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Auction History Result 4a005 BEHIND THE FRONT 8 8x11 key book stills 1926 WWI soldiers Wallace Beery & Raymond Hatton! Date Sold 2/4/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. 8 Original Vintage Theatrical Movie 8" x 11" [20 x 28 cm] Key Book Stills (Learn More) Behind the Front, the 1926 A. Edward Sutherland silent World War I (WWI) military screwball comedy ("You won't have to be drafted to see this picture"; "The Sunny Side of War with Bombshells of Laughter"; "From 'Spoils of War' by Hugh Wiley"; about two extremely dissimilar recruits in World War I who strike up an unlikely friendship, and they are sent to France, where they meet French ladies and cause so much trouble, that it jeopardizes the armistice!) starring Wallace Beery, Raymond Hatton, Mary Brian, Richard Arlen, and Hayden Stevenson. Note that not only did this movie spawn more similar movies for Beery and Hatton, but it also inspired an imitation series starring Karl Dane and George K. Arthur! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: The Kodascope Library was Kodak's film rental library system. In the mid-1930s, it had a catalogue of approximately 700 1920s silent movies (mostly films from Paramount, Warner Bros. and First National) that were available for rental with a paid subscription to the service. The movies were copied from the original negatives and were produced on a stable non-nitrate, high-quality film, and were typically available in 5 reels, and individuals would rent these silent movies (and likely show them to organizations, perhaps in schools, churches or other public venues). There was also a simpler children's version of this called "Kodatoy" that wealthier families could buy so that their kids could watch silent movies at home! We were consigned 28 different groups of keybook stills which were used with the Kodascope Library (they were surely shown to prospective renters of movies, to help them choose which movies they wanted to rent). Each of the groups of keybook stills has a black cover sheet that comes with them that has information from the Kodascope Libraries together with the rental price (and in many cases, the listed price has been lowered by hand). While these keybook stills were used in the mid-1930s, we believe that they are originals from when the movies first came out in the mid-1920s. Note also that these keybook stills have been mounted to a linen type material and have an extra 1" at the top or left of the still, along with punch holes in that extra area (see our images). Condition: good to very good. Learn More about condition grades 
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