Frances Drake, for Paramount Pictures
Eugene Robert Richee, American, 1896 - 1972
1934
Black and white vintage print
Image: 13 11/16 × 10 1/2 in. (34.7 × 26.7 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 10 13/16 in. (35.6 × 27.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.3400
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Verso: Upper middle, stamped in purple ink, "Credit will be appreciated Paramount Photo", and, "N.Y.EX."/ Center middle, stamped in blue ink, "Property of Photoplay Magazine return to library", and, "Jun 19 1934"/ Lower middle, in graphite, "P-1671-67", and, typed in black ink on beige label, "Catching a Whisper- The sound man drops the ever intrusive microphone sufficiently close to Frances Drake to record even her most softly spoken confidences. Miss Drake appears opposite George Raft in the leading feminine role of "The Trumpet Blows" at Paramount." / Lower right corner, in blue ink, "m"
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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