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Auction History Result V405 HOTEL IMPERIAL vintage 8x10 still '39 Pola Negri Date Sold 5/25/2004Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical 8" x 10" Movie Still (Learn More) Hotel Imperial, the 1939 Robert Florey World War I (WWI) romantic revenge melodrama ("Two trapped by love... amid the danger and chaos of a hate-torn world!"; about a woman who believes her sister committed suicide because of the man she was involved with, and she decides to get revenge in an incredibly elaborate scheme, beginning with getting a job as a maid in the hotel where he lives) starring Isa Miranda (a major Italian actress, who made her Hollywood debut in this movie, but she spoke no English, and delivered her lines phonetically, which did not help at all, and she returned to Italy after one more U.S. movie), Ray Milland, Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, J. Carrol Naish, Curt Bois, and Don Cossack Chorus. Note that this movie had a very troubled background. It was first started in the early 1930s when it was to be a sound remake of the silent movie of the same title (which was made in 1927 with Pola Negri), starring Marlene Dietrich, but she did not like the script, and she quit after much filming, causing the studio to lose much money. A few years later, Paramount tried to make it again with Margaret Sullavan in the lead role, but she broke her arm and that ended that. At this point, Dietrich returned, this time with von Sternberg, but the studio had had enough of her, and they hired Italian star Isa Miranda, but they may not have known she did not speak English, and that certainly did not help! A few years later, the movie was remade as "Five Graves to Cairo". NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this still has been trimmed and measures 7 1/4" x 9 1/4". Also note that there is stamped information on the back explaining about the still. Condition: good. This vintage movie publicity still is in lesser condition (what most collectors might call "good"). It has real defects typical of poorly stored photographs that are ten to eighty years old. Note that our small image of the item on this auction page leads to a really HUGE image of this item, so please look at that larger image, as it will certainly greatly help you know exactly what condition this item is in! Many vintage stills pick up "scuff" marks over the years and it is likely that this item has some of them, and they may not be all that apparent from our larger image. Please do not bid on this still unless you can accept the clear defects that it has! Learn More about condition grades 
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