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From the estate of motion picture actress Nancy Drexel Ince is this vintage original 11x14 in. US lobby card from the 1930's mutiny-themed adventure romance, MUTINY ON THE BLACKHAWK, released in 1939 by Universal Pictures and directed by Christy Cabanne. The Story deals with slave-running between Hawaii and California in 1840, featuring a wild mutiny aboard a slave ship on the high seas, the bartering of natives for slavery in a tropical paradise, and battle scenes between enraged California settlers and the Mexican Army. The cast includes Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Noah Beery, Constance Moore, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Mala, Mame Clark, Princess Luana, Thruston Hall (not Thurston Howell), and Richard Lane.
The image features a scene below decks of Captain Robert Lawrence (Richard Arlen) talking with Slim Collins (Andy Devine) as two attractive native women give the heftier man their full attention. It is unrestored in fine- condition with small creases, three staple holes, and signs of wear in the top border; a 2.5 in. diagonal crease on the left border beneath the top; and another small crease on the abdomen of the shirtless man at the far right. There are no pinholes, tears, stains, writing, or other flaws and the rich color tints are fresh and vibrant without any signs of fading.
Provenance: The Estate of Nancy Drexel Ince.
Nancy Drexel (born Dorothy Kitchen, April 6, 1910 – November 19, 1989) was an American film actress of the late silent and early sound era. She was sometimes credited by her birth name in films. She appeared in 29 films, generally B-film Westerns. Drexel was the daughter of George P. Kitchen, who was described in a newspaper article as "a pioneer of the film industry." Her professional debut came when she was 8 years old, performing in The Royal Vagabond comic opera. She ventured to Hollywood after winning a Miss New York contest that had 10,000 competitors. She was featured in F.W. Murnau's sought-after lost silent film, 4 Devils (1928), alongside Charles Morton, Janet Gaynor, and Barry Norton. In 1931, she appeared in one of the earliest Spanish-language sound films, Hollywood, City of Dreams, as a glamorous movie star who is the idol of the film's hero, José Bohr. Drexel is presented as one of the leading stars of Hollywood, rather than the B-movie leading lady she was in real life. On September 28, 1932, Drexel married Thomas H. Ince Jr., son of film producer Thomas H. Ince, in Beverly Hills. Both of them were students at Antioch College in Antioch, Illinois, and resumed their studies after the wedding. |