Vintage On-Set Portraits of Claudette Colbert From ‘The Sign of the Cross’ (1932)

These vintage on-set portraits capture Claudette Colbert during the filming of Cecil B. DeMille’s epic The Sign of the Cross (1932). In the film, Colbert plays the seductive and ruthless Empress Poppaea, wife of Nero, in one of her most memorable early roles.

The photos highlight her striking presence, glamorous costumes, and the dramatic atmosphere of the production. Shot during the making of this pre-Code spectacle, the images offer a rare and elegant glimpse of Colbert at the height of her early Hollywood stardom.