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Classic Portraits Collection (page 8)

European and American Movie Star Portraits from the 20s, 30s, and 40s.

Choose from 386 items in our Classic Portraits Collection

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Marlene Dietrich in Josef von Sternbergs The Devil is a Woman (1935)

Marlene Dietrich in Josef von Sternbergs The Devil is a Woman (1935)
Marlene Dietrich

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Fernand Gravet (as Johann Strauss) and Luise Rainer in Julien Duviviers The Great Waltz (1938)

Fernand Gravet (as Johann Strauss) and Luise Rainer in Julien Duviviers The Great Waltz (1938)
Fernand Gravet (as Johann Strauss) and Luise Rainer

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Googie Withers in Alfred Hitchcocks The Lady Vanishes (1938)

Googie Withers in Alfred Hitchcocks The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Googie Withers

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller in Anthony Asquiths Pygmalion (1938)

Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller in Anthony Asquiths Pygmalion (1938)
Leslie Howard as Henry Higgins and Wendy Hiller as Eliza Doolittle

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, and Rosalind Russell in George Cukors The Women (1939)

Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, and Rosalind Russell in George Cukors The Women (1939)
Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, and Rosalind Russell

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Victor McLaglen and Cary Grant in George Stevens Gunga Din (1939)

Victor McLaglen and Cary Grant in George Stevens Gunga Din (1939)
Victor McLaglen and Cary Grant

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Joan Crawford in George Cukors The Women (1939)

Joan Crawford in George Cukors The Women (1939)
Joan Crawford

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Norma Shearer and Rosalind Russell in George Cukors The Women (1939)

Norma Shearer and Rosalind Russell in George Cukors The Women (1939)
Norma Shearer and Rosalind Russell

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Rosalind Russell in George Cukors The Women (1939)

Rosalind Russell in George Cukors The Women (1939)
Rosalind Russell

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Aubrey Mather and Maureen O Hara in Alfred Hitchcocks Jamaica Inn (1939)

Aubrey Mather and Maureen O Hara in Alfred Hitchcocks Jamaica Inn (1939)
Aubrey Mather and Maureen O Hara

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky in George Fitzmaurices The Son of the Sheik (1926)

Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky in George Fitzmaurices The Son of the Sheik (1926)
Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky in The Son of the Sheik (1926)

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll in Alfred Hitchcocks The 39 Steps (1935)

Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll in Alfred Hitchcocks The 39 Steps (1935)
Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll in The 39 Steps (1935)

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll in Alfred Hitchcocks The 39 Steps (1935)

Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll in Alfred Hitchcocks The 39 Steps (1935)
Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll in The 39 Steps (1935)

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Grete Naztler in Otto Kantureks The Students Romance (1935)

Grete Naztler in Otto Kantureks The Students Romance (1935)
Grete Naztler in The Students Romance (1935) OLD HEIDELBERG HEIDELBERG I LOST MY HEART IN HEIDELBERG

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Harpo Marx in Sam Woods A Night At The Opera (1935)

Harpo Marx in Sam Woods A Night At The Opera (1935)
Harpo Marx in A Night At The Opera (1935)

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Joan Gardner in Harold Youngs The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935)

Joan Gardner in Harold Youngs The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935)
Joan Gardner in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935)

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Marlene Dietrich in Josef von Sternbergs Blonde Venus (1932)

Marlene Dietrich in Josef von Sternbergs Blonde Venus (1932)
Marlene Dietrich in Blonde Venus (1932)

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Greta Garbo in Rouben Mamoulians Queen Christina (1933)

Greta Garbo in Rouben Mamoulians Queen Christina (1933)
Greta Garbo in Queen Christina (1933)

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Laurence Olivier in Henry V (1944)

Laurence Olivier in Henry V (1944)

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Lisbeth Movin in Carl Dreyers Day Of Wrath (1943)

Lisbeth Movin in Carl Dreyers Day Of Wrath (1943)
Vredens Dag

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Seeta Devi in Franz Ostens Light Of Asia (1926)

Seeta Devi in Franz Ostens Light Of Asia (1926)
AKA PREM SANYAS

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Elisa Cegani in Alessandro Blassetis The Iron Crown (1941)

Elisa Cegani in Alessandro Blassetis The Iron Crown (1941)
Aka LA Corona Di Ferro

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Studio Portrait of Marlene Dietrich

Studio Portrait of Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake in Preston Sturgess Sullivans Travels (1941)

Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake in Preston Sturgess Sullivans Travels (1941)
Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: John Wayne and Betty Field in Henry Hathaways Shepherd Of The Hills (1941)

John Wayne and Betty Field in Henry Hathaways Shepherd Of The Hills (1941)
John Wayne and Betty Field

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Orson Welles in Citizen Kane (1941)

Orson Welles in Citizen Kane (1941)
Orson Welles

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Studio Portrait of Marlene Dietrich

Studio Portrait of Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Vera Zarina in George Marshalls The Goldwyn Follies (1938)

Vera Zarina in George Marshalls The Goldwyn Follies (1938)
Vera Zarina

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Joan Fontaine in Alfred Hitchcocks Rebecca (1940)

Joan Fontaine in Alfred Hitchcocks Rebecca (1940)
Joan Fontaine

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Marlene Dietrich in Josef von Sternbergs Blonde Venus (1932)

Marlene Dietrich in Josef von Sternbergs Blonde Venus (1932)
Marlene Dietrich

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Cary Grant in George Cukors The Philadelphia Story (1940)

Cary Grant in George Cukors The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Cary Grant

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in Frank Borzages Street Angel (1928)

Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in Frank Borzages Street Angel (1928)
Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in Frank Borzages Seventh Heaven (1927)

Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in Frank Borzages Seventh Heaven (1927)
Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Gary Cooper and Sylvia Sidney in Rouben Mamoulians City Streets (1931)

Gary Cooper and Sylvia Sidney in Rouben Mamoulians City Streets (1931)
Gary Cooper and Sylvia Sidney

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier in William Wylers Wuthering Heights (1939)

Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier in William Wylers Wuthering Heights (1939)
Merle Oberon as Cathy and Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Ginger Rogers and James Stewart in George Stevens Vivacious Lady (1938)

Ginger Rogers and James Stewart in George Stevens Vivacious Lady (1938)
Ginger Rogers and James Stewart

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Ginger Rogers and James Stewart in George Stevens Vivacious Lady (1938)

Ginger Rogers and James Stewart in George Stevens Vivacious Lady (1938)
Ginger Rogers and James Stewart

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in Frank Borzages Street Angel (1928)

Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in Frank Borzages Street Angel (1928)
Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in Street Angel (1928)

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in Frank Borzages Street Angel (1928)

Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in Frank Borzages Street Angel (1928)
Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in Street Angel (1928)

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Fred Astaire in Mark Sandrichs Top Hat (1935)

Fred Astaire in Mark Sandrichs Top Hat (1935)
Fred Astaire in Top Hat (1935)

Background imageClassic Portraits Collection: Jessie Matthews in Victor Savilles Evergreen (1934)

Jessie Matthews in Victor Savilles Evergreen (1934)
Jessie Matthews in Evergreen (1934)




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