Original Raymond Voinquel of Paris portrait photograph of the husband and wife in the 1949 French-American drama Wicked City (Hans le marin). Photographer's stamp to verso. Diagonal crease to middle of image, else fine. 8 x 10 inches; 20.3 x 25.4 cm.

Aumont and Montez married in 1943. Their marriage ended tragically when she drowned in the bathtub after suffering an apparent heart attack in 1951.

From the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon’s stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with Gay Community News, Esplanade, Tommy’s Connection, The Mirror, Bay Windows and other publications.