1938 RKO Films Lobby Card Joan Fontaine & Two Dapper Gents In Blond Cheat Fine,
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:231079 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Title: Blond Cheat | Year: 1938 |
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Though the decades-long feud she had with sister Olivia De Havilland has shone light on Joan Fontaine’s penchant to at turns be difficult and grudge-holding, the actress was tremendously giving to her fans. Up to her death in 2014, she responded personally--at times in great detail--to individuals who wrote her asking for pictures, autographs, and reminiscences from her life in the pictures.
Among those who reached out to Fontaine and were rewarded for their efforts was William Studer, an Albert Lea, Minnesota man who passionately collected all things Joan.
Along with vintage photographs, signed books, and even personal Christmas cards, Studer also amassed a tremendous collection of clippings, correspondence with friends and colleagues of Joan Fontaine that shed light into her personality, and memorabilia.
We are thrilled to have the opportunity to offer pieces from this one-of-a-kind collection.
ITEM: You are bidding on a 1938 color original Lobby Card featuring Joan Fontaine and two dapper gentlemen co-stars in "Blond Cheat" (1938), an RKO Films production of a now mostly forgotten ScrewBall Comedy.
Measures 14" x 11" with no odor and a nice gloss - a fresh attic find!
On the evening that he is to dine at an exclusive club with his social-climbing fiancée, Roberta Trent, Michael Ashburn, the general manager of the Trafalgar Loan Company in London, finds himself in charge of watching "walking collateral, " a pretty young woman named Julie Evans whose "uncle" has borrowed £400 against a pair of non-removable diamond earrings. Afraid of losing the earrings, Michael spends the evening with Julie, missing his dinner and winding up in jail for the night. The next morning, Roberta arrives at Michael's apartment, only to discover Julie in Michael's pajamas and her fiancé, who has just been released from jail, without a proper explanation. In the midst of Roberta's jealous wrath, Julie escapes and returns to her "uncle, " Paul Douglas, a theatrical agent who has been hired by Roberta's father and Michael's boss, the newly rich Rufus Trent, to break up Michael's engagement. Julie's triumph over Roberta is short-lived, however, and although she has fallen in love with Michael, she agrees to continue the ruse in order to assure herself a starring role in Douglas' next show. In spite of Roberta's attempts at disposing of Julie and marrying Michael quickly, Julie's tricks and charms mesmerize the aristocrat. The scheme and Julie are exposed when thieves hired by Roberta steal the "unremovable" earrings in front of Michael. Eventually, however, Roberta's shallowness and Julie's sincerity are confirmed, and Michael proposes to Julie during her nightclub performance of "It Must Be Love."
CONDITION: Fine condition with great vivid colors some light scattered edge wear and one tear on the upper middle margin - nice gloss and no musty odor!
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