1936 Charge of the Light Brigade Lone Pine Location Photo

Original vintage black-and-white behind-the-scenes photograph attributed to the location production of Warner Bros.’ 1936 film The Charge of the Light Brigade, starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. Printed on double-weight photographic paper, the approximately 8 × 10 inch photograph shows a motion-picture unit working among the rock formations of the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California.

Provenance
From the Mac Julian Archive, the personal archive of Warner Bros. still photographer Mac “Julian” Saugstad (1901–1970). Known professionally as Mac Julian, Saugstad spent more than three decades photographing Hollywood productions and created portraits, key-set stills, publicity photographs and behind-the-scenes images for Warner Bros. and other studios.

His assignments included The Charge of the Light Brigade, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Sea Hawk, Sergeant York, Yankee Doodle Dandy, To Have and Have Not, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Key Largo, Calamity Jane and The Spirit of St. Louis, among numerous other productions.

The material was retained by Julian following his studio career and has remained with his family since.

Condition
Overall good vintage condition with visible image detail and an even tonal range, with general toning, light surface wear, handling marks and minor edge and corner wear.