Description: THIS IS AN ORIGINAL, EXTREMELY RARE, 1923 SILENT FILM, CENTERFOLD STYLE AD / POSTER (12" X 18", IN 2 PIECES), TAKEN FROM A SILENT FILM PUBLICATION OF THE PERIOD, SENT TO THEATER OWNERS TO PROMOTE FILMS. "RENO", STARRING HELENE CHADWICK AND LEW CODY. THERE ARE NO ORIGINAL POSTERS, LOBBY CARDS, ETC., AVAILABLE FOR SALE, FOR THIS SILENT FILM, ANYWHERE THAT I CAN FIND, NOW, OR IN THE PAST. THEREFORE, THIS IS LITERALLY THE ONLY ONE. SOME SLIGHT WEAR TO THE EDGES, OTHERWISE VERY GOOD CONDITION, SEE PHOTO. SEE 1-4 BELOW: 1. Reno is a 1923 American silent melodrama film produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures and was written and directed by Rupert Hughes. Hughes provided his own story to the film which followed Souls for Sale. The film stars Helene Chadwick and Lew Cody. The plot revolves around the marital troubles of Mrs. Emily Dysart Tappan, played by Helene Chadwick. After divorcing her second husband, Roy Tappan (Lew Cody), Emily marries Walter Heath. However, she discovers that her new marriage is not legal in her home state. CAST: Helene Chadwick as Mrs. Emily Dysart TappanLew Cody as Roy TappanGeorge Walsh as Walter HeathCarmel Myers as Mrs. Dora Carson TappanDale Fuller as Aunt Alida KaneHedda Hopper as Mrs. Kate Norton TappanKathleen Key as Yvette, the GovernessRush Hughes as Jerry Dysart (Emily's brother)Margerie Bonner as Marjory TowneRobert DeVilbiss as Paul Tappan (Emily's son)Virginia Loomis as Ivy Tappan (Emily's daughter)Richard Wayne as Arthur ClaytonHughie Mack as Justice of the PeaceBoyce Combe as Hal CarsonVictor Potel as Detective McRaePercy Hemus as Lemile HakeMaxine Elliott Hicks as Mattie HakeBilly Eugene as Tod Hake (credited as Billy Eugene)Adele Watson as Mrs. Tod HakeEvelyn Sherman as Mrs. TowneJack Curtis as Hod StoatPatterson Dial as Mrs. Hod Stoat 2. Lew Cody (born Louis Joseph Côté; February 22, 1884 – May 31, 1934) was an American stage and film actor whose career spanned the silent film and early sound film age. He gained notoriety in the late 1910s for playing "male vamps" in films such as Don't Change Your Husband. 3. Helene Chadwick (November 25, 1897 – September 4, 1940) was an American actress in silent and in early sound films. Signed by Samuel Goldwyn, Chadwick went to California in 1913 and entered silent movies in 1916. At the pinnacle of her acting career, she earned a salary estimated to have been $2,000 per week. From 1929 until 1935, she found success as a character actress when sound was being introduced to films. 4. Rupert Raleigh Hughes (January 31, 1872 – September 9, 1956) was an American novelist, film director, Oscar-nominated screenwriter, military officer, and music composer. He was the brother of Howard R. Hughes Sr. and uncle of billionaire Howard R. Hughes Jr. Rupert Hughes introduced his nephew Howard Hughes Jr. to the world of Hollywood movies. His three-volume scholarly biography of George Washington broke new ground in demythologizing Washington and was well received by historians. A staunch anti-Communist, in the 1940s he served as president of the American Writers Association, a group of anti-Communist writers.
Price: 69.95 USD
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
End Time: 2024-12-23T05:12:14.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Industry: Movies
Year: Pre-1940
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Object Type: Poster
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Modified Item: No
