BARBARA STANWYCK | THE BITTER TEA OF GENERAL YEN (1933) Oversized photo by William A. Fraker

Los Angeles: Columbia Pictures, 1933. Vintage original 10 3/4 x 13 1/2″ (27 x 33 cm) black-and-white double weight glossy silver gelatin photo. Blank white borders slightly trimmed, minor crease at lower left corner, tape remnant from paper blurb attachment on verso. Ink stamped “Barbara Stanwyck, Columbia Star, Please credit William A. Fraker, Hollywood, Exclusive”. Fine.

The Bitter Tea of General Yen was the first film to play at Manhattan’s fabled Radio City Music Hall upon its opening on January 6, 1933. It was also one of the first films to deal openly with interracial sexual attraction. It was a box office failure upon its release and has since been overshadowed by Capra’s later efforts. In recent years, the film has grown in critical opinion. It is one of the few films for which Capra used photographic tricks, such as filming much of it through diffusion to give it a romantic look, much as this photo represents. (Wikipedia)

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