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The actor Sabu in his role as Prince Azim in the film The Drum

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Auktionsdatum 29.11.2025

Photographer unknown. The actor Sabu in his role as Prince Azim in the film The Drum. 1938. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 25,3 x 20 cm. Number in the negative in lower left; archive stamps and annotated in pencil on the verso.

Sabu Dastagir, born Selar Sabu in 1924 in India, rose to international fame under the mononym Sabu, becoming one of the first South Asian actors to achieve stardom in Western cinema. Discovered at age 13 by documentary filmmaker Robert Flaherty, he made his screen debut as an elephant driver in the British film Elephant Boy (1937). His natural charisma and screen presence quickly led to leading roles, including The Drum (1938), produced by Alexander Korda, and most memorably as Abu in the Technicolor fantasy classic The Thief of Bagdad (1940). Frequently cast in exoticized roles, Sabu captivated audiences in both Britain and the United States with his grace, beauty, and quiet strength, becoming a defining screen presence of the 1930s and 1940s. – A few light handling dents, corners slightly bumped, remnants of previous mounting on the verso, otherwise in very good condition.