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VON STERNBERG, Josef (1894-1969) –– RICHEE, Eugene Robert (1896–1972), photographer. Signed Portrait Photograph. Circa 1930s. Large linen-finish publicity photograph of the Austrian-American director taken by Richee, inscribed and signed in the lower margin. Photographer’s blind stamp to lower right. On card backing. 13 5/8 x 10 ¼”. Several heavy creases in image; tears and corner losses. Sternberg directed the 1927 silent film Underworld, widely regarded as popularizing the gangster film genre. He was a frequent collaborator with Marlene Dietrich in a prolific career spanning the 1920s-50s.