The Masque of the Red Death 1964 Hazel Court Original Type 1 8x10 Keybook Photo - very rare original 1964 8x10 keybook photograph of Hazel Court from the classic Edgar Allan Poe horror Roger Corman film , mounted on keybook paper with paper caption snipe on back. A real collectors item being released from our historic archives in VG/Near Mint Condition. Keybook photos are significantly rarer than standard publicity stills because they were never intended for the public. While standard stills were mass-produced by the thousands for fans and theaters, a keybook was a single, internal studio archive. The rarity of a keybook photo is driven by several specific factors: 1. Extremely Low Production Volume Internal Use Only: Unlike publicity photos sent to newspapers, keybook photos were created strictly for studio departments like continuity, wardrobe, and makeup. Limited"Key Sets": A studio might only produce one or two master"key sets"for an entire production. This means for every few thousand standard stills, there may only be a handful of keybook versions in existence. 2. Exclusive and"Deleted"Content Unseen Footage: Keybook sets often contain photos of scenes, costumes, or actors that were ultimately cut from the final film. For collectors, these represent the only surviving visual record of"lost"movie history. Behind-the-Scenes Access: They frequently include candid shots of the director and crew at work, which were rarely included in public press kits.3. Superior Physical Quality Premium Materials: To survive years of handling by studio staff, these were often printed on double-weight paper or had linen-backed reinforcements. First-Generation Prints: Keybook photos were usually"first-generation"prints made directly from the original negatives, offering much higher detail and clarity than the mass-distributed copies. 4. Survival Rate Studio Purges: Many of these binders were destroyed or lost when studios closed or cleared out their archives. Most keybook photos on the market today only surfaced through rare estate sales or former studio employees This item is an ORIGINAL 8x10 photo from the historic archives of Silver Screen Mementos. This original photograph was made in the actual year the film, television show or event was produced. The movie studios produced publicity photographs for distribution to the press, photo agencies and publicity departments to advertise the film/tv show or event. Very often original photos have press release information on the reverse of the photo - movie credits, description of the scene, event and people involved. This is a historic piece of cinema art and is being offered from one collector to another, no rights given or implied. Silver Screen are gradually releasing thousands of Original Photographs, Transparencies, Negatives, Lobby Cards, Posters, Magazines and other memorabilia from our historic archive.
