The Scarlet Empress

Josef von Sternberg (director)
Manuel Komroff (book)
Eleanor McGeary (screenwriter)
Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Same Jaffe (starring)

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1934. Vintage sepia reference photograph from the set of the 1934 film. Shown are director Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich in full regalia, visiting with noted Mexican toreador Pepe Ortiz and a member of the Mexican Counsul in Los Angeles. Typescript snipe on the verso indicating same, along with an ink notation of the photo date (9/15/34), and a contemporary illustrated label for "Photofest."

8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Criterion Collection 109.


[Book #137471]