The Devil's Pawn Pola Negri
by Vincent Monozlay
Title
The Devil's Pawn Pola Negri
Artist
Vincent Monozlay
Medium
Painting
Description
Poster was published before 1923 and is in the public domain, digitally restored.
The Devil's Pawn (Paramount, 1922). Originally made in Germany as "Der Gelbe Schein" in 1918, it wasn't released in the U.S. until 1922 after Pola Negri's popularity had crossed the Atlantic via her German collaborations with Ernst Lubitsch. Negri had made a name for herself in German cinema as a mysterious beauty, and she continued to entrance American audiences with her US films including "Forbidden Paradise" and "Hotel Imperial." She was the rage of the media with her reported affairs with Chaplin and Valentino, and later Hitler, upon her return to Germany. This stunning portrait One Sheet is probably the earliest poster to introduce the American public to their new star.
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October 24th, 2014
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