Vintage original 3.5 x 5.25 in. German postcard depicting the prolific German silent film and sound era actor CARL AUEN.
 
He is depicted in a close publicity shot wearing a dark overcoat with a fur-trimmed color and posing in front of a studio background. This postcard was signed in black ink by Carl Auen on November 18, 1926 (see "Provenance" below), the year in which he appeared in 3 silent films in Germany. Printed by the renowned Ross-Verlag company of Berlin, it was posted in the German mail and cancelled in Berlin on November 19, 1926 (the day after he signed it). It is in very fine condition with a light diagonal mark on each corner from where it was inserted into an album.
 
*"Carl Theodor Auen (16 February 1892 – 23 June 1972) was a German film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1914 and 1938. Auen was a member of the Militant League for German Culture and also a member of the Advisory Council (Präsidialrat) of the president of the Reichsfilmkammer."
*(source: Wikipedia)
 
*" He was an actor, known for Tante Gusti kommandiert (1932), Marschall Vorwärts (1932) and Abenteurerblut (1920)."
*(source: IMDb)
 
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