The Scoundrel

N.p. N.p., Circa 1935. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1935 film, showing directors Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur with actors Julie Haydon, Nöel Coward, Martha Sleeper, and John Barrymore. Museum of Modern Art film library stamp on the verso.

After dying in a plane crash, the ghost of an acid-tongued, widely hated publisher finds himself doomed to be a restless spirit unless he can find a human on Earth who can shed a tear for him. Nöel Coward's first starring film role.

Although Barrymore did not appear in "The Scoundrel," he appeared in the 1934 film "Twentieth Century," written by Hecht and MacArthur.

10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Rosenbaum 1000. Spicer US Precursor.

[Book #163336]