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Auction History Result 5j1811 NOW WE'RE IN THE AIR candid 8x10 key book still 1927 Beery & Hatton with guest W.C. Fields! Date Sold 11/21/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie 7 3/4" x 10" [20 x 25 cm] Key Book Still (Learn More) Now We're in the Air, the 1927 Frank R. Strayer silent airplane aviation screwball comedy (about two bumbling cousins who accidentally get into the U.S. Air Corps and end up in a runaway balloon over enemy lines, and are somehow made heroes by the enemy, and sent back over the lines to spy on their own soldiers!) starring Wallace Beery, Raymond Hatton, Louise Brooks (playing twins), Russell Simpson, and Emile Chautard. Also note that in 1926, Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton appeared in "Behind the Front", and the public loved the comic antics of this very large man with this very small man, and they went on to make a series of similar movies, including this one. They were so popular that there was also an imitation series of similar movies starring Karl Dane and George K. Arthur! Note that cult actress Louise Brooks had a small part in this movie, but she made a big impression on moviegoers! Also note that this is a "lost" film which means that no surviving complete copies are thought to exist (23 minutes survives in a Czechoslovakian archive). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that apparently W.C. Fields and Chester Conklin wandered over to the set of "Now We're In the Air" while they were making "Two Flaming Youths", and one of the Paramount photographers took this wonderful candid of them with Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton, with two men whose identities we don't know, but they may be the directors of both movies. If anyone knows more about any of this, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Note that this still is a key book still, mounted to a linen backing. Many studios spent extra money to have their most special photos, the key book stills, either backed with linen or printed on a heavy paper, both of which enhanced their durability. They had an extra 1" at the left or top, with punch holes, because of how they were stored. Key book stills are far more rare than regular stills, which has increased their popularity among collectors, since only a few keybooks were manufactured per film, and a key book still is guaranteed to be authentic. Someone trimmed away the extra 1" from the left of the still. Condition: very good. The left 1" was neatly trimmed off (see above). Otherwise, the still is in nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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