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Auction History Result 5a0255 FOOLISH WIVES LC 1922 Erich von Stroheim, elaborate outdoor Monaco casino scene, ultra rare! Date Sold 7/12/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Foolish Wives, the 1922 Erich von Stroheim silent society romantic gambling con man melodrama ("By and with Von Stroheim"; "THE FIRST REAL MILLION DOLLAR PICTURE"; produced by Carl Laemmle; set right after World War I in Monaco, and Von Stroheim is a supposed Russian count traveling with his two pretty "cousins", but actually, the trio are con artists and counterfeiters, cheating anyone they can, and then Von Stroheim encounters a rich American couple and sets his sights on the neglected wife) starring Rudolph Christians, Miss du Pont (she was born Patricia Hanson, but after she made a few movies, she was "discovered" by Erich Von Stroheim and cast in this movie, and she was then always billed solely as "Miss DuPont"), Maude George, Mae Busch, and Erich von Stroheim. Note that this has widely been called the very first movie to cost over one million dollars, and Universal advertised it that way. But they didn't advertise that Von Stroheim's wild spending threatened to bankrupt the studio! He shot the film entirely on Universal's back lots, which should have saved money, but he meticulously recreated large parts of Monaco there, which accounted for a lot of the then insane budget! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that ANY movie paper items from this movie are incredibly rare. We have only previously auctioned four 8x10 stills from this movie, and NO other movie paper of any kind, until we received this lobby card! Also note that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. Condition: good to very good. There is a stain on the back of the upper left border that has bled through to the front. There are some creases, stains, scuffs, and a few pinholes around the edges, with tiny paper loss in the right blank corners. Note that this card is completely unrestored and there is not a single piece of tape on either the front or back! Learn More about condition grades 
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