56 - KATHRYN CARVER AND ADOLPHE MENJOU

KATHRYN CARVER AND ADOLPHE MENJOU During the filming of Frank Tuttle’s Paramount sound comedy *His Private Life*, 1928. 2 photos, vintage silver gelatin prints, unmarked on the back. Note: In *His Private Life*, a romantic comedy directed by Frank Tuttle for Paramount in 1928, Adolphe Menjou plays Georges Saint-Germain, an elegant Parisian seducer who seeks to win over Eleanor Trent, a reserved young American woman played by Kathryn Carver. Misunderstandings, fake engagements, and jealousy fuel this high-society plot centered on Menjou’s sophisticated persona, as he was then one of Hollywood’s leading portrayers of the cosmopolitan seducer. Released during the transition from silent to talkie films, the film did not feature recorded dialogue: it was accompanied by a musical score and synchronized sound effects, while the dialogue was presented in the form of intertitles. 20.4 x 26 cm, including white borders.