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Auction History Result 3k006 RAFFLES linen Belgian '46 great art of jewel thief David Niven & pretty Olivia de Havilland! Date Sold 9/4/2012 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1946 (from the first release of this movie in Belgium) Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Belgian Movie Poster (measures 11" x 16 1/2" [28 x 42 cm]) (Learn More) Raffles, the 1939 Sam Wood romantic crime jewel thief comedy ("I'd love to dine with you, darling... But these handcuffs are so awkward!"; "There's romance in every robbery!"; "He stole my watch! He stole my pearls! He stole my Heart!"; "That dapper amateur thief is back to baffle the Police of London!"; "Fascinating gentleman jewel thief of fiction is back to baffle the police of London!"; "The severest test that ever faced a girl in love. She answered it with her heart - would you?"; "Should she protect society's most sensational thief?"; "A comedy-romance with "the Goldwyn touch"... in the finest tradition of screen entertainment!"; "Based upon the celebrated adventures of 'The Amateur Cracksman' by E.W. Hornung") starring David Niven (in the title role as A.J. Raffles), Olivia de Havilland, Dame May Whitty, Dudley Digges, and Douglas Walton. Note that Raffles was a master criminal and jewel thief in a series of 26 short stories and one novel written between 1898 and 1909. The first movie adaptation was in 1905, and it was followed by others in 1917 (with John Barrymore in the lead role), in 1925, and the first sound version was in 1930 with Ronald Colman, and finally, in 1939 with David Niven. 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: It appears there was some printing on the back of this poster (typical of Belgian posters from this period that were often printed on the backs of maps and other posters), but if so, there was very slight printing on the back (perhaps it was largely a blank area from a poster). What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster was folded across the middle and had minor wear on that fold and around the edges. There is slight darkening in De Havilland's shoulder and the "R" of the title, that appears to be from something that was printed on the back . Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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