''Oh Doctor'', 1925 - art by Eric Rohman
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''Oh Doctor'', 1925 - art by Eric Rohman
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Movie World Posters
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Mixed Media - Vintage Movie Poster
Description
A vintage Swedish movie poster of ''Oh! Doctor!'', a silent comedy film released in 1925, directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Reginald Denny and Mary Astor. The film falls within the genre of early Hollywood comedies and is notable for its humor and slapstick elements.
The story of "Oh Doctor!" revolves around Dr. George Gray (played by Reginald Denny), a bumbling, well-meaning, but inept physician who is engaged to marry Alice Van Dorn (played by Mary Astor). George is often at the mercy of his overbearing and disapproving father-in-law-to-be, Judge Van Dorn (played by Noah Beery Sr.), who has little faith in George's medical abilities.
The comedic plot unfolds as George gets caught up in various misadventures and humorous situations while trying to prove his worth and competence as a doctor. These mishaps include mistaken identities, misunderstandings, and comical medical procedures. The film relies heavily on physical comedy and situational humor, which were common elements of silent comedies during the era.
As with many silent comedies, "Oh Doctor!" features exaggerated physical gestures and expressive facial expressions to convey humor. The film also incorporates elements of romance, as George seeks to win the approval of his fiancée's disapproving father while dealing with a series of comedic obstacles.
While "Oh Doctor!" may not be as widely remembered today as some of the more iconic silent comedy films of the era, it represents a typical example of the comedic style and storytelling prevalent in early Hollywood cinema during the 1920s. It provided audiences of its time with light-hearted entertainment and laughter, and it serves as a historical artifact that reflects the comedic sensibilities of the era.
About the artist:
Eric Wilhelm Rohman (May 18, 1891, Nyköping, Sweden— Jan. 6, 1949, Stockholm) was a Swedish illustrator and advertising artist.
The crisp and essential style of Rohman is striking in his movie posters. His traits are well outlined and sharp and give life to the characters; he uses few colors and is never too loud, he has a great originality in managing the composition and the construction of space.
The Swedish artist creates movie posters that are caricatured and powerful in the representation, with high graphic settings. He depicts essential backgrounds of cities, apartment interiors, airplanes, bars, or simple backgrounds with geometric patterns. Rohman's posters attract the audience's attention creating curious scenes, geometric and coherent in the narrative but never static. That never gets boring.
He was raised in Helsingborg, where he discovered a passion for drawing and acting after his undergraduate education. To satisfy his newfound craving, he spent years studying under Swedish painter and illustrator Carl Wilhelmson at the Gothenburg Academy of the Arts. He took side work creating advertising illustrations for newspapers to pay his tuition. He also designed and drew several book covers and books.
Rohman had a brother who managed a large chain of theaters, which needed a constant supply of original art for film posters. Rohman then began working for his brother, which launched his career as a poster designer. In 1921 he was the only person in Sweden who worked full-time creating poster illustrations.
However, to fulfill the theater's demand, he had to work quickly. As a result, he designed four or five posters every week. But he was nonetheless generally still able to bring out the essential details of the film and its actors to express the essence of a film's theme.
Search "Rohman" to see more of his art.
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January 20th, 2022
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