but for the most part, Columbia's "Torch Lady" has remained essentially unchanged since she first stepped onto that pedestal in 1924. But what if the studio were to update the icon for 2024?

This role prompted the most famous image of Lady Columbia, in John Gast’s 1872 painting American Progress. One of Lady Columbia’s most poignant roles came in the next decade, as the country ...

Together with the Zeughauskino, Arsenal is presenting 18 films produced by Columbia Pictures between 1932 and 1959. Renowned directors such as Frank Borzage, Fritz Lang, Frank Capra and John Ford ...