A New Gallery of Color Transfers

Here is a new gallery of black-and-white to color transfers that I have made during the past several months. As the software technology improves so does my work.

Alice Joyce in her home circa 1920:Alice Joyce Color Final

Alice Joyce tries her hand at archery c. 1920:Alice Joyce 2 Color Final

Anna May Wong at a movie premiere circa 1931:Ana May Wong color Final

It’s 1928 and the talkies are coming. A rare photo showing a film star being coached on speaking for the microphone – Anita Page at the USC Speech Department:Anita Page USC May 28 1928 Color Final

Rudolph Valentino greets visitors to the set of MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE in 1924. The lady is Mrs. Valentino, Natascha Rambova:Beaucaire Candid 004 Color Final

Carmel Myers snuggles up to Francis X. Bushman in BEN-HUR (1925):Ben Hur Messala adras

Screenwriter Bess Meredyth gets into the spirit of things during the filming of BEN-HUR (1925):Bess Meredyth Color Final

Lon Chaney in makeup for DR. WU (1927) chats with fellow MGM star Col. Tim McCoy:chaney McCoy Color copy

Clara Bow seems displeased with the attentions of Ernest Torrence and Percy Montmart as director Victor Fleming (in white hat) moves things along. Cinematographer James Wong Howe is in the snap cap behind the camera. On the set of MANTRAP (1926):Clara Bow Mantrap Color Final

A radiant Dolores Del Rio in REVENGE (1927):Dolores Revenge FINAL

Norma Shearer and Lionel Barrymore at Half Dome, CA in A FREE SOUL (1931):Free Soul Color Final

Greta Garbo returns to America after a trip to her home in Sweden, 1933:Garbo 1933 Color Final

Gary Cooper and Thelma Todd enjoy the view during the filming of NEVADA (1927):Gary Cooper and Thelma Todd 1927

Gloria Swanson and Cecil B. DeMille on the set of THE AFFAIRS OF ANATOLE (1921). Also left to right are Theodore Kosloff, Elliot Dexter, Agnes Ayres, Jeannie MacPherson, and Wallace Reid:Gloria Swanson Affairs of Anatol 1921 Color Final

Marian Nixon on location for RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE (1925):Riders of the Purple Sage 1925 Marian Nixon

A striking image of Strongheart and Lady Jule in 1924:Strongheart and Lady Jule 1924 Final final

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  1. These are wonderful! Thank you.. As much as I love black and white I love the realism of seeing them in color.

  2. Love these, a totally fresh perspective. Thank you.

  3. These are all beautiful! I would like to see more Marx Bros, Al Jolson and Mel Blanc. Just to name a few! I have colorized a few pics but you are an artist! Keep up the good work and thankyou….

  4. Love it

  5. Spectacular series of photos. Brings them all to life!


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