Josef von Sternberg DOCKS OF NEW YORK Original photograph from the 1928 #151246

Description

The Docks of New York (Original photograph from the 1928 silent film)
Author:
Josef von Sternberg (director); John Monk Saunders (story); Jules Furthman (screenwriter); George Bancroft, Betty Compson, Olga Baclanova (starring)
Title:
The Docks of New York (Original photograph from the 1928 silent film)
Publication:
N.p. N.p., Circa 1928
Description:
Vintage reference photograph from the 1928 film, showing actors George Bancroft and Betty Compson. With holograph ink and pencil annotations on the verso.
From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.
Based on John Monk Saunders' 1928 story "The Dock Walloper." A roughneck sailor on shore leave saves a working girl from suicide by drowning, and the two begin a passionate relationship. Widely considered one of director Josef von Sternberg's finest films, heightened by the work of cinematographer Harold Rosson and set designer Hans Dreier, released at the very end of the silent era.
Set in New York.
8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.
National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 531. Rosenbaum 1000. Spicer US Antecedent.
Seller ID:
151246
Subject:
1920s Cinema, Directors, Film Still Photographs, Films with Literary Sources, National Film Registry, New York, Photographs, Romance, Silent Film
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