Mabel Normand with Pauline Frederick and Phyllis Haver. A wonderful threesome from the files of Mabel Normand's secretary. S... (Total: 3 )

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Mabel Normand with Pauline Frederick and Phyllis Haver. A wonderful threesome from the files of Mabel Normand's secretary. Shot number one shows Mabel in period costume for Molly O' (1921), visited by the great stage and screen star, Pauline Frederick (1883-1938). (Written on the verso in ink is "With Pauline Frederick, who dropped in when they were taking stills of Molly O.") Shot number two captures Mabel in a solo portrait revealing both glamour and humor, with the Abbe studio stamp in the lower right front. Shot number three is an attractive portrait of Phyllis Haver (1899-1960), one of Mabel's fellow Mack Sennett comediennes, and a real-life charmer who gave up her career after marrying a New York City millionaire. The Haver portrait (with Sennett's credit on the front and verso) is glossy, while the other two have a matte finish. There's a small piece missing from the upper right margin of the Haver portrait, and a pin hole at the lower right margin -- otherwise this lot is in Excellent condition. "They had faces then" -- and these three ladies certainly prove it!

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