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Auction History Result 9y0605 GENTLEMEN ARE BORN TC 1934 art of Franchot Tone, Jean Muir, Margaret Lindsay & Dvorak, rare! Date Sold 10/26/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Title Lobby Card (LC TC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Gentlemen are Born, the 1934 Alfred E. Green Great Depression romantic melodrama (about four young men who graduate from college in 1934, ready to conquer the world, but because of The Great Depression, all of their lives take terrible turns for the worst, and the movie ends on a surprisingly downbeat note) starring Franchot Tone, Jean Muir, Margaret Lindsay, Ann Dvorak, Ross Alexander, and Dick Foran (billed as "Nick Foran"). Note that this movie is completely forgotten today except by major film buffs. I think the powers-that-be at Warner Bros. completely misjudged the audience for movies, thinking they would want to see an ultra depressing realistic movie about people in their early 20s facing the realities of The Great Depression, when they actually wanted to see cheerful musicals and comedies that would let them forget their everyday lives for a few hours. Perhaps they thought this movie would be able to break that trend in the way that "I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang" and "Wild Boys of the Railroad" had done for them, but this movie did not have the stars, script, or directors that those two movies did. Still, I have to give credit to Warner Bros. for producing this movie, and not copping out with an artificial happy ending where the lead characters' lives turn around! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that ANY movie paper items from this movie are incredibly rare. We have only previously auctioned four stills and an Argentinean poster from this movie (and NO other movie paper of any kind) until we received this lobby card, which is not only the first title card we have auctioned, but the first lobby card period! 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: fair to good. The entire card has darkened somewhat. It has tack holes, smudges, and small stains around the edges. There are many tiny stains scattered in the image. This is the sort of card that responds really well to professional restoration. It is likely that much or all of the smudges and stains can be removed through chemical means, and of course, most of the pinholes are in the blank borders, and after proper restoration, the card will display well. Please look closely at our images of the front and back of this card before bidding. Note that this 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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