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Auction History Result 4a011 NIGHT CRY 8 8x11 key book stills 1926 great images of legendary canine star Rin Tin Tin! Date Sold 2/4/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. 8 Original Vintage Theatrical Movie 8" x 11 1/4" [20 x 29 cm] Key Book Stills (Learn More) The Night Cry, the 1926 Herman C. Raymaker German Shepherd silent canine dog melodrama starring Rin Tin Tin ("The Wonder Dog"; most famous of the movie dog stars, he was Warner Bros.' #1 star in their early lean years and the earnings from his movies kept the studio in the black!), John Harron, June Marlowe, Gayne Whitman, Heinie Conklin, Mary Louise Miller, and Don Alvarado. Note that you likely have never heard of male lead John Harron! He was one of ten children from an Irish family, and his older brother Robert was a silent star. But Robert died mysteriously in 1920, and John kind of "inherited" his career while still a teenager! But he didn't have the success of his older brother, although he made a number of movies in the 1920s. But the coming of sound meant his career was mostly over, although he continued in small roles. In 1939, he developed spinal meningitis, and died, and he was just 36, leaving a wife and young daughter. 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. Most of the keybook stills and the cover sheet have some minor wear but are generally in nice condition (see our image). The still pictured at upper right had paper loss and slight discoloration around the edges (prior to being backed.) Learn More about condition grades 
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