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Auction History Result 2p1712 SHOW PEOPLE deluxe candid 9x12 still 1928 King Vidor filming top stars playing themselves! Date Sold 8/2/2022 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Deluxe 9" x 12" [23 x 30 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) Show People, the 1928 King Vidor Hollywood Los Angeles California film making movie acting romantic melodrama ("the true inside story of Hollywood life"; about a would-be actress going to MGM Studios in Hollywood with her father, wanting to be another Greta Garbo, but she gets her big break in a slapstick comedy, and she falls for her comic leading man, but she is unhappy because she is not a dramatic star, and they break up, but after many adventures, they reunite at the end; supposedly, this movie was loosely based on the life of young Gloria Swanson!) starring Marion Davies, William Haines, Dell Henderson, Paul Ralli, and Tenen Holtz. Note that this was a "gimmick" movie, and the gimmick was that the movie scenes were filmed at the real MGM Studios, and director King Vidor got half of Hollywood's biggest stars to make cameo appearances as themselves! Some of the many stars who appear include Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, John Gilbert, William S. Hart, Leatrice Joy, Rod La Rocque, Mae Murray, and more! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this wonderful candid has a great image of the many Hollywood legends that King Vidor convinced to "play themselves" in this movie about Hollywood movie making. Some of the stars pictured include Mae Murray, John Gilbert, Norma Talmadge, Douglas Fairbanks, William S. Hart, and Marion Davies (who did NOT play herself!). Vidor was able to get Charlie Chaplin to appear in a scene, but he was not in this scene. Also note that this still measures 9" x 12" [23 x 30 cm], but it has not been trimmed. Also note that this is a deluxe still printed on double weight paper stock. Condition: good to very good. Learn More about condition grades 
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