Vintage original 11x14 in. U.S. lobby card from the 1930's drama MIDNIGHT MADONNA, released in 1937 by Paramount Pictures and directed by James Flood. Warren William stars as a habitual gambler who comes to the aid of a desperate woman (Mady Correll) after her daughter (Kitty Clancy) inherits a fortune and is underhandedly taken by her estranged father.
The image features an interior long shot inside the lobby of an office building as Blackie Denbo (Warren William) holds young Penny Long (Kitty Clancy) aloft while her mother, Kay Barrie (Mady Correll) looks overwhelmed by the amount of reporters around them who are taking their picture. The wealthy woman's chauffeur stands next to her in a dark purple uniform. It is unrestored in very fine+ condition without any pinholes, tears, stains, or other flaws and just a slightly rounded bottom corner. The colors are fresh and vibrant without any signs of fading.
Warren William (born Warren William Krech; December 2, 1894 – September 24, 1948) was a Broadway and Hollywood actor, immensely popular during the early 1930s; he was later nicknamed the "King of Pre-Code". He was the first actor to play Perry Mason. |