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This is one of a few colour photos in the archive. It shows the English actor Mollie Peters, sitting with the festival director Dermot Breen. They are seated side-by-side at a dinner table and Peters, wearing an emerald green dress, is shown in…

This is a black and white photo of the English-born actor Carol Cleveland. Her long brown hair falls in curls around her shoulders as she smiles up at the camera. Behind her the lattice-work on the walls, similar to other images in the archive,…

This is a promotional poster for Murphy’s Irish Stout. Murphy’s Irish Stout was a main sponsor of the Cork Film Festival for many years. The image is of a pint glass filled with Murphy’s Irish Stout - a black dry stout brewed in Cork; the glass is…

This is a black and white photo of festival delegates on a stage, lined up and arms linked. The convivial group, all dressed in evening wear, stretch out across the expanse of the stage and appear to be singing – we might hazard a guess that they are…

This is a black and white photo of the festival director Dermot Breen standing in front of a microphone with the Irish stage, television, and screen actor Noel Purcell. Purcell, with his trademark beard, and hands clasped before him, is looking at…

This is a black and white photo, dated 1956, of the bearded Irish actor Noel Purcell carrying the English actor Josephine Griffin (1928-2005) across a stone threshold at Blarney Castle, Cork. Purcell, in a dark suit, is looking directly at the camera…

This is a black and white photo of the Irish actor Noel Purcell crouched down talking to an unidentified child dressed up in a festive military-style costume. A bearded Purcell, with thick greying hair curling at his suit collar, is talking to the…

This is a black and white photograph of the actor Noel Purcell in conversation with the Irish tenor Josef Locke and probably his wife Carmel Dignam. Purcell and Locke, in formal suits, accessorised with a festival ribbon, are huddled together in…

This is a black and white photo, dated 1966, of the Irish actor Noel Purcell having his beard pulled by a congenial group of colleagues. Purcell, at the centre, is leaning forward, with a mock-startled look on his face, while his greying beard is…

This black and white photo identifies this runway shot as part of the Miss Movie Girl competition. The competition had various rounds including ‘evening attire’ and swimwear. We note the Harp Lager promotional material providing a backdrop for an…