Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara for This Land is Mine, RKO

Inscriptions

Verso: Upper margin, in graphite, "This land is mind Dir Renoir" / Upper left corner, pritned in red ink and in blue ink on white label, affixed, " Return to THE KOBAL COLLECTION No: THI044 AF This Land is Mine" partially covering a Kobal Collection stamp in black ink. / Center, stamped in blue ink, partial, "Photo by Ernest A. Bachrach RKO Pictures Copyright 1948 RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. Permission is hereby granted to newspapers, magazines and other periodicals to reproduce this photograph. This is an exclusive picture, therefore may not be syndicated, rented or loaned nor used for advertising purposes. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc." / Lower margin, typed in black ink on white paper, affixed, "ROTOPHOTO R421228-3 Continuity Layout (No. 3) The Luck of the Irish (3) "A great team in a great picture" is the way Hollywood describes the reunion of Maureen O'Hara and Charles Laughton in RKO Radio's "This Land Is Mine," story written and produced by Dud-ley Nichols and directed by Jean Renoir. Exclusive in your city."

Provenance

John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.

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