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The Hungry Heart
Butterflies and bats around one figure.
What
A 1917 colour lithograph, 101 by 70 cm, printed by the Chelsea Litho Co. of New York for the World Film Corporation release The Hungry Heart.
Why
Robert G. Vignola directed it from David Graham Phillips's novel, with a script by Charles Maigne.
Notice
Butterflies and bats circle the figure, and her costume carries butterfly wings.
“Longing given wings”
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Size
$29.00
Provenance
- Film
- The Hungry Heart (1917), dir. Robert G. Vignola
- Country / studio
- United States · World Film Corporation
- Printer / stone
- Chelsea Litho Co., New York
- Format
- One-sheet (27 × 41 in.)
- Poster published
- U.S. theatrical one-sheet, 1917
- Source
- Library of Congress
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. Star-portrait piece: sold as the artifact, the film named, the star incidental.
From Silent Hollywood
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The Double Bill
Two one-sheets, hung as a pair — a double feature for your wall, at a pairing price of $270.00 for the two. Build one from any two one-sheets in the gallery.
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