Author: [20th Century Photographer]
Title: Gary Cooper and Sigrid Gurie. (Scene from the Motion Picture "the Adventures of Marco Polo")
Description: London: Samuel Goldwyn Players, [Ca. 1938]. Original hand colored real photograph issued as a postcard. 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Very Good+. Penciled notation on verso, else fine. Printed on verso: "Film Partners" Series, 85, Long Acre, London; No. PC 247. Made in Great Britain. The Adventures of Marco Polo is a 1938 adventure film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Gary Cooper, Sigrid Gurie, and Basil Rathbone. It was one of the most elaborate and costly of Samuel Goldwyn's productions. Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was an American actor known for his natural, authentic, and understated acting style. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice and had a further three nominations, as well as receiving an Academy Honorary Award for his career achievements in 1961. He was one of the top 10 film personalities for 23 consecutive years, and one of the top money-making stars for 18 years. The American Film Institute (AFI) ranked Cooper at No. 11 on its list of the 25 greatest male stars of classic Hollywood cinema. Sigrid Gurie (born Sigrid Gurie Haukelid, May 18, 1911 – August 14, 1969) was a Norwegian American motion picture actress from the late 1930s to early 1940s. .

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