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Auction History Result 9j0705 DEVIL'S CIRCUS LC 1926 Norma Shearer's lover is torn from her arms by the police, ultra rare! Date Sold 8/3/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) The Devil's Circus, the 1926 Benjamin Christensen silent romantic love triangle circus performer melodrama ("Behind the Scenes of Circus Life"; from the story by by Benjamin Christensen; a wild story of a young girl who falls in love with a handsome pickpocket, but he is sent to jail, and desperate, she goes to work in a circus, doing a high wire act over an open lion cage; the lion tamer falls in love with her, but his girlfriend is insanely jealous, and she sabotages the high wire, and the girl falls and is severely injured; seven years later, the pickpocket is released from jail and becomes an honest shoemaker and marries his former girlfriend; but when he learns about what the lion tamer did, he seeks revenge, but discovers that the man was injured during the war and has become a blind beggar!) starring Norma Shearer, Charles Emmett Mack, Carmel Myers, John Miljan, and Claire McDowell. Note that a February 6th, 1926 Film Daily article mentioned that Karl Dane was one of the cast, but his scenes were removed from the final film. We are not sure what his role would have been but we have seen stills featuring Dane in a black & white Pierrot clown costume. Finally, note that acclaimed Danish director Benjamin Christensen came to the U.S. in 1926 and directed this movie, followed by six more. Three of the seven films are lost. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that ANY movie paper items from this movie are incredibly rare. We have only previously auctioned a Belgian poster and four single stills from this movie (and NO other movie paper of any kind) until we received this lobby card! Also note that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. Condition: good. The entire card has darkened somewhat. It has tack holes in the corners and smudges and small stains around the edges. There are a few tiny stains scattered in the image and a small pencil mark in the cheek of the man at center. This is the sort of card that responds really well to professional restoration. It is likely that much or all of the smudges and stains can be removed through chemical means, and of course, most of the pinholes are in the blank borders, and after proper restoration, the card will display well. Please look closely at our images of the front and back of this card before bidding. Note that this card is completely unrestored and there is not a single piece of tape on either the front or back! Learn More about condition grades 
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