Dec 18, 2012 - Sale 2299

Sale 2299 - Lot 6

Unsold
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
KARL PETAU (1890-1974) CARO ASS. Circa 1921.
44x33 inches, 111 3/4x83 3/4 cm. A-Bagel, Düsseldorf.
Condition A-: minor creases and abrasions in image.
This American silent serial, also known as Karo Ass, bills itself as an "amazingly sensational wild-west novel." Contemporary magazine and newspaper advertising in Germany conveyed it as a Western yet, additionally, showed scenes of a speeding race car. There is no information regarding any woman-abducting monkey in the film, suggesting that the movie promoters in Germany went with a pre-existing poster image rather than having one tailor made for the film.