Herman Shumlin WATCH ON THE RHINE Collection of twelve original #140944

Description

Watch on the Rhine (Collection of twelve original photographs from the 1943 film, including two keybook stills)
Author:
Herman Shumlin (director); Lillian Hellman (play); Dashiell Hammett (screenwriter); Bette Davis, Paul Lukas, Geraldine (starring)
Title:
Watch on the Rhine (Collection of twelve original photographs from the 1943 film, including two keybook stills)
Publication:
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1943
Description:
Collection of twelve vintage still photographs from the 1943 film. Two of these are linen-backed keybook photographs, both test shots of Bette Davis. One is a third test shot, single weight, of Davis with some wax pencil annotations on the recto and a snipe on the verso. The remaining nine photographs are studio stills.
Based on Lillian Hellman's 1941 play of the same name. A German-born Engineer and his family escape to the US after engaging in anti-Fascist activities in Europe. The screen rights for this World War II drama were attained by Jack L. Warner, who saw its potential as a propaganda film. After a difficult production, the film was released to positive reviews and received an Academy Award for Best Actor.
8 x 10 inches. Condition Very Good to Very Good plus. Some cello tape to the recto of some of the studio stills, and some fading occasional pin holes to a few of same.
Complete collation details available on request.
Seller ID:
140944
Subject:
1940s Cinema, Academy Awards, Film Still Photographs, Films Based on Plays, Photographs, World War II
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