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Auction History Result 8a403 HELL'S ANGELS deluxe 7.25x9.75 still 1930s stunning portrait of sexy Jean Harlow by Walters! Date Sold 7/9/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Deluxe 7 1/4" x 9 3/4" [18 x 25 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) Hell's Angels, the classic 1930 Howard Hughes World War I (WWI) England Royal Flying Corps military airplane aviation pilot romantic love triangle melodrama ("Howard Hughes' Thrilling Air Spectacle"; "Howard Hughes' Amazing Air Spectacle"; "The First Multi-Million Dollar Talking Picture"; "Howard Hughes' thrilling multi-million dollar - air spectacle"; produced by Howard Hughes; about two brothers at Oxford who join the RAF when World War I starts, and they both fall for the same beautiful girl, but when they go off on a bombing mission, they return to find her with yet a third man) starring Jean Harlow, Ben Lyon, James Hall, John Darrow, Lucien Prival, and Douglas Gilmore. Note that filming on this movie originally started in 1927, and it was being filmed as a silent, and Greta Nissen had the lead female role. But the movie took a very long time to make, and by that point, sound had taken over Hollywood, and producer/director Howard Hughes made the unusual decision to entirely re-shoot the movie with sound. And since Greta Nissen had a strong Norwegian accent (which made no difference in silent movies, but obviously was terrible for sound), and since Jean Harlow had come along, Hughes replaced Nissen with Harlow, which was the greatest break of Harlow's career, but heartbreaking for Nissen, who continued in movies without a big break until 1937, when she retired! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that the dress that Harlow wears in this still is the one she wore in Hell's Angels, so we know it is from that movie. It has "JEAN HARLOW EX-DONALD ROBERSON (her cousin)" written on the back, which would seem to indicate that it was acquired from her cousin (update: our consignor tells us that he received this still from the daughter of Donald Roberson, who was Jean Harlow's second cousin). If anyone knows more about this still, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Note that this still has been trimmed and it now measures 7 1/4" x 9 3/4" [18 x 25 cm]. Also note that this is a deluxe still printed on double weight paper stock. Condition: fair to good. The still was trimmed and has discolored unevenly, and it has some dot stains or ink marks scattered down the left border and a few in the top and bottom borders (see our image). It can still be displayed and enjoyed, but these are significant defects, so bear them in mind before bidding on it. Learn More about condition grades 
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