{"id":3525,"date":"2013-08-09T09:00:32","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anndvorak.com\/cms\/?p=3525"},"modified":"2013-08-08T22:46:14","modified_gmt":"2013-08-09T05:46:14","slug":"ann-dvorak-is-well-represented-in-the-blind-alley-lobby-card-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anndvorak.com\/cms\/ann-dvorak-is-well-represented-in-the-blind-alley-lobby-card-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Ann Dvorak is Well Represented in the “Blind Alley” Lobby Card Set"},"content":{"rendered":"

Year of Ann Dvorak: Day 221<\/h3>\n

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I have had this Blind Alley <\/strong>lobby card set for so long, that I have come to take it for granted. I look at the title card every day because it’s hanging in the hall on the way to the bathroom. Sometimes I stop for a split second and think, “hey, that’s a pretty cool card,” but most of the time it does not register.<\/p>\n

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However, in revisiting them here today, I have to admit it’s a pretty great set. Ann Dvorak is in six of the eight cards (well, technically she’s in all eight of you count the border art), and the portrait card with her and Chester Morris is downright stunning.<\/p>\n

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Heck, even the ones without her are pretty cool. Just look at Ralph Bellamy sizing up Chester Morris and trying to figure out when he can start using the powers of psychology to slowly drive him insane.<\/p>\n

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And how about Joan Perry conveying sheer terror in the name of publicity?<\/p>\n

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I bought most of these at a London shop in 2002. They had the whole set for sale and at the time I already had two of the cards, including the title card. They guy at the shop was really cool and had no problem letting me break up the set. He charged me ten pounds for each card with Ann on it, which was like 15 American dollars, quite reasonable. For the two without Ann, he only asked five pounds a piece, which is why I went ahead and bought them.<\/p>\n

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Blind Alley<\/strong> was the first film of any merit Ann Dvorak made after becoming a freelancer. Sure, the film is a bit hoaky, but it’s a good yarn with a solid cast and Ann gets to be a hard-nosed dame while looking stunning. And – she showed up on most of the lobby cards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Year of Ann Dvorak: Day 221 I have had this Blind Alley lobby card set for so long, that I have come to take it for granted. I look at the title card every day because it’s hanging in the hall on the way to the bathroom. Sometimes I stop for a split second and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collection-spotlight"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t