Rare and astonishing vintage 10.8 x 8.2-inch black and white U.F.A. publicity still, shown as Professor Roth, cradling Marlene Dietrich as Lola Lola, in Josef von Sternberg's Der blaue Engel (The Blue Angel, 1930), boldly signed and inscribed in black fountain pen around the time of the picture. In fine condition for its age. Eminent German actor Emil Jannings, who nabbed the first Academy Award for Best Actor in 1929, made notable contributions to the silent horror and science-fiction genres, appearing in Eyes of the Mummy Ma (1918), Algol-- Tragödie der Macht (1920), Waxworks (1924), and Faust (1926).

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