANGANO, HELMUT BERGER, STEFANO PATRIZI and CLAUDIA MARSANI in CONVERSATION PIECE (1974) -Original title: GRUPPO DI FAMIGLIA IN UN INTERNO-, directed by LUCHINO VISCONTI.

EL PORTICO DE LA GLORIA (1953).

"Skin of our Teeth" Dress Rehearsal. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

JEAN SIMMONS and DEBORAH KERR in THE GRASS IS GREENER (1960), directed by STANLEY DONEN.

HENRY KENDALL and JOAN BARRY in EAST OF SHANGHAI (1931) -Original title: RICH AND STRANGE-, directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

James Dunn, Peggy Shannon, on-set of the Film, "Society Girl", Fox Film Corporation, 1932

ANA MARISCAL in FROM WOMAN TO WOMAN (1950) -Original title: DE MUJER A MUJER-.

ANGELA LANSBURY, CHARLES BOYER and INGRID BERGMAN in GASLIGHT (1944), directed by GEORGE CUKOR.

CLARK GABLE and CLAUDETTE COLBERT in IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934), directed by FRANK CAPRA.

CARLOS LARRAÑAGA in MELOCOTON EN ALMIBAR (1960), directed by ANTONIO DEL AMO.

JUDY GARLAND and RONALD SINCLAIR in THOROUGHBREDS DON'T CRY (1937), directed by ALFRED E. GREEN.

James Garner, James Coburn, Kathy Kersh, on-set of the Film, "The Americanization of Emily", MGM, 1964

KIM NOVAK in MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT (1959), directed by DELBERT MANN.

FRANCISCO RABAL and DANIELLE GODET in AUTOPSY OF A CRIMINAL (1963) -Original title: AUTOPSIA DE UN CRIMINAL-, directed by RICARDO BLASCO.

Film still from 'The Unsuspected' starring Audrey Totter, Ted North, Claude Rains, and Joan Caulfield.

Anefo photo collection. Recordings Cinetone Film "Makkers ceases your wild gate". Ina van Faassen and Frans Kokshoorn. October 14, 1959. Amsterdam

JANE RUSSELL and JACK BUETEL in THE OUTLAW (1943), directed by HOWARD HUGHES.

LOLA FLORES, LUIS AGUILAR and ABEL SALAZAR in LOLA TORBELLINO (1956), directed by RENE CARDONA.

Anefo photo collection. TV game from AVRO "The sweet bird of the youth". Jeroen Krabbé and Ank van der Moer. October 29, 1970

PAN, AMOR Y... ANDALUCIA (1959).

JAMES CAGNEY and JEAN HARLOW in BEER AND BLOOD (1931) -Original title: THE PUBLIC ENEMY-, directed by WILLIAM A. WELLMAN.

CANTINFLAS in EL SEÑOR DOCTOR (1965), directed by MIGUEL M. DELGADO.

FRED MACMURRAY and BARBARA STANWYCK in DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944), directed by BILLY WILDER.

AMEDEO NAZZARI in MANOS SUCIAS (1957), directed by JOSE ANTONIO DE LA LOMA.

Film still from 'Phffft' starring Judy Holiday, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, and Jack Carson.

DEBBIE REYNOLDS and TONY CURTIS in THE RAT RACE (1960), directed by ROBERT MULLIGAN.

Film stills from 'Easy Money' starring David Tomlinson, Jack Warner, Dennis Price, and Petula Clark.

JUDY HOLLIDAY in THE SOLID GOLD CADILLAC (1956), directed by RICHARD QUINE.

TOM EWELL and MARILYN MONROE in THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH (1955), directed by BILLY WILDER.

Anefo photo collection. "Arthur and Eva", television series. September 2, 1963

HARPO MARX and MARION MARTIN in THE BIG STORE (1941), directed by CHARLES REISNER.

Woman in evening dress and Rex Ingram. 1938 - 1938. Photographs. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. African Americans , Performing arts, African Americans , Theater, African American theater, African Americans in the performing arts, Plays, Theatrical productions, Harlem (New York, N.Y.), Haiti

BETTE DAVIS, ROBERT ALDRICH and JOAN CRAWFORD in WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE (1962), directed by ROBERT ALDRICH.

LAURENCE HARVEY in THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM (1962), directed by HENRY LEVIN.

STEVEN BROWN, PHILIP DORN and IRENE DUNNE in I REMEMBER MAMA (1948), directed by GEORGE STEVENS.

FRANCO FABRIZI in VITELLONI (1953) -Original title: I VITELLONI-, directed by FEDERICO FELLINI.

GLORIA SWANSON and NEIL HAMILTON in FATHER TAKES A WIFE (1941), directed by JACK HIVELY.

VIRGINIA WEIDLER and JOAN CRAWFORD in THE WOMEN (1939), directed by GEORGE CUKOR.

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FRANCISCO RABAL and MADELEINE FISCHER in LA GRAN MENTIRA (1956), directed by RAFAEL GIL.

PHYLLIS BROOKS in THE SHANGHAI GESTURE (1941), directed by JOSEF VON STERNBERG.

Scene from 'Margie' movie

SILVIA MORGAN in ARRIBADA FORZOSA (1944), directed by CARLOS AREVALO.

Shirley Eaton, on-set of the Film, "Three Men in a Boat", Romulus Films, 1956

Movie still with Audrey Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart from 'Sabrina' movie

WALTER MATTHAU and INGRID BERGMAN in CACTUS FLOWER (1969), directed by GENE SAKS.

LUPITA TOVAR and RAMON PEREDA in EL TORBELLINO DEL JAZZ (1931) -Original title: CARNE DE CABARET-, directed by EDUARDO AROZAMENA and CHRISTY CABANNE.

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