Charles Laughton, for Paramount Pictures
William Richard Walling, Jr.
1939
Black and white vintage print
Image: 12 3/8 × 9 9/16 in. (31.4 × 24.3 cm)
Sheet: 12 15/16 × 10 1/16 in. (32.9 × 25.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.4117
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Verso: Upper left corner, in graphite, "JKFA 1337 P1428-109" / Upper left, in graphite and stamped in black ink, "Dell Publishing Company, Inc. Name Charles Laughton Received Oct 5 1939 Used Mag. Issue" / Upper center, stamped in purple ink, "Credit will be appreciated Paramount Photo by William Walling" / Lower center, typed in black ink on white label, "Returns to Hollywood -- England's Charles Laughton saw many of his film triumphs come from Hollywood studios -- his "Ruggles of Red Gap" and "Mutiny On the Bounty" in particular. Then he returned to his homeland and let it be thought unlikely that he ever again would visit Hollywood professionally. From English studios came his recent smashing success, "The Beachcomber," and from English studios again will come his ensuing Paramount releases, "Jamaica Inn," with Maureen O'Hara, "London After Dark," with Vivien Leigh. Now Laughton has returned to Hollywood to do a picture. One of the first places he visited was the Paramount portrait gallery, where this photograph was taken -- among the first since his return to Hollywood."
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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