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Auction History Result 5p0164 BLACKMAIL TC 1929 Alfred Hitchcock, Anny Ondra starring in first British talkie, ultra rare! Date Sold 12/19/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Title Lobby Card (LC TC; measures 10 1/4" x 13" [26 x 33 cm]) (Learn More) Blackmail, the 1929 Alfred Hitchcock English romantic murder blackmail thriller ("The Powerful Talking Picture"; "A Romance of Scotland Yard"; "The first British talkie"; "Mystery, Drama, Suspense, Action."; "See & hear it"; "From Charles Bennett's famous stage play"; "Britain's all-talking challenge to the world"; about a woman who kills a man in self defense, but another man who witnessed the murder blackmails her, and her lover is the detective who is investigating the case, and the blackmailer dies, falling through the glass dome at the top of the British Museum; at the end, the girl, not knowing the blackmailer has died, goes to Scotland Yard to confess, but just before she can, she learns of his death, and she and her detective lover are free to leave!) starring Anny Ondra, John Longden, Donald Calthrop, Cyril Ritchard, Sara Allgood, and Charles Paton. Note that this was originally intended to be a silent movie, but after the massive success of The Jazz Singer, it was decided that parts of this would be given sound. Apparently, Hitchcock thought this ridiculous and had the entire movie filmed in sound, making it England's first all-talking movie. Also, star Anny Ondra had a very thick accent, so Hitchcock hired another actress to speak her lines as Ondra mouthed the words, so her part was in effect "dubbed", even though it was not in the modern sense, where a different voice is added post production (that technology did not exist in 1929). 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 an Australian daybill (27 years ago), a window card, an Australian one-sheet, an English program, and a single U.S. still from this movie (and NO other movie paper) until we received this great title card (we are also auctioning an English herald and an English glass slide in two separate auctions)! We are told by a Hitchcock expert that someone once found a set of lobby cards from this movie, and that all had their borders mostly trimmed, but that the title card vanished many years ago and had not been seen since, and it would seem incredibly likely that this IS that "missing" title card, and it may well be the only example of this title card that still exists! 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. Finally, note that this lobby card has been trimmed and it now measures 10 1/4" x 13" [26 x 33 cm]. Condition: good to very good. Most of each blank border was neatly trimmed off. There is tiny paper loss in the top right corner and a few creases and scuffs around the edges and a few faint scuffs within the image. 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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