Quiet Week-End [Weekend] (Original photograph of Helen Shingler from the 1946 film)

Ballard Berkeley, Derek Farr, Judith Furse, Edward Rigby (starring); Harold French (director); Esther McCracken (play); Stephen Black, T.J. Morrison, Victor Skutezky, Warwick Ward (screenwriters)

Published by Pathe Pictures / Associated British, London, 1946

About this Item

Vintage portrait photograph of actress Helen Shingler, circa 1946. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to verso notes Shingler's forthcoming appearance in the 1946 film "Quiet Weekend," reprising her performance in Esther McCracken's long-running play. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene, befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars, Lou Reed, Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, Salvador Dali, and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design, his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Based on the 1941 play. A British family arrives at their country cottage, but their plans to enjoy a peaceful weekend with a few family friends are spoiled when their son arrives with a glamorous socialite girlfriend. 6.25 x 8.5 inches. Near Fine, with light creasing at one corner.

Seller Inventory # 162304

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Quiet Week-End [Weekend] (Original photograph of Helen Shingler from the 1946 film)
• Publisher: Pathe Pictures / Associated British, London
• Publication Date: 1946
• Seller catalogs:
  • 1940s Cinema
  • Comedy
  • Photographs
  • Film Still Photographs
  • British Cinema