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Auction History Result 7s690 PATRIOT 8x10 key book still '28 crazy Czar Emil Jannings passed out on bench with gun! Date Sold 3/28/2013 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) The Patriot, the 1928 Ernst Lubitsch (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this movie) Russia royalty family relationship murder melodrama (nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; a wild story of a mythical czar who is pretty crazy, and his best friend and son conspire against him; ultimately, his best friend kills him, and when he himself is dying, he says "I have been a bad friend and lover, but I have been a Patriot.") starring Emil Jannings, Florence Vidor, Lewis Stone (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film), Vera Voronina, and Neil Hamilton. Note that this is a "lost" film which means that no surviving complete copies are thought to exist. However, a trailer for the film does survive! Also note that this movie included a large number of Russian peasants, and many of them were played by children, and Paramount had to have them schooled during the filming of this movie at the Paramount West Coast School, a similar situation existed with the Our Gang kids and all the other many juveniles who appeared in films at this time. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that the still is glued to a linen-like backing (we think it is highly likely this was a key book still, and that someone trimmed away the extra 1" from the top of the still, no doubt so it could be put in a frame). Condition: very good to fine. Learn More about condition grades 
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