Sally Eilers Subject (2 results)
More imagesPublished by Fox Film Corporation / Universal, N.p. 1930
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerThree vintage publicity photographs of Sally Eilers, one SIGNED by Eilers, shot by photographer Ray Jones. The seated portrait is circa early 1930s, and includes a Fox Films stamp crediting photographer Ray Jones and a mimeo snipe on the verso. The other two photographs circa mid-1930s, include two Universal Pictures stamps on t…he versos, one crediting photographer Ray Jones, and one noting Eilers. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s. A Mack Sennett "discovery," Sally Eilers was a popular actress in pre-Code comedies and crime melodramas, such as the 1931 film "Quick Millions," with Spencer Tracy and George Raft. By the 1940s Eilers' popularity had waned, and in 1950 she made her final film appearance in the Western "Stage to Tuscon." One photo 7.75 x 9.75 inches, the other 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall. Signed.
More imagesThe Black Camel (Original photograph of Warner Oland and Chang Apana on the set of the 1931 film)
Chang Apana (subject); Warner Oland, Blea Lugosi, Sally Eilers (starring); Earl Derr Biggers (novel); Hamilton MacFadden (director); Hugh Stanislaus Stange (screenwriter)
Published by Fox Film, Los Angeles 1931
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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 set of the 1931 film, showing actor Warner Oland in costume as Charlie Chan, accompanied by Chang Apana, the real-life Chinese-Hawaiian detective who inspired the character. Printed mimeo snipe and Fox Film stamp on the verso. Based on Earl Derr Biggers' 1929 novel. The second film to featur…e Oland as Chan, and the only known surviving film of the first five films in the series. Shot on location in Honolulu, Hawaii. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus.
