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Auction History Result 2s0028 GUADALCANAL DIARY 1/2sh 1943 great art of top stars close up & in island action, ultra rare! Date Sold 8/7/2022 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) Richard Tregaskis' Guadalcanal Diary, the 1943 Lewis Seiler World War II (WWII) military Pacific Islands action thriller starring Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix, Richard Conte, Anthony Quinn, Richard Jaeckel (16 years old and in his first movie!), and Ralph Byrd. Note that director Lewis Seiler had an interesting background! Starting in 1923, he directed a series of around a dozen movies for William Fox, each using chimps acting in "human" roles. After that, he stayed with William Fox and worked on some of the Tom Mix movies, and then switched to Warner Bros., and was involved in some of their gangster movies, like Crime School. In 1943, he directed this movie, which is widely considered one of the very best Hollywood movies about World War II, made during the war! 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 never before auctioned this half-sheet! Also note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except somewhat 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. Note that because this poster was paperbacked onto a thicker paper backing, it CAN'T be sent rolled (someone could conceivably roll it or try to do so, but we know it would definitely lessen its condition, so we will only send it in a very large flat package, unless the buyer insists, and then they would be responsible for any damage). What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good. Prior to paperbacking, the poster had creases, scuffs, and tiny paper loss along both folds, with some tears and tiny paper loss in the helmet of the soldier at middle. It had pinholes, creases, tears, and small paper loss around the edges, with a diagonal scuff in the upper right. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can clearly see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects. Learn More about condition grades 
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