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Auction History Result 6b1399 RED DUST 8x10 still 1932 unretouched portrait of Clark Gable & Jean Harlow by C.S. Bull! Date Sold 3/12/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical 8" x 10" [20 x 25 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) Red Dust, the classic 1932 Victor Fleming pre-Code romantic love triangle melodrama (set on a rubber plantation in Indochina, with Gable forced to choose between "good" Mary Astor, and "bad" Jean Harlow, who was basically a prostitute) starring Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Gene Raymond, Mary Astor, Donald Crisp, and Tully Marshall. This was a pre-Code movie, and the steamy scenes between the stars helped bring about the Code (and the censorship it brought). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that studios had to submit their photos for approval, and those photos were often unretouched, because there was no sense in touching them up if they were not approved. Often, they would touch up the negative to make the star's skin appear perfect and unblemished and unlined. This portrait of Clark Gable and Jean Harlow is unretouched (it is stamped "UNRETOUCHED PRINT NOT FOR PUBLICATION" on the back). Someone hand wrote "shot 8-16-1932 by Clarence Bull" on the back, and "BULL" is in the right border of the front of the still. Even though it was clearly not for publication, someone used it, probably for preparing an artwork image, because there are indentations around the hair, features, and clothing of both stars, but it is not very noticeable, except when the still is tilted to the light. Condition: fair to good. There is a 1" tear in the upper right border and a pinhole in the top. There are indentations around the hair, features, and clothing of both stars, but it is not very noticeable, except when the still is tilted to the light. Learn More about condition grades 
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