MARY ASTOR | CONVENTION CITY (1933) Rare pre-Code portrait
by Warner Brothers, First National
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
West Hollywood, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Warner Brothers, First National. No binding. Very Good. [Los Angeles: Warner Brothers-First National, 1933]. Vintage original 8 x 10"" (20 x 25 cm.) black-and-white glossy silver gelatin photo. Small tear at right-side blank white margin and minor edge wear. Reinforced with brown tape at the edges on three sides of verso, very good. Mary Astor is sassy and classy as she displays her jewels, including a very contemporary pair of dangling earrings in a portrait for this now legendary lost film. So scandalized were the censors at the provocativeness of this pre-Code film that the legion of decency condemned it. In fact, it may not have been seen much past its Dec. 1933 release. It could never be reissued and Warners junked the negative in 1948, but it is not certain that all 500 initial prints were destroyed. The story involved the naughty goings-on when businessmen attend a convention in Atlantic City. Mary Astor seems to have had fun at the time, with gowns by Milo Anderson and Orry-Kelly.
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Details
- Seller
- Walter Reuben, Inc. / WalterFilm (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- WALTER-FILM006433
- Title
- MARY ASTOR | CONVENTION CITY (1933) Rare pre-Code portrait
- Author
- Warner Brothers, First National
- Format/Binding
- No binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Warner Brothers, First National
- Keywords
- Photographs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photographs; Pre-Code / Early talkies;
Terms of Sale
Walter Reuben, Inc. / WalterFilm
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About the Seller
Walter Reuben, Inc. / WalterFilm
Biblio member since 2020
West Hollywood, California
About Walter Reuben, Inc. / WalterFilm
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