F W Murnau 4 DEVILS FOUR DEVILS Original herald from the 1928 film #133525
4 Devils [Four Devils] (Original herald from the 1928 film). Murnau (director); Janet Gaynor (starring) Title: 4 Devils [Four Devils] (Original herald from the 1928 film) Publication: Los Angeles: Fox Film Corporation, 1928. Description: Original three-color herald for the 1928 silent film, with overprints in red ink on the verso added to promote the sound version, released shortly after the initial version, reading The latest talking sensation! " and "Janet Gaynor / Talking for the first time on the screen. " All of Murnau's American films are available except "4 Devils, which remains lost.
A melodrama about four children raised in the circus who become trapeze artists. Two of them become lovers as adults, and drama ensues when a usurper takes one of the women in the group away.
Though the film was a major release from Fox, no copies are known to have survived, and printed material from the film is rare. Near Fine, with a small ink date notation at the top right corner of the recto.
Near Fine, with only a single nick at the top edge to note. Subject: 1920s Cinema, Circus, Directors, Film Ephemera, Film Heralds, Lost Film. Royal Books is located in the midtown area of Baltimore, Maryland. Since 1996, we have specialized in rare books and paper relating to twentieth century literature, genre fiction, the arts, and popular culture, with a particular emphasis on cinema. All books noted as First Editions are also First Printings unless indicated otherwise. This listing was created by Bibliopolis. This item is in the category "Entertainment Memorabilia\Movie Memorabilia\Other Movie Memorabilia". The seller is "royalbks" and is located in this country: US.This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, Japan, Australia, China, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Hong Kong, Israel, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Egypt, Jordan, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Macau, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Reunion, Vietnam.
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Industry: Movies