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Auction History Result 4w1467 MEN 8x10 key book still 1924 sexy Pola Negri uses men until she meets the love of her life! Date Sold 6/25/2020 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) Men, the 1924 Dimitri Buchowetzki Paris France silent romantic melodrama ("What I Know About Men by Pola Negri"; "Story by Buchowetzki"; "Adapted by Paul Bern"; about a successful actress who hates men, but who takes money from wealthy suitors, and she finally does fall for one man, but he is penniless, and he embezzles money to impress her, and he goes to jail, but she gets him released and true love prevails!) starring Pola Negri, Robert Frazer, Robert Edeson, Josef Swickard, and Monte Collins. Note that Pola Negri had been a huge European star, but her first few American movies were not all that successful, so Paramount imported Russian director Dimitri Buchowetzki, who had directed her in Europe, in the hopes that he could match his successes in the United States. They hired Paul Bern (who achieved fame as the husband of Jean Harlow, who committed suicide under cryptic circumstances) to write the screenplay. But Negri never matched her European success, and Buchowetzki had little success in the U.S. either. Finally, note that this is a "lost" film which means that no surviving copies are thought to exist. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: 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 top of the still. Condition: very good. The top 1" was neatly trimmed off (see above). Otherwise, the still is in nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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