17.00 USD
Fräulein Übermut, this card's title, translates into English as "Cheeky Girl," or "Bold Young Lady." Our very cute model is attired as a school-age girl, that perennial costume of innocence, and yet she lounges on...horrors...a bearskin rug, the vintage postcard code for sensual abandon! A bit racy? Yes, but realistically, at the time this postcard was produced it's safe to say that almost every young female star of silent film wore the schoolgirl uniform in any number of popular roles. They discovered hidden treasures, uncovered spy rings and foiled kidnappers while capturing the hearts of their romantic male leads. The costume signaled innocence and purity, yes, but usually the characters were not so young that a kiss or caress was inappropriate, so let her flirt a little :)
This card was printed by Rotophot of Berlin. Note the logo on the lower left. See the horse? The word for horse in German is "Ross" and the guy in charge of Rotophot in the early 1910s was none other than Heinrich Ross, who in the late 1910s would create Ross Verlag, the company responsible for probably more "film star" postcards during the 1910s thru '30s than any other. He was hugely successful into the early '30s before Hitler came into power. Heinrich Ross escaped the Nazis with his life, barely, but not with his fortune. In the 1940s he was employed in a machine shop in Chicago illinois. He passed away in Chicago, in 1957, at the age of 86. His death certificate listed his occupation as printer. (Thanks to rosspostcards.com. for some of our listing's history. A great site!!!)
A lovely, funny card, in wonderful unposted condition.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the 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 sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.