Bella Donna

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, Circa 1923. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1923 silent film, showing director actress Pola Negri and George Fitzmaurice between takes, together consulting a copy of Robert Hichens' source novel. Mimeo snipe, provenance stamp, and Famous Players-Lasky stamp on the verso.

Based on Paramount's 1915 film of the same name, which was based in turn on Hichens' 1909 novel, about the titular seductress and the men who fall into her love trap. Early noir antecedent.

10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with a two-inch flaw in the finish affecting the bottom left corner.

[Book #164284]