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Set of 50 photos of Esther Ralston and James Hall

45. Collection of 50 keybook stills of Esther Ralston and James Hall from The Case of Lena Smith. (Paramount, 1929; presumed lost) Collection of 50 gelatin silver glossy 8 in. x 10 in. keybook stills featuring Esther Ralston and James Hall from The Case of Lena Smith; and directed by Josef von Sternberg; with 16 rubber-stamped George P. Hommel and Eugene Robert Richee on the verso. This collection is the only visual record to have survived of this important silent film. Fine to excellent. $300 - $500