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Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead

Tallulah Bankhead "RAIN" W. Somerset Maugham (Sadie Thompson) 1935 Press Photo

$ 31.67

Availability: 64 in stock
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    Description

    This is a rare glossy press photograph of TALLULAH BANKHEAD as "Sadie Thompson" used to promote the release of the 1953 film "MISS SADIE THOMPSON" starring RITA HAYWORTH. Tallulah Bankhead is shown in a scene from the 1935
    Broadway revival of the
    JOHN COLTON and CLEMENCE RANDOLPH play "RAIN"
    at the Music Box Theatre in New York City. (The production opened February 12th, 1935 and ran for only 47 performances.) .....
    Based on the W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM story, "Miss Thompson", the play starred TALLULAH BANKHEAD as "Sadie Thompson" and featured ELIZABETH DEWING, K. A. FERNANDO, JOHN WALLER, FRANK DE SILVA, EMMA WILCOX, KENT THURBER, JACK McKEE, WALTER GILBERT, GRANVILLE BATES, ETHEL WILSON, NICHOLAS JOY, ETHEL INTROPIDI, HAROLD DE BECKER and HERBERT RANSON ..... CREDITS: Book by
    JOHN COLTON and CLEMENCE RANDOLPH founded on the story "Miss Thompson" by W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM; Sets designed by W. ODEN WALLER; Staged by SAM FORREST; Produced by SAM H. HARRIS
    ..... DETAILS: This rare press photograph measures 7 1/8" X 9" inches and includes a caption strip as well as two clipped newspaper captions on the backside ..... CONDITION: With the exception of pieces of a nick in the lower left margin, crop marks in the bottom margin and light creasing, this rare photo is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.