40 Awesome Colorized Photos of Celebrity Couples From Between the 1930s and 1950s

Up until the 1950s, color photography was extremely rare, and so when we think about history prior to that time, we often envision it in black and white.

Today’s technology now enables us to “colorize” historical photos, giving us our only chance at seeing what the world really looked like back then. And it was truly spectacular.

Take a look at these 40 awesome colorized vintage photos of celebrity couples from between the 1930s and 1950s.

Alain Delon and Brigitte Bardot

Ava Gardner and Robert Taylor

Ava Gardner and Robert Taylor

Bette Davis and James Cagney

Brigiite Bardot being photographed by Sean Connery

Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner

Burt Lancaster with Lizabeth Scott

Buster Keaton and Anita Page

Carole Lombard and Clark Gable

Cary Grant and Grace Kelly

Cary Grant and Grace Kelly

Clark Gable and Carole Lombard

Clark Gable and Gene Tierney

Clark Gable and Joan Crawford

Clark Gable and Norma Shearer

Clark Gable with Jean Harlow

Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler

Errol Leslie Flynn with Olivia Mary de Havilland

Erroll Flynn with young Brigitte Bardot

Esther Ralston and Gary Cooper

Franchot Tone and Joan Crawford

François Truffaut and Julie Christie

Gary Cooper with Patricia Neal

Gene Autry and Peggy Stewart

James Stewart and Katharine Hepburn

Jean Gabin and Ida Lupino

Joan Crawford and Franchot Tone

John Gilbert and Greta Garbo

John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara

John Wayne and Sheila Terry

Marilyn Monroe and Rock Hudson

Marilyn Monroe and Sami Davis, Jr.

Marlon Brando and Marilyn Monroe

Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles

Robert Montgomery and Joan Crawford

Roy Rogers and Dale Evans

Ruth Roman and Gary Cooper

Shirley Temple and Guy Madison

Tyrone Power and Loretta Young

Tyrone Power and Rita Hayworth