eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 4a024 WHY SAILORS GO WRONG 4 8x11 key book stills 1928 great images of Navy men & island natives! Date Sold 2/4/2018Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. 4 Original Vintage Theatrical Movie 8" x 11 1/4" [20 x 29 cm] Key Book Stills (Learn More) Why Sailors Go Wrong, the 1928 Henry Lehrman silent New York Jewish/Irish Navy sailor tropical island romantic slapstick comedy ("High sea roamers in romantic hot water"; about a pair of New York cab drivers, one Jewish and one Irish, who stow away on a ship and find themselves in Pago Pago with hostile natives, and they have adventures with wild animals and are almost eaten by the natives before they are rescued by American sailors) starring Sammy Cohen, Ted McNamara, Sally Phipps, Nick Stuart, and E.H. Calvert. Note that this was the sort of "ethnic" comedy that was popular in vaudeville at this time, but there are not many movies with it. Star Sammy Cohen had a large nose, and there are many references to it in the movie, along with jokes about his "cheapness". When the movie was released in Germany that year, it was re-titled to "Emil und Schlemihl". One wonders how this movie was received in Germany, which already had major anti-Semitism. Also, note that this is a "lost" film which means that no surviving copies are thought to exist. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: The Kodascope Library was Kodak's film rental library system. In the mid-1930s, it had a catalogue of approximately 700 1920s silent movies (mostly films from Paramount, Warner Bros. and First National) that were available for rental with a paid subscription to the service. The movies were copied from the original negatives and were produced on a stable non-nitrate, high-quality film, and were typically available in 5 reels, and individuals would rent these silent movies (and likely show them to organizations, perhaps in schools, churches or other public venues). There was also a simpler children's version of this called "Kodatoy" that wealthier families could buy so that their kids could watch silent movies at home! We were consigned 28 different groups of keybook stills which were used with the Kodascope Library (they were surely shown to prospective renters of movies, to help them choose which movies they wanted to rent). Each of the groups of keybook stills has a black cover sheet that comes with them that has information from the Kodascope Libraries together with the rental price (and in many cases, the listed price has been lowered by hand). While these keybook stills were used in the mid-1930s, we believe that they are originals from when the movies first came out in the mid-1920s. Note also that these keybook stills have been mounted to a linen type material and have an extra 1" at the top or left of the still, along with punch holes in that extra area (see our images). Condition: very good. The keybook stills and the cover sheet have some minor wear but are generally in nice condition (see our image). Learn More about condition grades
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