I bought a lot of movies titled "Unknown Movies/Actors." This is the kind of stuff I really enjoy messing with. For me, seeing the word "Unknown" is like waving a red flag at a bull, I love the challenge. Now, I'm quite often as clueless as the vendor, but on occasion I can troll out a good find or two.
The quality of this photo is not the greatest, but finding an original photo from Inspiration (1931), I consider to be a rarity. The dress Garbo is wearing is what caught my eye, rather unique, isn't it. I would have preferred finding a photo with Bob in it instead of Lewis Stone, but ...
And this photo was easy to identify because I remembered having seen it before. There is something about seeing Joan Crawford in prison garbs that kind of sticks in your mind. The photo number in the lower right-hand corner confirms the movie title, Paid (1930). It is 520, the Inspiration photo has the number 521. MGM had a simple and consistent numbering system for its movies, it has been a great help for me in identifying stills from Bob's movies. Considering he wore a tuxedo so often in his movies, it can be confusing!
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