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A Jean Arthur gown from Young Eagles
10 December 2019, 14:00 PST
Los AngelesUS$1,300 - US$1,500
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A Jean Arthur gown from Young Eagles
Paramount Pictures, 1930. Designed by Edith Head and Travis Banton. Comprising the original costume of a plum-colored sleeveless full-length velvet gown with a deep V neckline, with small rhinestones decorating the bodice and down the front middle length of the skirt, and a large rhinestone decoration at the waist. After Jean Arthur wore the gown, a layer of pink chiffon was placed over the original gown and the center rhinestone piece moved to an added purple cummerbund. This is a remarkable example of Paramount's ability to retain their original creations while utilizing them a future production. The costume bears 2 interior labels, one inscribed, "AU2" and the other "AU6" in black ink, both referring to shelves in the Paramount wardrobe department. The interior band label is inscribed, "CC / 16." Before she was known as the comedic heroine of Frank Capra films, Arthur was a femme fatale in silent pictures and early talkies. In William Wellman's Young Eagles, she betrays her man, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, who plays an American pilot. Accompanied by a photo of Arthur wearing the gown.


















