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DEVIL IS A WOMAN ('35) DEVIL IS A WOMAN ('35) WC, regular OR search current auctions Auction History Result 1b1513 DEVIL IS A WOMAN WC 1935 great colorful art of sexy Marlene Dietrich kissed by Cesar Romero! Date Sold 11/23/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Movie Window Card (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) The Devil Is a Woman, the 1935 Josef von Sternberg romantic love triangle melodrama ("'Kiss Me... And I'll break your heart!"'; "If my eyes deceive you... even if my lips entice you... don't take me in your arms!"; about a Spanish officer who meets a woman and falls in love with her, but he learns from his friend that he used to be in love with her, and that she two-timed him over and over and ruined him; he promises his friend that he will stop seeing her, but he can't resist, and he goes back to her, and after many complications, he starts to leave with her, and at the last minute, she tells him she is returning to his friend, her former lover!) starring Marlene Dietrich, Lionel Atwill, Cesar Romero, Edward Everett Horton, Allison Skipworth, and Don Alvarado. Note that Joel McCrea was originally the lead in the movie, but he quit after just one day because he could not get along with director Josef von Sternberg! Also, Joseph Breen of the Hays Office wanted them to drastically change the end of the movie, so that the leads would be punished for their crimes. The studio did not make that change, but they did make other changes that he requested, to tone down the sexuality in the movie. Also note that this movie was loosely based on the classic opera, "Carmen". It had a very unfavorable depiction of Spanish police, and the Spanish government told Paramount Pictures that they would never allow any other Paramount films into Spain if the studio did not withdraw the movie and destroy all prints of it. Amazingly, the studio complied after the movie had completed its initial run, and it destroyed all the prints it had, but Miss Dietrich had a personal print of the film that she had kept locked away in a vault, because it was her favorite movie. In the 1980s, she allowed new prints to be created from her personal copy, and the film is now commonly available, and it is much better preserved than almost any movie of that era! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a heavy paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except heavier). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards, and lobby cards. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: fair. Prior to paperbacking, the poster had part of its blank top cut off and it was folded in half, with tears and paper loss around the edges, and many creases, tears, and stains scattered throughout the card, including in Dietrich's eye by the fold. Overall, the poster was in poor to fair condition prior to paperbacking. A talented restorer did a pretty good job restoring this heavily damaged window card, and it presents fairly well from a reasonable viewing distance, but you can clearly see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects when you look at it close up (especially in Dietrich's eye), and it does have a "heavily restored" look to it, so bear this in mind before placing a bid on this very rare window card. Learn More about condition grades 
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