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Auction History Result 9y698 MONKEY TALKS LC 1927 man impersonates talking chimp, then finds true love, rare! Date Sold 10/9/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) The Monkey Talks, the 1927 Raoul Walsh silent circus big top inter-species romantic fantasy melodrama (based on the novel by Rene Fauchois; about a down and out man who puts on an elaborate chimpanzee costume, and then puts dress clothes on over it, and his friends exhibit him as a "talking monkey", which works, but then they "sell" him to a beautiful woman, who inexplicably starts falling for the monkey!) starring Olive Borden, Jacques Lerner, Don Alvarado, Malcolm Waite, Raymond Hitchcock, Ted McNamara, and Jane Winton. Note that there had previously been a stage play version of this story, which starred Jacques Lerner, who was a small man who did a great impersonation of a chimpanzee (but which is called a "monkey" throughout the movie). The movie re-created the stage play version, and the chimp makeup was created and applied by Jack Pierce, in his first movie assignment (perhaps he also did the makeup for the stage play). Of course, later, Pierce would be the man behind all of the best makeup in the 1930s Universal horror movies, including Frankenstein and Dracula. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that first release 1927 movie paper from this movie is incredibly rare. We have only previously auctioned two stills from this movie until we received this lobby card! Note that there is a stamp on the back that reads "FROM THE COLLECTION OF Michael R. Hawks", who most would consider the premier lobby card collector and expert in the world (and he is still an active collector, looking for the last few items he needs!). Also note that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. Condition: good to very good. There is a clean 2" tear at middle left, a pinhole in the man's sleeve, and a pinhole to the left of the woman's skirt. Otherwise, the card is in pretty nice condition. Note that this lobby card is completely unrestored and there is not a single piece of tape on either the front or back! Learn More about condition grades 
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