Bela Lugosi (2) photos from the stage production Arabesque....

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Bela Lugosi (2) photos from the stage production Arabesque. (1925) Collection of (2) vintage original gelatin silver 10.5 x 13.4 in. double-weight matte borderless photographs. Depicting explicit views of Lugosi as the "Shiek of Hammam" with the partially nude Hortense Alden as "Laila". Exhibiting silvering to edges and handling creases and impressions at upper margins. In vintage very good condition. From the personal collection of Bela Lugosi via Alex Gordon.

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