More than 1000 people assisted the Monte Carlo gala evening in aid of the polio victims in 1955. Amongst the guests were Kirk Douglas and Martine Carol. Monte Carlo 1955.

Actors Kirk Douglas and Martine Carol were among the more than 1000 guests at a gala evening in Monte Carlo in 1955, held in aid of polio victims. In this candid photograph, Douglas, seen in profile, sips from a glass. Beside him, Carol, wearing a sparkling gown and an elaborate updo, also drinks, her gaze directed towards him. The crowded room, filled with people in formal evening attire, evokes the mid-century glamour and festive atmosphere of the bustling social gathering. A small, lit table lamp with a scalloped shade illuminates the scene in the foreground.

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