ANNA MAY WONG in TRAVIS BANTON HEADPIECE | DAUGHTER OF THE DRAGON (1931) Keybook photo

Anna May Wong. Headpiece by Travis Banton. Daughter of the Dragon. Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, (1931). Vintage original 8 x 11″ (20 x 28 cm) black-and-white double weight glossy silver gelatin keybook photo. Keybook punch holes at left side, original paper blurb attached on verso, fine.

Anna May Wong wears an extremely elaborate headpiece designed by Travis Banton for her role in Paramount’s 1931 pre-Code crime mystery film Daughter of the Dragon. The attached blurb describes her as “the Oriental Princess and stage dancer.”