Emil Jannings

Pamphlet describes life and career of Emil Jannings, German actor and producer. Popular in 1920s film in Hollywood. He was the first Oscar recipient, honoured with the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 1929 ceremony. Best known for his collaborations with F. W. Murnau and Josef von Sternberg, including 1930's The Blue Angel, with Marlene Dietrich. Contructivist cover made by K. Vyalov, Russian painter, graphic artist and set designer. Contains photographs and stills from the movies. Written by V. Fefer. Published by Kinopechat, 15 000 copies. Good condition, minor dust staining, rubbings, cancelled library stamp on the inside cover, small pen handwriting on the top left corner of the cover. 16 pages.