MARLENE DIETRICH in THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN Original Publicity Photo 1935 8"x10"

Description: Marlene Dietrich, Lionel Atwill in "The Devil is a Woman" (Paramount, 1935). Publicity Still/Photo (8" X 10").Vintage, original, gelatin silver, black and white, single weight, glossy finish still. In this Joseph von Sternberg atmospheric Spanish love story, Marlene Dietrich stars as the unobtainable Concha Perez. There is some minor surface wear, typical of a photo of this age. Some interesting trivia about the film: Note that Joel McCrea was originally the lead in the movie, but he quit after just one day because he could not get along with director Josef von Sternberg. Also, Joseph Breen of the Hays Office wanted them to drastically change the end of the movie, so that the leads would be punished for their crimes. The studio did not make that change, but they did make other changes that he requested, to tone down the sexuality in the movie. Also note that this movie was loosely based on the classic opera, "Carmen". It had a very unfavorable depiction of Spanish police, and the Spanish government told Paramount Pictures that they would never allow any other Paramount films into Spain if the studio did not withdraw the movie and destroy all prints of it. Amazingly, the studio complied after the movie had completed its initial run, and it destroyed all the prints it had, but Miss Dietrich had a personal print of the film that she had kept locked away in a vault, because it was her favorite movie. In the 1980s, she allowed new prints to be created from her personal copy, and the film is now commonly available, and it is much better preserved than almost any movie of that era!

Price: 100 USD

Location: Austin, Texas

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