This large, heavy (!) antique is in many productions over the years and can be seen in icon classics of both the large and small screen.
Earliest use is in the Paris nightclub at the beginning of THE GAY DIVORCEE, where Astaire dances for his supper.
It was then modified by removing the upper and lower ebonized portions for THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII the following year.
In a similar cafe, Astaire and Rogers dance between the pair in THE STORY OF VERNON AND IRENE CASTLE in 1939.
It is on the stage, painted white, in CITIZEN KANE during Susan's opera debut.
A pair of them flank Kay Kyser's stage in the musical mystery romp YOU'LL FIND OUT!, the only teaming of Karloff, Lorre and Lugosi.
It is in the hotel lobby with Ava Gardner in MY FORBIDDEN PAST when she goes to see the lawyer.
That same year it appears in the Season 1 episode of THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN entitled MYSTERY IN WAX in the Museum display.
It is in three episodes of STAR TREK as shown in our TV Prop section.
And yes, it does lean.
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