Photographs from "The North Star", 1941, 1943
Scope and Contents
The Dana Andrews Collection is composed of 29 boxes. The collection focuses on the life, family, and acting career of Dana Andrews, as well as featuring the theater career and family of Mary Todd, Dana Andrews' wife.
Materials within the collection are mainly composed of photographs. Other materials include scrapbooks, correspondence, audiovisuals, magazines, programs, tickets, household documents, a ledger and diary, and materials about the Screen Actors Guild Inc.
Dates
- Creation: 1941
- Creation: 1943
Biographical / Historical
The movie was titled "The North Star" on its release but was later retitled "Armoured Attack" in 1957 for its re-release. The movie was retitled and re-release due to its propoganda towards the Soviet Union and after Samuel Goldwyn sold the movie's rights. The re-release version removed propogandad towards the Soviet Union and included a narration of the Hungarian Uprising of 1956. Today, both versions are available.
The movie was produced in 1941 and released in 1943.
Extent
6 Photographic Prints (Each photograph is in a clear archival sleeve; within a file folder.) : Black and white photographs. A few photographs have handwritten cursive notes on the back in blue ink. ; Various sizes.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Description
Black and white photographs of scenes from the movie "The North Star."
Repository Details
Part of the Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives Repository