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N.p.: N.p., 1940. Vintage photograph of Vitaphone Studios in Brooklyn, shot circa 1929 and struck in 1940. German Bildarchive label affixed to the verso, along with annotations in manuscript pencil and ink. Vitagraph Studios was founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897. Initially based out of an open-air rooftop studio in Manhattan, the company eventually moved to the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn, where they opened a glass-enclosed studio-the first modern film studio in the US. Vitagraph remained in independent operation until Warner Brothers acquired the company in 1925, renaming the studio Vitaphone. The studio was used as an independent unit within Warner Brothers until the plant was closed in 1940. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine, with brief wear at the corners.

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1927. Three vintage postcards from the 1927 silent film. Based on Wilhelm Meyer-Förster's 1901 play "Old Heidelberg," about a prince who falls in love with an innkeeper's daughter when he travels to Heidelberg to attend university. 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Two Near Fine, one Very Good plus, with a small chip on the bottom right corner.

N.p.: N.p., 1925. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1925 silent film, one showing actors Greta Garbo and Valeska Gert, the other showing Garbo with actor Jaro Fürth. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Hugo Bettauer's 1924 novel, about two women in a Viennese slum who try to help their families and improve their lives as the country faces a postwar depression. Set in Vienna, shot on location in Berlin. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, lightly toned.

Los Angeles: First National Pictures, 1922. Vintage reference photograph of director John Stahl, cameraman Ernest Palmer, and a camera crew setting up a shot with actors Grace Darmond and Gaston Glass on the set of the 1922 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with two provenance labels. A woman runs away from her husband and child in order to lead a more fulfilling life. Years later, she helps her son reconcile with his own wife. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, slightly age toned, and wavy along the top edge.

Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1928. Vintage reference photograph from the 1928 silent film, showing director and actor William Wellman in costume. Mimeo snipe on the verso. A World War I film about four young men who join the Lafayette Escadrille, a group of volunteer pilots known as the titular "legion of the condemned." Now considered a lost film. 7.5 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1925. Vintage reference photograph from the 1925 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A lonely drifter travels west to make his fortune, trying his hand at a variety of vocations, eventually settling on cattle wrangling. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, evenly age toned, with slight wear to the finish on the bottom left corner of the recto.

Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1930. Vintage portrait photograph of actress Fay Wray, circa 1930. Mimeo snipe on the verso, along with annotations in manuscript ink. Wray was contracted with Paramount Pictures from 1927 to 1931. Drifting from studio to studio after her contract ended, the actress would begin to gain a reputation as a "scream queen" thanks to her appearances in "Doctor X" (1932), "The Most Dangerous Game" (1932), "The Vampire Bat" (1933), "Mystery of the Wax Museum" (1933)-and, most famously, in "King Kong" (1933). 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with an annotation in manuscript ink noting Wray's name on the bottom right corner of the recto, light wear at the corners, and paper tape reinforcement on the verso of the top right corner.

Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1927. Vintage reference photograph from the 1927 silent film, showing crew members setting up a shot on the edge of the Melone Dam in California. Printed mimeo snipe on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. The film is currently considered lost. Director Clarence G. Badger is best remembered for "It" (1927) and "Red Hair" (1928), both starring Clara Bow. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine, lightly age toned.

Beverly Hills, CA: Charles Chaplin Productions / United Artists, 1959. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1959 re-release of the 1928 silent film, showing actor and director Charlie Chaplin. Several manuscript ink and pencil annotations on the verso. A man wanders into the middle of a circus performance and accidentally becomes a hit. He is hired as a performer, later falling in love with the ringmaster's stepdaughter. Shot on location in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, and Glendale, California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Criterion Collection 996. Ebert IV.

N.p.: Allan Dwan, 1920. Vintage reference photograph from the 1920 silent film, showing actor James Kirkwood. A doctor frames his colleague and former friend for an illegal abortion, resulting in the man being sent to prison for five years. When he is released, his new outlook on life leads him to reject the kindness of others. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with pinholes at the corners.

N.p.: N.p., 1915. Vintage matte-finish borderless portrait photograph of Theda Bara from the 1915 film, showing actress Theda Bara smiling coyly. Based on Prosper Merimee's 1845 novella. A Spanish soldier falls in love with a passionate Romani woman named Carmen, quickly succumbing to obsession and self-destruction. Director Raoul Walsh pushed the film quickly through production, hoping to finish before rival director Cecil B. DeMille's adaptation, starring Geraldine Farrar, was complete. Today considered a lost film. 7.25 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1980. Archive of eleven photographs of theatre and early film actress Lois Moran, along with two Autograph Letters Signed from Moran, and a newspaper clipping of a 1979 article written by Moran (writing with her married name, Lois Young) for the "Red Rock News" of Sedona, Arizona. Collection also includes a brief autograph inscription signed from Moran to an admirer. The two Autograph Letters Signed are addressed to a Joseph Tufano, apparently an admirer of Moran, responding to Tufano's previous correspondence. Letters are each one leaf, and are dated November 6, 1979, and March 31, 1988, respectively. Included with the 1979 letter is the original mailing envelope. Photographs include: One satin-finish borderless portrait photograph of Moran from her 1926 film "Padlocked," with folded mimeo snipes affixed to the verso, a Paramount Pictures stamp, and a date stamp reading AUG 3 1926 One borderless portrait photograph of Moran, circa 1927, inscribed by Moran One keybook reference… Leer más

N.p.: N.p., 1918. Vintage borderless vernacular photograph of actor Charlie Chaplin, writer Upton Sinclair, and editor and publisher Rob Wagner on the set of the 1918 silent film. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso identifying subjects. Wagner was the editor and publisher of "Script," a left-leaning, weekly literary film magazine published in Beverly Hills between 1929 and 1949. A lifelong Socialist and advocate for progressive causes, Wagner used "Script" to give a voice to blacklisted screenwriters (including Dalton Trumbo and Gordon Kahn) and prominent leftists, including Sinclair, Max Eastman, and William C. deMille. Wagner served as something of a father figure to Chaplin (who was about 17 years Wagner's junior) after the two men met sometime in the mid-1910s. The pair formed a close friendship, with Wagner serving as Chaplin's part-time secretary for a period, and accompanying the actor on his Third Liberty Loan tour through the American south in 1918. Wagner introduced Chaplin to… Leer más

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1928. Vintage oversize reference photograph from the 1928 silent film, showing actor Lon Chaney swallowing a sword. Manuscript ink annotations regarding layout on the verso, along with a provenance stamp. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Having been abandoned by his wife and paralyzed by her lover, a bitter magician vows to exact revenge upon the philanderer and the girl that he believes is his rival's daughter. He attempts to do so by carrying out the African tradition of burning a man's daughter at the stake after a man has died, though only after killing his rival does he realize the daughter is his own. One of Tod Browning and Lon Chaney's best joint efforts, a tragically grim film depicting a lurid Africa. Set in Zanzibar. 8.5 x 10.75 inches. Very Good plus, lightly edgeworn.

N.p.: N.p., 1910. Vintage photograph of silent film actress Helen Eddy from an unknown film, circa 1910s. Eddy was born in New York but was raised in Los Angeles, attending Manual Arts High School. She began acting in films in 1915 through the studio of Siegmund Lubin, eventually signing a contract with Paramount Pictures. She frequently played gentle heroines, appearing in a number of films through 1947-most notably "The March Hare" (1921), "Camille" (1926), "Quality Street" (1927) "The Divine Lady" (1929), and the first "Our Gang" sound film, "Small Talk" (1929). She retired from film in the 1950s. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with light wear on the edges and an ink annotation in the recto margin.

N.p.: N.p., 1924. Vintage reference photograph from the 1924 film. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. A blind sea captain takes his revenge on the cruel pirate who separated him from his wife 18 years prior. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good, lightly age toned, with a vertical tear affecting the center photograph, repaired with paper tape on the verso.

N.p.: N.p., 1942. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1942 French film, all three showing noted Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa. Based on the 1938 novel by Maurice Dekobra, a melodrama set during the Sino-Japanese war, about a German arms dealer who runs afoul of a Chinese mobster. Originally shot with Erich von Stroheim in the lead, but released in 1942 with Stroheim's scenes re-shot with Pierre Renoir, the result of Stroheim's films and film appearances being banned in all German-occupied countries. Set in Macao. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1927. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1927 Silent film, all showing actor Emil Jannings. A happily married family man and bank clerk is presumed dead after a robbery, losing his identity and livelihood. Winner of an Academy Award for Jannings for Best Actor. Currently considered a lost film. Set in Milwaukee and Chicago. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine, with a few small closed tears on the edges that have been repaired with paper tape.

N.p.: Daniel Carson Goodman, 1923. Vintage reference photograph from the 1923 film, showing actress Mildred Harris performing with other dancers in a cabaret scene. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. A dancer wrongfully accuses one of her young suitors of killing her lover, a boxer. Clara Bow's fourth film appearance. Currently considered a lost film. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine.

N.p.: N.p.. Three vintage photographs of actress ZaSu Pitts at different periods of her career, silent era Universal photograph, circa 1925, early talkie period, circa 1935 and a later photograph circa 1950. ZaSu Pitts, born Eliza Susan Pitts, began working in Hollywood in the late teens and starred in her first feature length film, King Vidor's "Better Times," in 1919. By the mid 1920s Pitts was a well established comic actor. In a surprising casting choice Erich von Stroheim chose Pitts for the tragic role of Trina Sieppe in his 1924 epic "Greed," after which von Stroheim called Pitts "the greatest dramatic actress." Through the 1930s Pitts starred in many comedy shorts, teamed with Thelma Todd, starred in many B pictures and supporting roles in feature productions. After the advent of sound Pitts was largely relegated to comedy roles. In the 1940s Pitts was a popular radio star working with the likes of Bing Crosby, Al Jolson, W.C. Fields and others. In 1944 Pitts appeared on Broadway in the… Leer más