Immense collection of over 300 glossy production stills from Cecil B. DeMille’s 1923 silent epic film The Ten Commandments, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, with the photos chronicling various stages of production during principal filming of the two main story arcs: the Biblical story of the Exodus, filmed near the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes in northern Santa Barbara County, shows various immense set pieces and production design work, as well as DeMille and other members of the cast and crew, including Theodore Roberts as Moses, Charles De Roche as Rameses, and Julia Faye as Nefertari; and the modern times morality story, filmed in and around San Francisco, consists of further behind-the-scenes photos, including several of Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Martha McTavish, and Richard Dix and Rod La Rocque as John and Dan McTavish. The majority of the photographs are cloth-backed, and some duplicates and original negatives are included. In overall very good to fine condition.
