eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 2a583 MAGNIFICENT LIE 8x10 key book still 1931 c/u of Ruth Chatterton looking up at Ralph Bellamy! Date Sold 11/25/2018Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie 7 3/4" x 9 3/4" [20 x 25 cm] Key Book Still (Learn More) The Magnificent Lie, the 1931 Berthold Viertel romantic mistaken identity melodrama ("Based on 'Laurels and the Lady' by Leonard Merrick"; about a man who was recently blinded, and he has a great love of a French singing star, and his woman friend pretends to be that singing star, and to fall in love with him, to give him a reason to go on living) starring Ruth Chatterton, Ralph Bellamy, Stuart Erwin, Francoise Rosay, and Charles Boyer. Note that Charles Boyer was a college graduate with a philosophy degree, and he appeared in a few movies in his early 20s. He had greater success in talking movies, thanks to his distinctive French accent (which Chuck Jones "borrowed" for his character Pepe Le Pew), but he had his greatest success in Hollywood in the early 1940s, when many of the top U.S. stars were away in World War II. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this still is a key book still, mounted to a linen backing. Many studios spent extra money to have their most special photos, the key book stills, either backed with linen or printed on a heavy paper, both of which enhanced their durability. They had an extra 1" at the left or top, with punch holes, because of how they were stored. Key book stills are far more rare than regular stills, which has increased their popularity among collectors, since only a few keybooks were manufactured per film, and a key book still is guaranteed to be authentic. Someone trimmed away the extra 1" from the left of the still. Condition: very good. The left 1" was neatly trimmed off (see above). Otherwise, the still is in pretty nice condition! Learn More about condition grades
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