Florence Vidor (George Hommel)

Florence Vidor (July 23, 1895 – November 3, 1977), American actress, vintage 8 x 10 inch double-weight photograph. Credited to notable Hollywood photographer George Hommel. Florence Vidor as Countess Ostermann in the 1928 film "The Patriot."

"The Patriot" is a 1928 semi-biographical film that was directed by Ernst Lubitsch and released by Paramount Pictures. While mainly a silent film, the film did have a synchronized soundtrack as well as some talking sequences. The film was written by Hanns Kräly ; it is an adaptation of several different plays: Paul I by Dmitri Merezhkovsky, Der Patriot by Alfred Neumann, and The Patriot by Ashley Dukes. The Dukes play was performed on Broadway in January 1928. John Gielgud made his Broadway debut in that play. The movie is a biographical story of emperor Paul I of Russia, starring Emil Jannings, Florence Vidor and Lewis Stone.

 Verso bears original Hommel credit stamping and handwritten ID. In very good condition.