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This is a signed publicity photo of the English comedy actor Ronnie Shiner (1903-1966). Shiner, dressed as a Royal Navy officer, is posing on the deck of a ship with four unidentified swimsuit-clad women. The photo is unmarked but it might be from…

This is a black and white photo of the Savoy Cinema on Patrick Street in Cork, advertising the 1956 festival. Flags adorn the building in a night-time scene and crowds are gathered outside. Posters include signs for World Premiere - tonight at 8pm;…

This is a black and white photo of the Italian film director and actor, Vittorio De Sica, arriving at the Savoy cinema, escorted by an entourage of seven men dressed in evening suits. The group include the festival director Dermot Breen at the far…

This is a black and white photo of the Italian film director and actor Vittorio De Sica stepping out of a car at Kent train station in Cork. The photo notes that he is accompanied by Ken Rives and the festival director Dermot Breen. A third man,…

This is a black and white photo of the English actor Anna Neagle dressed in an evening gown with fur stole. She is accompanied by the festival director Dermot Breen and Captain Tom McKenna dressed in formal attire. A small crowd around them clap as…

This is a black and white 1956 photo of the Yugoslav-born Italian actor Sylva Koscina and the screenwriter and producer, Georges de La Grandière. Both are formally dressed and de La Grandière is holding a St Finbarr award in his left hand and has his…

This is a black and white photo of the English actor, Dawn Addams, and a companion, arriving at the Savoy Cinema on Patrick Street, Cork in 1957. They are surrounded by a large crowd that extends back as far as the limestone façade of the Cash &…

This is a black and white photo of the Yugoslav-born Italian actor Sylva Koscina, in a three quarter pose, smiling up at the camera. She is wearing a full skirted three-quarter length off-the-shoulder dress (that has being marked as 'famous dress' on…

This is a black and white group photo of the English actor Anna Neagle with the Italian actors Sylva Koscina, Luisa Della Noce and others. The group, dressed in formal wear, are standing together, and Neagle, in a sequined off-the-shoulder-gown, is…

This is a black and white photo of the Scottish actor Maureen Swanson at the Blarney Castle, Cork. She appears to be walking carefully down the stone steps of the steep spiral stairwell of the Castle. She is wearing an elegant coat adorned with a fur…