John Wayne in THE BIG TRAIL (1930) Color:b&w Claudette Colbert as she appeared

Claudette Colbert as she appeared in the 1932 historical epic THE SIGN OF THE CROSS

the UCLA Film and Television Archive restored the film

This 1954 French-Italian historical drama was directed by Jean Dréville

Natural color portrait of June Havoc as restored from the vintage original 1943 tri-color (carbro) camera separation negatives

John Wayne in THE BIG TRAIL (1930) Color:b&w Claudette Colbert as she appearedThis striking early portrait of John Wayne captures the young actor in his first starring roleand the first film in which he appeared under his now legendary screen name in The Big Trail (1930). Leaning casually against rugged cedar logs with folded arms, Wayne projects a natural confidence and quiet frontier strength that would soon define his enduring screen persona. He wears a broad brown hat secured with a leather chin strap and a cream linen