Original Photograph From The Lost Film The Scarlet Streak Circa 1926 Of A Car Jumping A Train

by Silent Cinema

$450 · Offered by Royal Books

N.p. N.p., Circa 1920s. Vintage reference photograph from the 1926 film. Photograph shot at high film speed, showing a roadster jumping a train crossing, with the train approaching, seconds before possible impact. The astute viewer will note that the guard rail has not yet been broken. With a lengthy annotation in manuscript pencil on the verso, regarding guerilla production techniques taken by Poverty Row studios during the 1920s.An

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