Stills - The Official Thread (Acquisitions, Authentication, General Advice)

[Louie D.]

and one final one before I head to sleep for the evening.....James Cagney & Joan Blondell covered in celluloid, circa early 1930's:

[Louie D.]

and for Jeff, because he asked, the other original neg from Chaney's "He Who Gets Slapped":

[erik1925]

and for Jeff, because he asked, the other original neg from Chaney's "He Who Gets Slapped":

Incredible image!   

Thanks, Louie.

[Ari]

Two classy ones to get you drooling, more later for different reasons.

King of kings 1927



Don Juan 1927

[Louie D.]

Glenda Farrell answering fan mail at home:

[Louie D.]

Joan Blondell and Guy Kibee from "Gold Diggers of 1933":

[Louie D.]

Spencer Tracey hanging out in Hawaii, a snapshot from a collection of stars in Hollywood in the mid-30's:

[rdavey26]

[paul waines]

This is going to be a jollyfine thread...

Such a great start by Louie and Randy...      

[110x75]

No, this is a scan of the original negative. Never made a print off of it.

Louie, is the identifying number painted/scratched in the negative?

[Louie D.]

I could go all day long. Warren William and Ann Dvorak from "Three On A Match":

[Louie D.]

Louie, is the identifying number painted/scratched in the negative?

painted

[Louie D.]

Nigel Bruce

[Louie D.]

Edmund Lowe and John Arledge from 1931's "The Spider":

[rdavey26]

You have some wonderful stills Louie.

[110x75]

Here's a negative with the identifying number written with something similar to a sharpie



The negative of the info in the bottom of the still:



an original -proof?- print made before writting the identyfing number:



and a final print of the still

[Louie D.]

Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, and Guy Kibbee from the sadly lost 1933 film "Convention City":

[Louie D.]

You have some wonderful stills Louie.

Thanks! That's why I don't do many posting of stuff I have because I usually don't purchase posters.

[rdavey26]

Thanks! That's why I don't do many posting of stuff I have because I usually don't purchase posters.

Space saver that is for sure.

[Louie D.]

Here's a negative with the identifying number written with something similar to a sharpie

an original -proof?- print made before writting the identyfing number:

Thanks for sharing. Like I said, I am pretty good with stills from the 20's-30's but after that I have no idea what they were making negatives with.

As for the still with no identifying numbers, it's rare but it does happen.  Is this an 8X10 or something else?

[110x75]

Yes, they are all 8x10.
When I bought the negatives, the "proof" prints without numbers came with it.

[Louie D.]

Eddie Cantor and Charlotte Greenwood from "Palmy Days" (1931):

[Louie D.]

Yes, they are all 8x10.
When I bought the negatives, the "proof" prints without numbers came with it.

Pretty cool, if they all came together I would say yes, they are proofs to see how they looked. Where there a number of them and just the one bottom piece?

[Louie D.]

Fifi D'orsay:

[Louie D.]

Raquel Torres: