HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO Original photograph of Preston Sturges #161329

Description

Hail the Conquering Hero (Original photograph of Preston Sturges on the set of the 1944 film)
Author:
Preston Sturges (director, screenwriter); Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, William Demarest (starring)
Title:
Hail the Conquering Hero (Original photograph of Preston Sturges on the set of the 1944 film)
Publication:
London: National Film Archive, Circa 1944
Description:
Vintage reference photograph from the 1944 film, showing director Preston Sturges filming a railroad scene on a camera crane. National Film Archive stamp on the verso, along with annotations in manuscript ink and pencil, identifying subjects.
From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.
Sturges' eighth and last film for Paramount Pictures, a satire about a small-town boy who pretends to be away fighting in the war after he has been discharged from the Marines due to his hay fever. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay.
10 x 8 inches. Near Fine, lightly worn at the corners.
National Film Registry.
Seller ID:
161329
Subject:
1940s Cinema, Comedy, Directors, Film Still Photographs, National Film Registry, On the Set, Photographs, US Marines, World War II
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