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Auction History Result 5s0247 PASSION LC 1920 Pola Negri wonders if he will like her when they meet, Ernst Lubitsch, rare! Date Sold 9/6/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1920 Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Madame DuBarry (released in the U.S. in 1920 as "Passion"), the 1919 Ernst Lubitsch German silent French Revolution romantic royalty melodrama ("The famous continental star is supported by a cast of 5,000 in this mighty epic of the screen."; about a very ambitious young lady who starts as a casino hostess, but manages to become the mistress to the king, all the while maintaining a relationship with her true love, and she remains with him throughout her life) starring Pola Negri (billed as "The Famous Continental Star 'Pola Negri'"; in the title role as Madame DuBarry), Emil Jannings, Harry Liedtke, Eduard von Winterstein, and Reinhold Schunzel. Note that this was the third of three silent versions of this movie in the 1910s. In 1930 came the first sound version with Norma Talmadge, called "Du Barry, Woman of Passion", then in 1935 came "I Give My Heart", an English movie. In 1943, there was "Du Barry Was a Lady", with Lucille Ball, but that was a comedy and was not from the same source as this movie and the earlier versions. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that ANY movie paper items from this movie are incredibly rare. We have only previously auctioned two half-sheets and a different scene card (and NO other movie paper of any kind) from this movie until we received this lobby card! Also note that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. Condition: good. There are pinholes in the corners and tiny paper loss in the right blank corner. There are some stains and smudges around the edges, with just a few in the image, and a diagonal crease in the lower left. Note that this card is completely unrestored and there is not a single piece of tape on either the front or back! Learn More about condition grades 
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