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La Porteuse de pain, 1912

Firemen fight a blaze at night.

What

A 1912 French poster from SCAGL and Pathé Frères for La Porteuse de pain, a silent drama.

Why

Georges Denola directed this adaptation of Xavier de Montépin's 1884 novel, and the poster credits the stage version by Montépin and Jules Dornay.

Notice

A cast list under "INTERPRÈTES" pairs each actor with a role, with Mme Grumbach as the bread carrier herself.

“Fire in the factory yard”

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
La Porteuse de pain (1912), dir. Georges Denola
Country / studio
France · SCAGL / Pathé Frères
Format
One-sheet (27 × 41 in.)
Poster published
French poster, colour lithograph, 1912
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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