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Melvyn Douglas gets a bite of Joan Crawford´s birthday cake. The director of <em>They All Kissed the Bride</em>, Alexander Hall, looks on

Tags: 1942, Alexander Hall, birthday, cake, celebration, director, Joan Crawford, Let Them Eat Cake, Melvyn Douglas, They All Kissed the Bride,

Joan Crawford helps husband Alfred Steele to a piece of Bon Voyage cake in their stateroom on the liner United States, as the honeymoon couple prepares to sail for Europe. May, 1955

Tags: 1955, Alfred Steele, boat, cake, couple, Joan Crawford, Let Them Eat Cake,

Deanna Durbin & Vaughn Paul cut their wedding cake

Tags: 1941, cake, couple, Deanna Durbin, Let Them Eat Cake, Vaughn Paul, wedding,

Peter Cushing and Susan Denberg ready for some cake on the set of <em>Frankenstein Created Woman</em>

Tags: 1967, birthday, cake, celebration, Frankenstein Created Woman, fun, Let Them Eat Cake, Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg,

M-G-M overlord Louis B. Mayer and William Powell watch as Myrna Loy cuts her birthday cake on the set of <em>Another Thin Man</em>

Tags: 1939, Another Thin Man, birthday, cake, celebration, Let Them Eat Cake, Louis B. Mayer, mogul, Myrna Loy, William Powell,

Director Richard Thorpe and Elvis Presley look on as Larry Domasin cuts his birthday cake on the set of <em>Fun in Acapulco</em>

Tags: 1963, birthday, cake, celebration, director, Elvis Presley, Fun in Acapulco, Larry Domasin, Let Them Eat Cake, Richard Thorpe,

A surprise party on the set of <em>The Magic Box</em> on the occasion of Richard Attenborough and Sheila Sim´s sixth wedding anniversary: director John Boulting, Attenborough, Sim, Maria Schell, Margaret Johnston, Robert Donat and Glynis Johns. January, 1951

Tags: 1951, cake, celebration, couple, director, Glynis Johns, John Boulting, Let Them Eat Cake, Margaret Johnston, Maria Schell, Richard Attenborough, Robert Donat, Sheila Sim, The Magic Box,

Christine Kaufmann celebrates her birthday with <em>Taras Bulba</em> costars Tony Curtis and Yul Brynner

Tags: 1962, animal, birthday, cake, celebration, Christine Kaufmann, couple, dog, Let Them Eat Cake, Taras Bulba, Tony Curtis, Yul Brynner,

A birthday cake for Janet Blair on the set of <em>Gallant Journey</em>. Director William A. Wellman and Glenn Ford help out

Tags: 1946, birthday, cake, celebration, director, Gallant Journey, Glenn Ford, Janet Blair, Let Them Eat Cake, William A. Wellman,

Director Henry Koster and Danielle Darrieux, both born on May 1st, celebrate their joint birthdays on the set of <em>The Rage of Paris</em>

Tags: 1938, birthday, cake, celebration, Danielle Darrieux, director, fur, Henry Koster, Let Them Eat Cake, The Rage of Paris,

Surrounded by cast and crew of <em>You Can´t Take It with You</em>, director Frank Capra is ready to slice his birthday cake. Eddie ´Rochester´ Anderson, Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold, cinematographer Joseph Walker, Samuel S. Hinds, Ann Miller, Jean Arthur, Mischa Auer and Spring Byington await

Tags: 1938, Ann Miller, birthday, cake, celebration, cinematographer, director, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Edward Arnold, Frank Capra, Jean Arthur, Joseph Walker, Let Them Eat Cake, Lionel Barrymore, Mischa Auer, Samuel S. Hinds, Spring Byington, You Can't Take It with You,

Cecil B. DeMille gets an assist from Mary Pickford and Bob Hope as he celebrates his 77th birthday. August, 1958

Tags: 1958, birthday, Bob Hope, cake, Cecil B. DeMille, celebration, director, Let Them Eat Cake, Mary Pickford,

Watched by Myrna Loy, Virginia Grey and other cast members, William Powell cuts his birthday cake on the set of <em>Another Thin Man</em>

Tags: 1939, Another Thin Man, birthday, cake, celebration, Let Them Eat Cake, Myrna Loy, Virginia Grey, William Powell,

Tags: Alfred Hitchcock, Alma Reville, cake, couple, director, Let Them Eat Cake,

Director George Cukor gets a bite of Marilyn Monroe´s birthday cake on the set of the ill-fated <em>Something´s Got to Give</em>

Tags: 1962, birthday, cake, celebration, director, George Cukor, Let Them Eat Cake, Marilyn Monroe, Something's Got to Give,

The traditional cake cutting ceremony is carried out by Eleanor Powell and Glenn Ford after the performance of their marriage at her home. October, 1943

Tags: 1943, cake, couple, Eleanor Powell, Glenn Ford, Let Them Eat Cake, uniform, wedding,

Gathering a number of old phonograph records, Anne Shirley gave a title-guessing contest, won by Betty Grable. As the record-shaped cake is about to be cut: Barbara Pepper, Phyllis Fraser, Diana Gibson, Kathryn Marlowe, Shirley, Jane Hamilton and Grable. In the background: Alan Curtis

Tags: Alan Curtis, Anne Shirley, Barbara Pepper, Betty Grable, cake, Diana Gibson, Jane Hamilton, Kathryn Marlowe, Let Them Eat Cake, party, Phyllis Fraser,

Party on the set of <em>La femme et le pantin</em>: producer Christine Gouze-Rénal and Brigitte Bardot

Tags: 1958, Brigitte Bardot, cake, Christine Gouze-Rénal, La femme et le pantin, Let Them Eat Cake, party, producer,

Hayley Mills and director David Swift help Maureen O´Hara pass out her birthday cake on the set of <em>The Parent Trap</em>

Tags: 1961, birthday, cake, celebration, David Swift, director, Hayley Mills, Let Them Eat Cake, Maureen O'Hara, The Parent Trap,

Tags: birthday, cake, Cary Grant, Let Them Eat Cake,

The stars of <em>Torn Curtain</em>, Julie Andrews and Paul Newman, help Alfred Hitchcock celebrate the making of his 50th film

Tags: 1966, Alfred Hitchcock, cake, celebration, director, Julie Andrews, Let Them Eat Cake, Paul Newman, Torn Curtain,

Richard Quine & Susan Peters cut their wedding cake. November, 1943

Tags: 1943, cake, celebration, couple, Let Them Eat Cake, Richard Quine, Susan Peters, uniform, wedding,

Joe E. Brown fetes his birthday. July, 1966

Tags: 1966, birthday, cake, celebration, Joe E. Brown, Let Them Eat Cake,

Laraine Day and Ray Hendricks on their wedding day. May, 1942

Tags: 1942, cake, celebration, couple, Laraine Day, Let Them Eat Cake, Ray Hendricks, wedding,

On the occasion of Jean Simmons´ 21st birthday a party was held at the Odeon Marble Arch in London. Pictured here: Albert Lieven, Susan Shaw, Anouk Aimée, Simmons, Jimmy Hanley, Barbara Murray and Derek Bond. January, 1950

Tags: 1950, Albert Lieven, Anouk Aimée, Barbara Murray, birthday, cake, celebration, Derek Bond, Jean Simmons, Jimmy Hanley, Let Them Eat Cake, Susan Shaw,

Myrna Loy about to slice the birthday cake offered her by <em>Too Hot to Handle</em> costar Clark Gable

Tags: 1938, birthday, cake, celebration, Let Them Eat Cake, Myrna Loy, Too Hot to Handle,

Double celebration on the set of <em>Never So Few</em>: Independence Day and Gina Lollobrigida´s birthday. Frank Sinatra joins in the fun. July, 1959

Tags: 1959, birthday, cake, celebration, Frank Sinatra, fun, Gina Lollobrigida, Let Them Eat Cake, Never So Few,

Gwen Carter blows out the nineteen candles on her birthday cake, while Sabu, David Bruce and Donald O´Connor (Carter´s husband) lend moral support. Also present: Carter´s mother, Mrs. Harry Moore; Dave Bruce´s wife, Cynthia; Peggy Ryan; Larry Kregar; O´Connor´s cousin Patsy; Marjorie McDowd, and Mrs. John O´Connor, Donald´s aunt.

Tags: 1945, birthday, cake, celebration, couple, David Bruce, Donald O'Connor, Gwen Carter, Let Them Eat Cake, Peggy Ryan, Sabu,

Patsy Ruth Miller and director Tay Garnett on their wedding day. September, 1929

Tags: 1929, cake, celebration, couple, director, Let Them Eat Cake, Patsy Ruth Miller, Tay Garnett,

Priscilla Lane and Robert Cummings toss a birthday party for Grey Shadow, their costar in <em>Saboteur</em>

Tags: 1942, animal, birthday, cake, celebration, dog, fun, Let Them Eat Cake, Priscilla Lane, Robert Cummings, Saboteur,

Quite the appropriate cake to celebrate Pat O´Brien´s birthday

Tags: 1966, birthday, cake, Let Them Eat Cake, Pat O'Brien,

Victor Moore gives Beulah Bondi a slice of his birthday cake. Leo McCarey, the director of <em>Make Way for Tomorrow</em>, awaits his piece

Tags: 1937, Beulah Bondi, birthday, cake, celebration, director, Leo McCarey, Let Them Eat Cake, Make Way for Tomorrow, Victor Moore,

<em>Red Sundown</em> costars Martha Hyer and Rory Calhoun vie for a piece of cake at a party celebrating Dean Jagger´s thirty years as an actor

Tags: 1955, cake, celebration, Dean Jagger, fun, Let Them Eat Cake, Martha Hyer, Red Sundown, Rory Calhoun,

Vincent Price blows the candles at a party in Harrow, England, celebrating his 100th film, <em>Cry of the Banshee</em>. November, 1969

Tags: 1969, cake, celebration, Cry of the Banshee, Let Them Eat Cake, party, Vincent Price,

Joan Fontaine and C. Aubrey Smith break for tea and cake on the set of <em>Rebecca</em>

Tags: 1940, break, C. Aubrey Smith, cake, Joan Fontaine, Let Them Eat Cake, Rebecca,

Director Mervyn LeRoy, Peter Lawford, Rossano Brazzi and June Allyson celebrate Brazzi´s birthday during the filming of <em>Little Women</em>

Tags: 1949, birthday, cake, celebration, director, dressing room, June Allyson, Let Them Eat Cake, Little Women (1949), Mervyn LeRoy, Peter Lawford, Rossano Brazzi,

Celebrating the wedding of Sally Eilers and Harry Joe Brown: Bebe Daniels, Brown, Eilers, Ben Lyon. September, 1933

Tags: 1933, Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, cake, celebration, couple, fashion, Harry Joe Brown, hat, Let Them Eat Cake, Sally Eilers, wedding,

James Cagney congratulates Lionel Barrymore on his birthday. April, 1943

Tags: 1943, birthday, cake, celebration, James Cagney, Let Them Eat Cake, Lionel Barrymore,

Tags: 1966, cake, Julie Christie, Let Them Eat Cake,

In Cannes, a cake to commemorate director Mervyn LeRoy´s 75th film, <em>Moment to Moment</em>, starring Jean Seberg

Tags: 1965, cake, celebration, director, Jean Seberg, Let Them Eat Cake, Mervyn LeRoy, Moment to Moment,

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