Robert hichens novel (3 risultati)

Vintage reference photograph from the 1936 film, showing director Richard Boleslawski and a camera crew capturing a scene with Marlene Dietrich and Charles Boyer. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Robert Hichens' 1904 novel, about an heiress who visits the North African desert, where she befriends a man who has recently escaped from a Trappist monastery. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Shot on location in California and Arizona. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage publicity photograph of Pola Negri in profile, taken to promote her appearance in the 1923 film. Paramount stamps and annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on Paramount's 1915 film of the same name, which was based in turn on Hichens' 1909 novel, about the titular seductress and the men who fall into her love trap. Early noir antecedent. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, moderately age toned.…

Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1923 silent film, showing director actress Pola Negri and George Fitzmaurice between takes, together consulting a copy of Robert Hichens' source novel. Mimeo snipe, provenance stamp, and Famous Players-Lasky stamp on the verso. Based on Paramount's 1915 film of the same name, which was based in turn on Hichens' 1909 novel, about the titular seductress and the men who fall into her love trap. Early noir antecedent. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with a two-inch flaw in the finish affecting the bottom left corner.…