Elliott Clawson (2 results)
West of Zanzibar (Original photograph from the 1928 silent film)
Tod Browning (director); Chester De Vonde (play); Elliott J. Clawson (screenwriter); Lon Chaney, Lionel Barrymore, Mary Nolan, Warner Baxter (starring)
Published by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], Beverly Hills, CA, 1928
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage reference photograph from the 1928 silent film, showing actress Mary Nolan. With a mimeo snipe to the verso, along with manuscript pencil annotations regarding layout. A bitter magician in charge of a small outpost in Zanzibar, paralyzed by the man who wooed and killed his wife, seeks to exact revenge upon the philandere…r and the girl that he believes is their offspring. He attempts to do so by carrying out the African tradition of burning a man's daughter at the stake after a man has died, though only after killing his rival does he realize the daughter is his. One of Browning and Chaney's best joint efforts, a tragically grim film depicting a lurid Africa. Set in Zanzibar. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, slightly wavy, with light toning.
West of Zanzibar (Original photograph from the 1928 silent film)
Tod Browning (director); Chester De Vonde (play); Elliott J. Clawson (screenwriter); Lon Chaney, Lionel Barrymore, Mary Nolan, Warner Baxter (starring)
Published by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], Beverly Hills, CA, 1928
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage oversize reference photograph from the 1928 silent film, showing actor Lon Chaney swallowing a sword. Manuscript ink annotations regarding layout on the verso, along with a provenance stamp. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Having been abandoned by his wife and paralyzed by her lover, a bitter m…agician vows to exact revenge upon the philanderer and the girl that he believes is his rival's daughter. He attempts to do so by carrying out the African tradition of burning a man's daughter at the stake after a man has died, though only after killing his rival does he realize the daughter is his own. One of Tod Browning and Lon Chaney's best joint efforts, a tragically grim film depicting a lurid Africa. Set in Zanzibar. 8.5 x 10.75 inches. Very Good plus.
