Jean webster novel (2 risultati)

Collection of 3 vintage black-and-white reference still photographs from the 1955 film. All stills feature Fred Astaire dancing in cowboy boots in front of an enlarged million-dollar bill. Based on Jean Webster's 1912 novel. Millionaire Jervis Pendleton III (Astaire) is the unknown benefactor of French orphan girl Julie (Caron), financing the girl's education. Moved by Julie's letters of thanks, Pendleton's secretary Alicia (Ritter) advises him to go to France to visit the orphan. When he arrives, he finds that Julie is almost a grown woman, and the two fall in love. Set in France, shot on location in New York. Nominated for 3 Academy Awards. 8 x 10 inches. Short faint creases, else Near Fine overall. Hirschhorn, p. 347.…

Two vintage reference photographs of actress Leslie Caron from the 1955 film. Each photograph with a provenance stamp on the verso. A man anonymously pays for an 18-year-old French orphan to go to college in New England. After years of writing him letters with no response, he meets her without revealing his identity and they fall in love. Set in France, New York City, and the fictional town of Walston, Massachusetts, shot on location in New York City, Paris, and at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with some creasing to the edges and one photograph with slight wear to the finish.…