Claudette Colbert, French born American actress mb-code HU038789 is reading the Riot Act

is reading the Riot Act on the steps of Mansion House

Quartz bust

Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914) was Commander in Chief of the British Army

with his crestfallen team-mates stunned at seeing victory snatched from them right at the death

posed seated on a wooden bench and holding a staff

Claudette Colbert, French born American actress mb-code HU038789 is reading the Riot ActClaudette Colbert, French born American actress, 1934 1935. A star equally adept at romantic comedy and dramatic roles, Colbert won a Best Actress Academy Award for her performance in It Happened One Night (1934). Taken from Meet the Film Stars, by Seton Margrave. (London, 1934 1935).