Sally Bowles on the silver screen: two original lobby cards
SALLY BOWLES ON THE SILVER SCREEN: TWO ORIGINAL LOBBY CARDS
1. I AM A CAMERA, 1955. Size: 25.5x20.5 cm. Condition: a few light creases. Good.
Henry Cornelius (Director); John Van Druten (screenwriter); Christopher Isherwood (novel); Julie Harris (starring)
Film based on Christopher Isherwood’s 1939 novel Goodbye to Berlin. Lobby card features Julie Harris, the first on-screen Sally Bowles, wearing a sequined tuxedo-like costume recalling Marlene Dietrich’s in Blonde Venus (1932).
Isherwood described Julie Harris’ Sally Bowles as ‘a bohemian Joan of Arc, battling to defend her way of life from the bourgeoisie’. (Christopher and His Kind, p. 63)
2. CABARET, Adieu Berlin, 1972. Original French lobby card. Size: 28x22 cm Condition: Fine
Bob Fosse (Director); Jay Allen (screenwriter); Christopher Isherwood (novel); Liza Minnelli (staring)
Film based on Christopher Isherwood’s 1939 novel Goodbye to Berlin. Bob Fosse’s landmark musical featuring Liza Minnelli as Sally Bowles. The film won 8 academy awards, including best actress for Liza Minnelli. Lobby card portrays Sally Bowles in all her divine decadence.