Vintage original 3.5 x 5.25 in. German postcard depicting the prolific Austrian-born German film actor, ANTON POINTNER, depicted in a close publicity shot from his silent film career wearing a white shirt and black tie. It was inscribed in black ink by Anton Pointner and dated 1926 (see additional details below) while in Berlin, the year in which he made seven silent films. Printed by the renowned Ross-Verlag company of Berlin, Germany, this vintage original "country of origin" postcard is unused in very fine+ condition without any tears, stains, or other flaws. Provenance: Approximately 8 years ago, we purchased a collection of two albums of vintage original German postcards from a rare book dealer at an antiquarian book fair in Pasadena, California (see photos). Approximately half of the postcards were signed by the respective personalities and the ones that were dated by the actors are all dated "1926." We were informed by the dealer that these photographs came from a film collector in Germany who acquired the postcards at the time they were issued and then had them signed by the respective actors when he met them in person. We are now pleased to make these vintage original postcards available to other collectors. Anton Pointner was born on December 8, 1894 in Salzburg, Austria-Hungary. He was an actor, known for Lady Hamilton (1921), Maria Stuart, Teil 1 und 2 (1927), and Das Mädchen mit dem guten Ruf (1938). An imposing, athletic Austrian actor of stage (from 1907) and screen (from 1920), he was often cast as historical personae in period dramas (Blücher, Trenck, Kaiser Franz I.) as well as aristocrats, generals and magistrates. After WWII, Anton Pointner was cast in such films as Maresi/Der Angeklagte hat das Wort (1948), Verspieltes Leben (1949), Wer bist du, den ich liebe? (1949) and Das Tor zum Paradies/Die seltsame Geschichte des Brandner Kaspar (1949). He died on September 8, 1949 in Hintersee bei Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany. Ross-Verlag in Berlin was a German publishing house specialized in photographs and photo postcards of artists. The owner of the company was Heinrich Ross (b. 10 August 1870; d. after 1954 as emigrant in the USA).