British Agent cinema slide

United States, 1934

ACMI has endeavoured to contact the owners of these objects since their deposit in 2015. Unfortunately this has been unsuccessful. We would welcome any information to identify the owners.

Object
Photograph by Egmont Contreras, ACMI

Two glass sheets: one glass only and the other with slide imagery which has a monochromatic emulsion that has then been hand painted with coloured pigments or dye. Kay Francis Lesley Francis
It was said to be: “Too intimate to be printed!” “Too daring to be filmed!” British Agent Gunn Slide Not suitable for general exhibition On the front glass slide there is worn away hand writing: Monday matinee

Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

Previously on display

15 June 2023

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

director

Michael Curtiz

production company

Warner Brothers First National Productions

Production places
United States
Production dates
1934 c. 1920-1950

Appears in

Group of items

Glass cinema slides

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

AEO179914

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Pictures → MI-05. Sound and Colour → MI-05-C02

Measurements

81 x 84 x 2mm

Object Types

3D Object

Glass slide/Pictorial

Materials

glass, ink, emulsion, tape

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