16.00 USD
Vilma Banky, Hungarian Movie Star, circa 1920s
Lovely portrait of Vilma Banky. Born in 1901, she was a Hungarian born, silent film actress. This card was probably produced in the 20's by Cinemagazine editions of Paris, right around the time of her "discovery" by Samuel Goldwyn in 1925. He offered her a Hollywood contract, (she'd been making films in Hungary and Germany up until then) and defying her parents and her fiancee, she ran off to America, where she became a true Hollywood star of the silent film era. One of her best known films was "Son of the Sheik," starring opposite none other than Rudolph Valentino.
What an expression! A lovely card.
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The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of approximately 5 and 1/2, by 3 and 1/2 inches. Postage is for fully-insured, first class shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will not charge for postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.
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