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Auction History Result 4a003 SPANISH DANCER 11 8x11 key book stills 1923 Pola Negri, Antonio Moreno, Adolphe Menjou! Date Sold 2/4/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. 11 Original Vintage Theatrical Movie 8" x 10 3/4" [20 x 27 cm] Key Book Stills (Learn More) The Spanish Dancer, the 1923 Herbert Brenon silent historical Spain Spanish royalty romantic love triangle gypsy melodrama ("Written for the screen by June Mathis & Beulah Marie Dix"; "From the play 'Don Cesar de Bazan' by Adolphe D'Ennery and P.S.P. Dumanoir"; about a Gypsy dancer who falls in love with a poor nobleman; he is arrested while defending a boy and she pleads for his pardon with the king, but the king falls in love with her and attempts to have the nobleman killed, but the jealous queen intercedes and the nobleman is freed and he marries the dancer!) starring Pola Negri (in the title role as Maritana), Antonio Moreno, Wallace Beery, Kathlyn Williams, Gareth Hughes, and Adolphe Menjou. Note that this novel was originally intended to star Rudolph Valentino in the lead role, but he turned it down, and so the story was heavily re-written to make Pola Negri's character the star of the movie! 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). Note also that these 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. SUPER IMPORTANT! THOUGH ONLY EIGHT OF THE STILLS ARE PICTURED, THE HIGH BIDDER ON THIS LOT WILL RECEIVE 11 STILLS FROM THIS MOVIE (but realize that on some of these lots with 9 or more stills there may be a few duplicates, mostly on post-1960 lots)! We realize there is an element of gambling to this, but we made only a small effort to find the best stills in these lots, and, if you have any willingness to gamble at all, you may find that you get some great stills that were not pictured! Please do NOT bid on this lot unless you can accept that you are only seeing eight of the stills. Note that these stills measure 8" x 10 3/4" [20 x 27 cm]. Condition: very good. The keybook stills and the cover sheet have some minor wear but are generally in nice condition (see our image). Learn More about condition grades 
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