Photograph of actress Hedy Lamarr in the 1933 film 'Ecstasy'
- Made:
- 1933 in Los Angeles and Vienna
- maker:
- Unknown
Photograph entitled 'Ecstasy'. Caption on back reads: 'Hedi Kiesler (later Hollywoodized to Hedy Lamarr) reclines voluptuously before the camera in the film which skyrocketed her beauty to international fame. A lot of the scenes embarrassed Hedi, and the film was banned in a lot of places - but it started the obscure Austrian girl to success.' International News Potos, 1933. Daily Herald stamp on verso with date 10 October 1952.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Daily Herald Archive
- Object Number:
- 1983-5236/19849
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- type:
- photograph
- credit:
- Daily Herald Archive at National Science and Media Museum
