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Slave of Desire, Lobby Card (the duc)

A crowned woman held by an old duc.

What

A 1923 Goldwyn Pictures lobby card for Slave of Desire, an American silent drama directed by George D. Baker.

Why

The film adapts Balzac's 1831 novel La Peau de chagrin and was first titled The Magic Skin.

Notice

A tab at the top left reads "Balzac's Story", and a drawn city of domes and towers fills the space behind the circle.

“Balzac on a Goldwyn card”

Format

The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.

Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 18x24" cleanly.

Size

$29.00

Provenance

Film
Slave of Desire (1923), dir. George D. Baker
Country / studio
United States · Goldwyn Pictures
Format
Lobby card
Poster published
U.S. lobby card, in colour, 1923
Source
Wikimedia Commons
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Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.

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