Ivan Mozzhukhin in Der weiße Teufel (AKA The White Devil, Germany, Alexandre Volkoff, 1930). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Lore Schuetzendorf in Mädchen in Uniform (Germany, Leontine Sagan, Carl Froelich, 1931). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Fritz Lang directing Gustav Fröhlich (centre) in Metropolis (Germany, 1927). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Costume designer Gerdago (Austria, c1930). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Hanna Ralph in Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (AKA The Nibelungs, Germany, Fritz Lang, 1924). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Emil Jannings in Faust - Eine Deutsche Volkssage (Germany, FW Murnau, 1926). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Petta Frederick and Wilhelm Dieterle in Das Schweigen im Walde (AKA The Silence in the Forest, Germany, Wilhelm Dieterle, 1929). From the Taussig film stills collection.

A scene from Premiere (Austria, Geza Von Bolvary, 1937). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Anna Sten and Anton Walbrook in Salto Mortale (Germany, Ewald André Dupont, 1931). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Director George Stevens with Katharine Hepburn on the set of Alice Adams (USA, 1935). From the Taussig film stills collection.