{"product_id":"cat-0054112-conrad-veidt","title":"Cat. #0054112:  CONRAD VEIDT","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcellent vintage 3.25 x 5.5-inch sepia-tone German postcard portrait, boldly signed in black fountain pen sometime between 1926 and 1929. In good condition for its age, with a rubberstamped owner's label on the verso. \u003cspan color=\"#eeeeee\"\u003ePerhaps best known for his portrayal of Major Heinrich Strasser in \u003ci\u003eCasablanca\u003c\/i\u003e (1942), great villain actor Conrad Veidt began his career in a string of German silent horror films, including \u003ci\u003eWahnsinn\u003c\/i\u003e (1919), \u003ci\u003eEarie Tales\u003c\/i\u003e (1919), \u003ci\u003eDer Graf von Cagliostro \u003c\/i\u003e(1920), \u003ci\u003eDer Januskopf\u003c\/i\u003e (1920), and \u003ci\u003eNachtgestalten \u003c\/i\u003e(1920). In 1920, he became a sensation with his role as Cesare, the murderous somnambulist in Robert Wiene's \u003ci\u003eThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari\u003c\/i\u003e, and went on to star in Wiene's \u003ci\u003eThe Hands of Orlac \u003c\/i\u003e(1924), Leni's \u003ci\u003eWaxworks \u003c\/i\u003e(1924), \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Cheated Life\u003c\/i\u003e (1926), \u003ci\u003eThe Last Performance\u003c\/i\u003e (1927), and \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Laughs \u003c\/i\u003e(1928). In 1931, Universal Pictures head Carl Laemmle hand-selected Veidt to play Dracula in a film to be directed by Paul Leni based upon the successful New York stage play by Hamilton Deane, but, ultimately, Bela Lugosi landed the role and Tod Browning directed the picture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51370479583471,"sku":"ktm1793387520820","price":108.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/3122\/2767\/files\/cat-0054112-conrad-veidt_1.jpg?v=1793387529","url":"https:\/\/sheerplywear.shop\/products\/cat-0054112-conrad-veidt","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}