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Promotional photo for the film Sunset Boulevard (1950), showing William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Nancy Olson, Erich von Stroheim.

Source: From the "bonus features" section of the Sunset Boulevard DVD.

Copyright: Published in several books, including Sunset Boulevard: From Movie to Musical by George Perry where copyright is credited to Paramount Pictures/Marc Wannamaker, Bison Archives.

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Non-free / fair use media rationale for Sunset Boulevard (1950 film)
Description	Promotional photograph of the main cast members from the film Sunset Boulevard, showing William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Nancy Olson, Erich von Stroheim.
Source	From the "bonus features" section of the Sunset Boulevard DVD.
Article	Sunset Boulevard (1950 film)
Portion used	Partially cropped image
Low resolution?	yes
Purpose of use	In the article Sunset Boulevard (1950 film) : Shows the four main cast members of the film, in character, in an article in which each of the characters, and the actors who played them, are discussed in detail. The four actors did not appear on screen together, so this single image serves the purpose of illustrating each character/actor without the need to use additional images for each character.
Replaceable?	not replaceable as the film and promotional material are subject to copyright. A public domain trailer does not show two of the four main characters, so is not suitable as a source (Olson and von Stroheim)
Other information	Published in several books, including Sunset Boulevard: From Movie to Musical by George Perry where copyright is credited to Paramount Pictures/Marc Wannamaker, Bison Archives and it is referred to as a publicity photograph. The book also mentions that Nancy Olson, the only person pictured who is still living, continues to give this image to fans.