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A Harry Davenport vest from Gone With the Wind
10 December 2019, 14:00 PST
Los AngelesSold for US$3,187.50 inc. premium
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A Harry Davenport vest from Gone With the Wind
MGM, 1939. Burgundy-brown velvet vest with muted floral design, 5 buttons up the front, and 2 pockets, bearing an interior "Western Costume Co. / Hollywood" label with "Harry Davenport" handwritten in black ink and 3 different "Western Costume Co." labels stamped into the lining. There is a tear down the back of the vest with stitching alterations down the length of the back of the vest. Harry Davenport was a character actor whose career in Hollywood spanned decades. He is best remembered, however, for his role as the no-nonsense Dr. Meade in Gone With the Wind. He wears this vest in the tense scene following the raid on Shantytown. A little humor follows up the scene when his wife, Mrs. Meade (Leona Roberts) asks what the interior of Belle Watling's brothel looks like and Dr. Meade does a double-take.


















