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Auction History Result 2k384 MISTRESS OF THE WORLD: THE DRAGON'S CLAW 11 8x10 stills '22 Mia May, German, UFA! Date Sold 10/19/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. 11 Original 1922 Vintage Theatrical 8" x 10" [20 x 25 cm] Movie Stills (Learn More) Die Herrin Der Welt 1. Teil - Die Freundin Des Gelben Mannes (released in the U.S. in 1922 as "Mistress of the World: The Dragon's Claw"), the 1919 Joseph Klein & Joe May German silent China adventure thriller ("From the novel by Carl Figdor") starring Michael Bohnen, Lewis Brody, Nien Soen Ling, Mia May, and Henry Sze. Note that this movie was made in Germany, and is widely considered to be the first "epic" German film ever made! It was released in eight parts in Germany (but was released in the United States by Paramount in four parts, combining two of the parts in each section). The plot of the movie is really wild. It seems that the Queen of Sheba gave King Solomon a treasure that ended up in China, and there is a map that leads to the treasure. A Danish woman answers an advertisement and goes to China to be a governess (just like in "The King and I"), but she is kidnapped when she gets there, and is forced to be a prostitute (not like "The King and I"!). She has many adventures, including meeting "The Rabbi of Kuan-Fu" (we are not sure what a rabbi was doing in China at this time), and the rabbi has the treasure map, but he dies before he can fully explain. After many more adventures, the young Danish woman finds the treasure and becomes the richest woman in the world, and sets out to "rule the world" (shades of "The Count of Monte Cristo"). The movie was produced by Joe May and starred his wife Mia May (she is the only actor who appears in all of the eight parts). Because the eight parts of the movie took place all over the world, the studio had to create a huge number of elaborate sets. The movie cost many millions of dollars to produce, and was the most expensive movie made in Germany to that time. At the time it was made and in the next two decades, it was widely regarded as one of the most important German movies ever, but in recent years, it has become almost completely forgotten. Perhaps it will be "rediscovered" someday, and assume its proper place in film history. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: 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. Condition: good to very good. Each has some light, somewhat uniform scuffing and a few creases. Learn More about condition grades 
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