A Dorothy Lamour Group of Set Stills from Her Films

A Dorothy Lamour Group of Set Stills from Her Films Including The Jungle Princess, The Last Train from Madrid, Tropic Holiday, Her Jungle Love, Disputed Passage , Man About Town, Typhoon, Moon Over Burma, Beyond the Blue Horizon, Aloma of the South Seas, Riding High, Rainbow Island, And the Angels Sing, and A Medal for Benny. Please note that there may be some duplication of photographs in each film folder. The Jungle Princess (aka Jungle Girl) (Paramount Pictures, 1936). Starring Dorothy Lamour, Ray Milland. Director Wilhelm Thiele. Approximately 57 silver gelatin photographs, 8 x 10 in., most with location descriptions handwritten to border, some with photographer 'A.E. Freudeman' stamped to verso, 2 featuring Ray Milland and one featuring Dorothy Lamour. The Last Train from Madrid (Paramount Pictures, 1937). Starring Dorothy Lamour. Director James P. Hogan. Approximately 55 silver gelatin photographs, 8 x 10 in., almost all with location descriptions handwritten in ink to border, some with 'Set Dressing (36)' stamped to verso. Tropic Holiday (Paramount Pictures, 1938). Director Theodore Reed. Approximately 55 silver gelatin photographs, 8 x 10 in., almost all with location descriptions handwritten in ink to border, many with 'Set Dressing (36)' stamped to verso. Her Jungle Love (Paramount Pictures, 1938). Starring Dorothy Lamour, Ray Milland. Director George Archainbaud. Approximately 25 silver gelatin photographs, 8 x 10 in., almost all with location descriptions handwritten in ink to border, some with 'Set Dressing (36)' stamped to verso, 2 featuring Ray Milland and Dorothy Lamour. Disputed Passage (Paramount Pictures, 1939). Starring Dorothy Lamour. Director Frank Borzage. Approximately 100 silver gelatin photographs, 8 x 10 in., most with location descriptions to border, some with 'Interior Decorating (36)' stamped to verso, one featuring Dorothy Lamour. Man About Town (Paramount Pictures, 1939). Starring Dorothy Lamour, Jack Benny. Director Mark Sandrich. Approximately 45 silver gelatin photographs, 8 x 10 in., most with location descriptions to border, some with 'Set Dressing (36)' stamped to verso, 2 featuring director Mark Sandrich. Typhoon (Paramount Pictures, 1940). Starring Dorothy Lamour. Director Louis King. Approximately 45 silver gelatin photographs, 8 x 10 in., almost all with location descriptions handwritten in ink to border, many with 'Interior Decorating (36)' stamped to verso. Moon Over Burma (Paramount Pictures, 1940). Director Louis King. Approximately 170 silver gelatin photographs, 8 x 10 in., many with location descriptions handwritten in ink to border, many with 'Interior Decorating (36)' stamped to verso, one featuring Dorothy Lamour. Beyond the Blue Horizon (aka Her Jungle Mate) (Paramount Pictures, 1941). Director Alfred Santell. Approximately 435 silver gelatin photographs, 8 x 10 in., many with location descriptions handwritten in ink to border, many with 'Interior Decorating (36)' stamped to verso, 2 featuring Dorothy Lamour and 2 featuring Jack Haley. Aloma of the South Seas (Paramount Pictures, 1941). Starring Dorothy Lamour. Director Alfred Santell. Approximately 170 silver gelatin photographs, 8 x 10 in., some with location descriptions handwritten in ink to border, some with 'Interior Decorating (36)' stamped to verso. Riding High (Paramount Pictures, 1943). Starring Dorothy Lamour, Dick Powell. Director George Marshall. Approximately 80 silver gelatin photographs, 8 x 10 in., many with location descriptions handwritten in ink to border, some date stamped (Jan. 1943), many with 'Interior Decorating (36)' stamped to verso. Together with 25 smaller photos, 4 x 5 in. Rainbow Island (Paramount Pictures, 1944). Starring Dorothy Lamour. Director Ralph Murphy. Approximately 100 silver gelatin photographs, 4 x 5 in., some with location descriptions handwritten in ink to border, some with 'Interior Decorating (36)' stamped to verso. Together with 30 larger photos, 8 x 10 in. And the Angels Sing (Paramount Pictures, 1944). Starring Dorothy Lamour, Fred MacMurray. Director George Marshall. Approximately 170 silver gelatin photographs, 8 x 10 in., many with location descriptions handwritten in ink to border, many with 'Interior Decorating (36)' stamped to verso, 2 featuring Dorothy Lamour. Together with approximately 55 smaller photos, 4 x 5 in. A Medal for Benny (Paramount Pictures, 1945). Starring Dorothy Lamour. Director Irving Pichel. Approximately 25 silver gelatin photographs, 8 x10 in., many with location descriptions handwritten in ink to border, some date stamped (June-July 1944) and some with 'Interior Decorating (36)' stamped to verso. Together with approximately 36 smaller photos, 4 x 5 in., one featuring Dorothy Lamour. Dorothy Lamour played some type of jungle princess in many of her films, but her greatest challenge was trying to be noticed in the famous 'Road' pictures starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. Being in the middle of those two bantering comedians was, for Lamour, a joy and a curse. Lamour plays the sought-after female in all the 'Road Pictures' except for their last one, which was not produced by Paramount Pictures and in which she was replaced by a much younger Joan Collins. It was a kick in the teeth for the actress who had created her own following as The Sarong Girl in Jungle Princess (1936). During the height of her popularity, the saying, 'What's sarong with Dotty?' was part of the zeitgeist. She did appear in something other than her sarong, upon occasion, in drama, comedies, and epics such as Cecil B. deMille's The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), but even in that film, Hope and Crosby showed up in a cameo! Nevertheless, Paramount kept her busy for over a decade and she became a fan favorite. In her later years, she appeared often on episodic television. 8 x 10 in. or smaller Footnotes: The collection of Paramount Pictures set stills that is being offered in this auction is an extraordinary historical archive from the late 1920s to the early 1970s. Sets stills were taken for continuity purposes and to document the arrangements of the sets and props, etc, during the making of a film. Not only does this collection photographically document the changes in filmmaking through the decades, it details the changing styles of architecture, interior design (the Art Deco sets from the 1930s are astonishingly beautiful), fashion, cars, and more. In the cases of location shooting, one can see the evolution of various southern California towns and landmarks, from the tony nightspots of Hollywood to the open spaces of Brentwood to the artistry of the Paramount Ranch. The photos give a unique behind-the-scenes look at the stars during filming; some vamp for the camera while others avoid it, some study their scripts or confer with the director, and some look incredibly bored. Equally interesting is the appearance of the stars' lookalike stand-ins and famous extras such as Bess Flowers. The unsung heroes of filmmaking, the crews, are seen as well, holding the booms, adjusting the lights, holding the clapper boards, and waiting, waiting, waiting. And speaking of unsung heroes, the talent, imagination, style, and creativity of the art directors and set decorators for these films cannot be overstated. Most of the fashion designers of the 1930s and '40s, such as Edith Head, are recognized for their contributions, as well they should be; however, the set deco For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing