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Auction History Result z041 CITIZEN KANE vintage candid 7x8.25 movie still '41 Orson Welles made up! Date Sold 7/19/2007Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical 7" x 8 1/4" Movie Still (Learn More) Citizen Kane, the classic 1941 Orson Welles (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) biographical newspaper journalism melodrama ("Some called him a hero... Others called him a heel"; "It's Terrific!"; loosely based on the life of William Randolph Hearst; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; many people consider it the finest movie ever made) starring Orson Welles (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; in the title role as Charles Foster Kane), with the members of Welles' "Mercury Actors", who had previously acted with him on stage, Joseph Cotten (as Jedediah Leland), Dorothy Comingore (as Susan Alexander Kane), Everett Sloane (as Mr. Bernstein), Ray Collins (as Jim W. Gettys), George Coulouris (as Walter Parks Thatcher), Agnes Moorehead (as Mary Kane, Kane's mother), Paul Stewart (as Raymond), Ruth Warrick (as Emily Monroe Norton Kane), Erskine Sanford (as Herbert Carter), William Alland (as Jerry Thompson), Fortunio Bonanova (as Signor Matiste), Buddy Swan (as Kane at age 8), Harry Shannon (as Kane's father), and Alan Ladd (in one of his early incredibly tiny parts, but he does have a single speaking line!) NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that the still shows a great candid image of Orson Welles having his makeup applied on the set and at the same time looking at a mock-up of the "New York Enquirer", and also "disposing of production problems" (the snipe says that under the stress of his four different jobs, he "works eighteen-hour days and eats breakfast, lunch, and dinner on the set", which is exactly like the fictional Charles Foster Kane did when he first ran his newspaper in the movie!) Also note that a paper snipe was glued to the back of the still, and then folded over to the front. This was done rather than gluing the snipe to the back, so that the snipe could be unfolded and the still could be displayed with the snipe unfolded, which would let moviegoers read the information on the snipe in the lobby (and of course, the snipe would be folded backwards, so it would not show). This was done with many stills of the 1930s, but often, the snipes are either partially or completely lost, because it is easier for them to be torn off. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, THE SNIPE DOES NOT HAVE ANY EFFECT ON THE FRONT OF THE STILL! The still measures 7" x 8 1/4", but it does not appear to be trimmed. Note that there is a stamp on the back of the still (from the studio that distributed it). There is a stamp on the back of the still that reads, "PHOTO BY ALEX KAHLE". Condition: very good to fine. There are faint emulsion scuffs scattered throughout the still, but they are truthfully not very noticeable except when the still is tilted to the light. Learn More about condition grades 
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