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Auction History Result 7j1007 CROWD WC 1928 King Vidor, art of Eleanor Boardman & James Murray over crowd, rare! Date Sold 2/2/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Movie Window Card (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) The Crowd, the classic 1928 King Vidor (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) populist people-lost-in-a-big-city silent romantic family melodrama (nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; about a man who feels destined for greatness, but he ends up with a very mundane life with a wife and children, but once one of his children dies, he realizes just how much he had, and by the end of the movie, has regained much of his life) starring Eleanor Boardman, James Murray, Bert Roach, Estelle Clark, and Daniel G. Tomlinson. Note that star Eleanor Boardman was director King Vidor's wife, and he had to fight to persuade her to take this unglamorous role, but it was one of the best moves she made. Also, co-star James Murray was an unknown extra who King Vidor literally picked out of a crowd. Like his character in the movie, he had his chance at greatness, but soon after the movie was released, he became an alcoholic, and died in 1936, and is virtually forgotten today. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned two examples of this window card, and only one in the last 25 years, and that example sold for $1,716! Also note that the card measures very slightly under 14" x 22" (an extremely tiny amount in each direction!) and has no left, right, or bottom blank borders, but it has NOT been trimmed (this was done at a time when MGM was experimenting with having as few borders as possible). Note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a heavy paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except heavier). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards, and lobby cards. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. Prior to paperbacking, the window card had pinholes, tears, stains, and smudges around the edges, and smudges, scuffs, and stains scattered throughout the image. It had a vertical tear running down the right of the "O" of "VIDOR" down through the middle of the "W" and into Murray's hair. Overall, the window card was in good condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects. Learn More about condition grades 
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