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Auction History Result 1a430 ILLICIT 7.25x9.5 still 1931 Ricardo Cortez about to kiss Barbara Stanwyck leaned over! Date Sold 10/14/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical 7 1/4" x 9 1/2" [18 x 24 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) Illicit, the 1931 Archie Mayo pre-Code romantic living-in-sin melodrama (as relevant today as it was 78 years ago, about a couple who refuses to marry because they are afraid that marriage will ruin their relationship, but they give in to social pressure and do marry, and their relationship IS ruined, and they decide to separate and go back to how they were!) starring Barbara Stanwyck (in her fourth credited movie role!), Charles Butterworth, James Rennie, Ricardo Cortez, Joan Blondell (in her fifth movie role!), and Natalie Moorhead. Note that you may not have heard of male lead James Rennie, but he was a major silent star who also appeared on Broadway, but surprisingly, his career went downhill after the advent of sound, and he was quickly reduced to character roles. He was also married to Dorothy Gish for 15 years! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this still was consigned to us by legendary collector/dealer Marty Davis! Marty was hired in 1972 to evaluate the entire collection of W. Ward Marsh (1893-1971), who was the film critic for the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper from 1919, until his retirement in 1970. In 1919 Marsh wrote his first of 23,000 movie reviews for the Plain Dealer. Marsh died less than a year after his retirement in 1970. His library, and photographic and memorabilia archives were given to the proprietor of Cleveland's finest bookstore. Marty Davis was the first person with a background in film history and collectibles to examine the archives. He worked for three to four hours a day, for six months, and his compensation was his pick of the archives. This still is from the W. Ward Marsh archives, and it was stamped on the back by Marty Davis to indicate that it came from this legendary collection. Also note that this still has been trimmed and it now measures 7 1/4" x 9 1/2" [18 x 24 cm]. Condition: good. Learn More about condition grades 
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