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Women in Love (1969): Birkin and Crich Wrestle Front:
Gerald Crich (Oliver Reed, right) stares into Rupert Birkin (Alan Bates, left)'s eyes, a hand on his shoulder, both unclothed for the film's famous wrestling match.
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Cheers from Twiggy in The Boy Friend (1971) Twiggy, in full flapper makeup and dressed as a glamorized aviatrix as she sits in the cockpit of a small plane. Smiling, she holds a coupe glass of champagne(?) off the side, her arm shining from a metallic full-length glove.
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Closeup Comparison: Rudolph Valentino vs. Rudolf Nureyev as Rudolph Valentino Front:
Both actors dressed in costume for The Sheik (1921). Above is Valentino, staring intently into the camera. Below is Nureyev as Valentino in Valentino (1977).
Back:
Stamped to return to Phillips at his Loyola residence. Marked #55 with resizing calculations in corners.
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Gene Phillips, Ken Russell, and Shirley Ann Russell Front:
Phillips (left), smiling and turned toward Ken Russell (center) and then-wife Shirley Ann Russell. All three are holding coupe glasses. Ken, dressed in an open patterned button-down and large pendant necklace, appears to be midsentence. Shirley, dressed in a deep v-neck dress and sequined kimono, looks to Gene with wide eyes, listening intently.
Back:
Stamped to return to Phillips at his Loyola residence. Handwritten label "AUTHOR PHOTO" and, below the typewritten caption, reads "Crop (underlined) to remove Russell's ex-wife." The caption reads:
PHOTO FOR BACK OF DUST JACKET: CAPTION:
Gene Phillips (left) converses with Ken Russell at a reception held in the director's honor at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
(Metropolitan Photo Service)
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Negative of Russell Directing Elgar (1962) Negative image clipped from a film reel of Ken Russell, out in the fields of Malvern, directing the actor for young Edward Elgar (uncredited, possibly Danny Grover per local publication Malvern Gazette), who is riding a horse.
(See: "Elgar (1962): Ken Russell In the Field")
With blank sleeve from developer.
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Ken Russell in the Mountains Front:
Ken Russell gestures while looking off-camera, a spyglass in his other hand. He is standing on a ledge overlooking a beautiful valley and river between forested mountains.
Back:
Stamped to return to Phillips at his Loyola faculty residence. Handwritten label "Ken Russell" and numbered 3 (crossed out) and 59.
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Ken Russell Directing Gothic (1986) Front:
Ken Russell looks on behind the scenes of Gothic (1986). Russell, dressed in an aloha shirt and holding the frame of his glasses, is spotlighted by a large studio light.
Back:
Stamped to return to Phillips at his Loyola faculty residence. Handwritten label "Ken Russell, the director of Gothic (1987), at work on the set. Numbered 53 and 67.
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Altered States (1980): Eddie and Emily Jessup Embrace Front:
Both soaking wet, Emily Jessup holds Professor Eddie Jessup, who is shirtless, against her as she pulls him from a sensory deprivation tank.
Back:
Stamped to return to Gene Phillips at his Loyola faculty residence. Numbered 56.
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Ken Russell On Set With Blair Brown and William Hurt in Altered States (1980) (L-R) Ken Russell sits, linked arm-in-arm with Blair Brown, who is sitting in William Hurt's lap.
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Ken Russell Directing "Clouds of Glory" Front:
(R-L) Ken Russell looks on as another man (possibly cinematographer Dick Bush) looks into the camera.
Back:
Stamped to return to Gene Phillips at his Loyola faculty residence. Handwritten label "Russell directing Clouds of Glory."
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Henri Gaudier Behind (Window) Bars: Savage Messiah (1972) Front:
In a shot taken from above through the bars of a window, Henri Gaudier (Scott Anthony) sits on the muddy ground against a brick pillar. He appears to be reading intently.
Back:
Stamped to return to Gene Phillips at his Loyola faculty residence. Handwritten labels "Scott Anthony in Ken Russell's The Savage Messiah/ MGM/ 1972." Numbered 21 amd 52-3 with calculations for resizing.
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Ken Russell Directing Twiggy in The Boy Friend (1971) Front: (R-L) Ken Russell, dressed in a striped shirt and sunglasses, looks on along with Twiggy (center) as she has her hair touched up by hairstylist Barbara Ritchie.
Back: Typewritten label:
Roll 64-12:
World famed ex-model turned film star, Twiggy, center, flanked by controversial British director Ken Russell, right, and a hairdresser, on the set of Russell's film of the international hit musical THE BOY FRIEND in which Twiggy makes her motion picture debut in the leading role.
Ken Russell's film of THE BOY FRIEND, an EMI-MGM Film Productions Ltd. picture, is produced and directed by Ken Russell from his own screenplay, adapted from the musical play by Sandy Wilson. Photographed in Panavision and color by David Watkin, the film stars Twiggy om her motion picture debut.
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The Music Lovers (1971): Tchaikovsky Breaks Anton's Heart Front: Count Anton Chiluvsky (Christopher Gable, right) tenderly places his hand on Pyotr Tchaikovsky's (Richard Chamberlain, left) cheek, a large oval ring on his left middle finger. They look into each other's eyes before Tchaikovsky rebuffs him.
Back: Stamped to return to Gene Phillips at his Loyola faculty residence. Handwritten label "Richard Chamberlain + Christopher Gable/ The Music Lovers"
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Ken Russell Directing The Music Lovers (1976) Front: Ken Russell, hands on hips, looks into the distance. Behind him, we can see a camera and production crew, including one holding a bullhorn.
Stamped to return to Gene Phillips at his Loyola faculty residence. Handwritten label "Ken Rusell directing The Music Lovers (1976) (UA)"
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Ken Russell Directing "Dance of the Seven Veils" (1970) Front: Ken Russell squints into the viewfinder during the filming of his biographic critique of Richard Strauss for the BBC series Omnibus. In the background, a woman dressed as a nun looks on.
Back: Stamped to return to Gene Phillips at his Loyola faculty residence. Handwritten labels "Ken Russell" and "Russell directing Dance of the Seven Veils," and "S.Z."
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Women in Love (1969): Gerald Catches Gudrun Front: Gerald Crich (Oliver Reed), dressed in a striped suit, catches Grudrun Brangwen (Glenda Jackson) after she dances/chases a herd of cattle.
Back: Stamped to return to Gene Phillips at his Loyola faculty residence. Handwritten labels "Glenda Jackson/ Oliver Reed/ Women in Love" and "Chap. 3 Bleed." Numbered 54 with calculations for resizing. Handwritten label to "Please return to John Baxter" has been scribbled out.
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"Song of Summer" (1968): Flowers for Delius Front:
Production still from very end of the Omnibus episode "Song of Summer." Eric Fenby (Christopher Gable) and Jelka (Maureen Pryor) look down over Frederick Delius' (Max Adrian's) body, laid out on the settee. Jelka smiles as she throws the petals of flowers Fenby picked over Delius, tears streaming down her face. Behind them, a painting of a woman in repose mirrors Delius.
Back:
Stamped to return to Phillips at his Loyola residence. Handwritten description:
"Christopher Gable
Maureen Pryor
Max Adrian
Song of Summer".
Numbered 10 and 7B with resizing calculations in the corner.
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Elgar (1962): Ken Russell In the Field Front: Ken Russell, out in the fields of Malvern, directs the actor for young Edward Elgar (uncredited, possibly Danny Grover per local publication Malvern Gazette), who is riding a horse.
Back: Stamped to return to Phillips at his Loyola residence. Handwritten label "Ken Russell directing Elgar." Marked #2 with resizing calculations in corners.
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Amelia and the Angel (1958): Amelia and Her Wings Front: Amelia (Mercedes Quadros), smiling in a park, reaches out with a pair of wings
Back: Stamped to return to Phillips at Loyola residence, but "Please return to John Baxter" is handwritten in the opposite corner. "Amelia & the Angel" is handwritten in both pencil and blue ink, and a stamp for the National Film Archive has been scribbled out. Numbered 3 with calculations for resizing the image in the corners.
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Rancho Notorious (1952): Jackpot? Front:
At a table, Mort Geary (Jack Elam, seated right) seemingly wins the pot in a game against Altar Keane (Marlene Dietrich, center) and Frenchy Fairmont (Mel Ferrer, seated left). Vern Haskell (Arthur Kennedy, standing left) warily looks on as Harbin (Francis McDonald, standing right) grabs Mort’s arm and accuses him of cheating.
Back:
Handwritten label “Return to Phillips,” “Rancho Notorious,” and numbered 6. Stamped to return to Phillips at his Loyola University Faculty Residence.
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Scarlet Street (1945): Christopher Romances Kitty Front:
Christopher Cross (Edward G. Robinson) looks over intently at Kitty March (Joan Bennett) as she holds a flower. They sit at a cafe table, dressed nicely, but Kitty’s face suggests that the date is not going well.
Back:
Handwritten label “Return to Phillips,” “Scarlet Street,” and numbered 7, 4 with 6 and 8 crossed out. Marked with a sticky note labeled “5.2.” Stamped to return to Phillips at his Loyola University Faculty Residence.
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Ministry of Fear (1944): Aftermath Front:
Stephen Neale (Ray Milland) and Carla Hilfe (Marjorie Reynolds) stare at the body of Willi Helfe (Carl Esmond) following the denouement of the film. Neale holds a handgun, partially concealed by his coat.
Back:
Handwritten label “Return to Gene Phillips” and numbered 6. Marked with a sticky note labeled “5.1.”
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M (1931): Beckert on the Run Front:
Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre), on the run from both the police and the criminal underworld, hides among piles of furniture in a storage unit.
Back:
Handwritten label “Return to Phillips,” “Peter Lorre in M (1931), Lorre preferred[?] the performance in the title role of Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) on the murder in M,” and numbered 2, PIX 3. “Stranger on the Third Floor” is erased and replaced with “M.” Stamped to return to Phillips at his Loyola University Faculty Residence.
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Wilder, Thalberg, and Oscar, 1988 Front:
A smiling Billy Wilder, dressed in a tuxedo, holds his Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award while standing in front of an oversized Oscar.
Back:
Handwritten label “Return to Phillips,” “Wilder + Irving Thalberg Award,” and numbered 47 and G84274. Stamped to return to 201 Canisius House, Dempster Street, Evanston.
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Fedora (1978): Detweiler and Fedora Front:
Producer Barry Detweiler (William Holden) speaks with reclusive actress Fedora (Marthe Keller), who is dressed in a straw fedora, headscarf, and white gloves with large sunglasses. She clutches her bag as she speaks. Behind them, shelves of icons and miniature ancient statues look on.
Back:
Handwritten label “Return to Phillips,” and numbered 45. Stamped to return to 201 Canisius House, Dempster Street, Evanston.