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A Lionel Barrymore vest from Treasure Island
10 December 2019, 14:00 PST
Los AngelesSold for US$573.75 inc. premium
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A Lionel Barrymore vest from Treasure Island
MGM, 1934. Designed by Dwight Franklin. Camel-colored vest with 12 buttons down the front length of the vest and two pockets on either side, with a back of different fabric, bearing an interior "Western Costume Corp." label inscribed, "Lionel Barrymore / 42" in black ink, with "45" stamped in red to the label. The length of the vest has been altered since worn by Barrymore. Barrymore's performance in the film based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel lives up to his name as one of Hollywood royalty. As former pirate Billy Bones, Barrymore terrorizes the local pub as he sings, "15 men on a dead man's chest, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum." The film co-stars Jackie Cooper and Wallace Beery and is still considered by many to be the finest interpretation of the novel on film. Accompanied by a photo of Barrymore wearing the vest.


















