The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Universal Pictures, 1923. U.S. insert, matted and framed. In director Wallace Worsley's version of Victor Hugo's novel, the magnificence of Lon Chaney's performance is on par with the built-to-scale replica of Notre Dame and the acres of accurately designed sets. The story goes that producer Irving Thalberg arranged for the no-expense-spared production while his co-producer Carl Laemmle was on vacation. Thalberg, who later went on to become the "boy wonder" at MGM, had a canny instinct for what the public wanted, and he was once again correct on this count. Interestingly, William Wyler was a second unit director on this film, certainly good training for his future illustrious directorial career. This attractive insert poster features 12 members of the cast including Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller, Winifred Bryson, and Ernest Torrence, as well as scenes from the film.
Overall: 19.75 x 41.25 in.; within mat: 13.25 x 34.75 in.
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Universal Pictures, 1923. U.S. insert, matted and framed. In director Wallace Worsley's version of Victor Hugo's novel, the magnificence of Lon Chaney's performance is on par with the built-to-scale replica of Notre Dame and the acres of accurately designed sets. The story goes that producer Irving Thalberg arranged for the no-expense-spared production while his co-producer Carl Laemmle was on vacation. Thalberg, who later went on to become the "boy wonder" at MGM, had a canny instinct for what the public wanted, and he was once again correct on this count. Interestingly, William Wyler was a second unit director on this film, certainly good training for his future illustrious directorial career. This attractive insert poster features 12 members of the cast including Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller, Winifred Bryson, and Ernest Torrence, as well as scenes from the film.
Overall: 19.75 x 41.25 in.; within mat: 13.25 x 34.75 in.
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