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Lobby Cards (3) (11" x 14")
Very Fine
Paramount, 1950

This group of three lobby cards from director Billy Wilder's classic film depicts the decline of a faded silent film star and features notable figures from the Silent Era. Card #1 shows Erich von Stroheim and William Holden in an unrestored publicity shot with a light horizontal crease, pinholes, edge wear, and small stain the top border. There is a rubber stamp on the verso which doesn't bleed through. Card #3 features Gloria Swanson and William Holden, displaying minor corner wear and a few small interior crimps. Card #6 presents Gloria Swanson with director Cecil B. DeMille, showing light corner wear and sporadic border creases.

"All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up" said Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, who showed true professionalism when she took on the role of aging silent film star in this sensational and dark look at Hollywood. Billy Wilder directed this nightmarish Film-Noir thriller and it became one of the absolutely timeless classics. Erich von Stroheim and William Holden (as Joe Gillis) co-star, but it was Swanson's show and comeback vehicle. The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won three: Best Art Direction, Score, and Screenplay.

Estimate: $400 - 800