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Auction History Result 4m0429 PHANTOM CREEPS camera original 8x10 negative 1939 Bela Lugosi with iron robot monster! Date Sold 6/11/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Photographic Negative (measures 8" x 10" [20 x 25 cm]) (Learn More) The Phantom Creeps, the 1939 Ford Beebe & Saul A. Goodkind Universal science fiction (sci-fi) horror mystery crime serial ("12 spine-shivering action chapters"; "Original Story by Willis Cooper"; "Screenplay by George Plympton, Basil Dickey, Mildred Barish"; about a female reporter and military intelligence officer hunting a scientist whose inventions, which includes a really creepy robot, can destroy the world) starring Bela Lugosi (as Dr. Zorka), Robert Kent, Dorothy Arnold, Edwin Stanley, Regis Toomey, Roy Barcroft, Lee J. Cobb (in a very early role in a bit part), Edward Van Sloan, and Eddy Acuff. Note that this is the first time that Bela Lugosi and Edward Van Sloan worked together since Dracula, and this is one of the few 1930s movies that has a robot in it. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this is a negative that was in the camera when the photographer shot the photo (see below for more on this). We have put a scan of the negative that shows the "positive image" (in addition to a scan of the negative image). REMEMBER THAT WHAT YOU RECEIVE WILL BE A PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVE, NOT A POSITIVE IMAGE LIKE YOU ARE SEEING. However, we will provide the winning bidder of this auction that positive image scan that is both high quality and not watermarked (on request to the winning bidder, and only the winning bidder). We scanned it, so that bidders could see just how high quality it is. What are camera original negatives? These often (but not always) have retouching on the emulsion side, and negative numbers written in India ink on the front. Depending on the studio some 8x10 negatives may be trimmed or have numbers or information embedded into the sides of the negative. Obviously, camera original negatives are far more rare (and far more desirable) than studio-issued ones, but both are very high quality. Condition: fair. This negative has a very strong "vinegar" odor. It has signs of "vinegar syndrome" and should be stored properly to slow this progression. Please bear this significant defect in mind before bidding on this. Of course, once one scans this transparency, this is no longer an issue as far as making making high quality prints from it, but it is important to bear this in mind BEFORE bidding. In addition, this has India ink numbering at the bottom, and retouching on the back that was done by the photographer. This has some dust, light scratches and other minor flaws that could easily be cleaned before printing or retouched after scanning. See our positive image for how great this looks! Learn More about condition grades 
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