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Auction History Result 1h1236 MURDER, MY SWEET signed linen 1sh 1944 by Claire Trevor, w/ Dick Powell, Raymond Chandler Date Sold 12/26/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Autographed One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Murder, My Sweet, the classic 1944 Edward Dmytryk romantic detective mystery crime film noir ("Meet the new Dick Powell! Two fisted, hardboiled, terrific!"; "Meet this year's biggest movie surprise... Dick Powell playing a new kind of role... In a murder-mystery that packs as big a punch as the NEW Dick Powell!"; "Haunted by a lovely face... hunted for another's crime!"; "Two-Fisted, hardboiled terrific!"; adapted from the novel 'Farewell, My Lovely' by Raymond Chandler) starring Dick Powell (as Philip Marlowe), Claire Trevor (as Velma Valento), Anne Shirley (as Ann Grayle), Otto Kruger, Mike Mazurki (as Moose Malloy), Miles Mander, Douglas Walton, Don Douglas, Ernie Adams, and Dewey Robinson. The movie was intended to be released as "Farewell, My Lovely", the name of the source novel, but it was changed at the last minute. 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 three examples of this one-sheet, and the last one sold for $1,994! Also note that this poster has been personally autographed (signed) by Claire Trevor! Our consignor purchased this poster from a major auction house, and while they did not provide him with a certificate of authenticity, we feel there is virtually zero chance that the autograph is not authentic, because no one would fake an autograph on a valuable poster like this! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster had tears and areas of paper loss along all the folds, and someone had put tape on the back of all those areas. There was also paper loss in Trevor's chin and the area below it, and someone put tape on the back of that area. Overall, the poster was in fair to good condition prior to linenbacking. A really talented linenbacker did a wonderful job in restoring this poster. It displays really well, and they preserved the autograph , and most people would have no sense of the extent of the restoration. However, it IS a heavily restored poster, so bear that in mind before bidding on it. Learn More about condition grades 
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