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Permalink Reply by Russell Decotis on August 3, 2014 at 4:03pm

It's in german, the reverse is stamped Walter Lichtenstein

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Permalink Reply by George Karr on August 4, 2014 at 5:41am

I'm not fluent in german, but I can see the word "Muskitier" and there were not so many "Three Musketeers" movies till 1930 and I haven't found any from Germany. Maybe it was a theatre play... And the poster on the wall is in russian pre-revolutionary language.

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Permalink Reply by Russell Decotis on August 4, 2014 at 12:32pm

"dedicated to the dear fourth musketeer and faithful in many a hot film battle from.....(can't read) February 1, 1930"

This is what it translates to, still no idea who the hell signed it, but it must be from a film production.

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Permalink Reply by A.B. on August 4, 2014 at 1:01pm

First name is "Manfred"...the last name I don't know.

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Permalink Reply by Russell Decotis on August 4, 2014 at 1:08pm

You are the 2nd person to say it is Manfred, and I agree.  Is it possible it could be Manfred Marx????

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Permalink Reply by Russell Decotis on August 4, 2014 at 1:13pm

Manfred Noa, this has to be it right?

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Permalink Reply by A.B. on August 4, 2014 at 1:27pm

Sounds very, very likely

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Permalink Reply by George Karr on August 4, 2014 at 1:30pm

It seems to be true: Manfred Noa worked with Walter Lichtenstein on the movie "The Waltz King"( "Der Waltzenkonig" 1930)  and this russian poster on the right is a poster for Johann Strauss concert, who was himself "The Waltz King".

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Permalink Reply by Russell Decotis on August 4, 2014 at 1:47pm

Oh great!  thank you to everyone in the discussion that has helped me out.  It is fun to try and figure these things out.

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