SIREN OF THE TROPICS [LA SIRENA DE LOS TRÓPICOS] [1927] Argentine flyer

Siren of the Tropics. 1927. [Buenos Aires: Max Glucksmann, 1927]. Vintage original 7 x 10″ (18 x 25 cm) flyer (when opened), 4 pp., Argentina. Overall very good+.

Siren of the Tropics (original French title: La Sirène des Tropiques) is a 1927 French silent film starring Josephine Baker. Directed by Mario Nalpas and Henri Étiévant and set in the West Indies, the film tells the story of a native girl named Papitou (Baker) who falls in love with a French man named André Berval (Pierre Batcheff). (Wikipedia)

This was Baker’s film debut (she was in her early-20s at the time). Any ephemera from this silent film are very scarce indeed. This flyer features three different images of Baker.