Group of 19 Original 35mm Color Slides of Dorothy Stratten and John Ritter from the Film They All Laughed

Group of 19 original 35mm color slides of actors Dorothy Stratten and John Ritter from the film They All Laughed, signed by the author / director Peter Bogdanovich on the lid of the slide box. In addition to Bogdanovich’s signature, the box is labeled in an unknown hand: “Dorothy Stratten and John Ritter, ‘They All Laughed’ 35mm Dupes.” All of the slides are of the same image. The film was directed by Peter Bogdanovich, with a screenplay by Bogdanovich and Blaine Novak, and starred Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, Patti Hansen, John Ritter, Dorothy Stratten, and Blaine Novak. The image is of Dorothy Stratten and John Ritter in character as Dolores Martin and Charles Rutledge, who play the beautiful young wife of a jealous husband and the detective he hires to follow her. Rutledge’s work goes astray when he falls for Martin. The slide is a sweet scene, showing Dorothy Stratten and John Ritter sitting on a bench, with Ritter holding Stratten’s hands and gazing at her lovingly. All slides are in fine condition. The film was released after the murder of Dorothy Stratten, the lovely Playboy Playmate of the Year (1980), with whom Bogdanovich fell in love during filming. As a result of this tragedy, no major studio would release the film, and Peter Bogdanovich spent five million dollars of his own money to distribute the it himself. They All Laughed was Audrey Hepburn’s last starring role in a feature film.…