1927 Lewis Stone B Bedford NOTORIOUS LADY Lantern Slide

 

This is a magic lantern "coming attraction" slide projected on the screen of a theater during intermission to advertise a feature film which would be appearing soon. It reads, "Sam F. Rork presents THE NOTORIOUS LADY with Lewis Stone, Barbara Bedford, Francis McDonald. Adapted by Jane Murfin from Sir Patrick Hastins' Novel 'The River.' A King Baggot Production. First National Pictures. It was filmed in 1927. Lewis Stone was an established matinee idol in his mid-thirties when he broke into films in 1915. After a career interruption caused by service in the cavalry in World War I, he returned to films as a popular leading man. Throughout the '20s, he was very busy onscreen playing dignified, well-mannered romantic heroes. For his work in The Patriot (1928), he received a Best Actor Oscar nomination. Stone's career remained very busy through the mid-'30s, and then continued at a slower pace through the early '50s; in the early sound era, when he was in his fifties, he played mature leads for some time before moving into character roles. Stone is best remembered as Judge Hardy, Andy's father in the Andy Hardy series of films with Mickey Rooney; typically, later in his career, he played Judge Hardy-like senior citizens. Ultimately, he appeared in over 200 films, almost all of them at MGM. Slide is glass with a cardboard frame and overall size is 3 1/4" x 4". At the bottom is a space where the projectionist could write in grease pencil when or where the movie would be appearing before showing it on the screen. Slides were usually rented from the company which released the film and destroyed after a relatively short period of use. For some early films, a "coming attraction" slide is all that remains of the movie. Colors are bright and condition is very good. It can be viewed by projecting, holding it to the light, or placing it on a light box. This slide can be made into a print or poster. If you would like information on having that done AFTER you purchase the view, please let me know. To learn more about magic lanterns and slides go to www.magiclanternsociety.org.



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