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Auction History Result 7g269 SEA HAWK WC 1924 artwork of pirate Milton Sills holding pretty Enid Bennett by Phillips! Date Sold 6/8/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 13 3/4" x 22" [35 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) The Sea Hawk, the 1924 Frank Lloyd silent swashbuckling seafaring pirate romantic adventure melodrama ("The Love story of a mighty Pirate Chieftain of the Seas"; "The most amazing spectacle of romance and adventure of all time. Here is vivid drama that lifts you out of the ordinary to something you've never seen on the screen before. Galley ships, galley slaves, fighting corsairs, dainty damsels, harem slaves all in one master film."; "Gallant were the galleys of the Spanish Main of old, from their sterns of hammered silver to their figureheads of gold... and gallant were the oarsmen who sped them through the brine, with the swirl of foam behind them and the luring shark behind. Of love or joy or sorrow they drank the bitter lees, the servants of the oarlocks but the masters of the sea. You'll see them all in this wonder film."; "The greatest spectacle of amazing romance and adventure the screen has ever seen!"; based on the novel "by Rafael Sabatini") starring Milton Sills ("and an all star cast including"), Enid Bennett, Lloyd Hughes, Wallace Beery, Wallace MacDonald, Marc MacDermott and "thousands of people". Note that Warner Bros. re-used some of the footage from this movie in 1935's "Captain Blood", starring Errol Flynn (which was based on a different Sabatini novel). In 1940, Warner Bros. made a new version of "The Sea Hawk", again starring Errol Flynn, but for that movie, they threw out the original Sabatini novel altogether! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Phillips Important Added Info: 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. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The card had many creases, smudges, scuffs, and light stains scattered throughout, with some tears and paper loss around the edges. It had been folded across the middle. Overall, the window card was in good condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects. Learn More about condition grades 
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