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Auction History Result 9m0740 SAINTED DEVIL linen 1sh 1924 wonderful full-length art of Rudolph Valentino, beyond rare! Date Sold 8/8/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Rex Beach's A Sainted Devil, the 1924 Joseph Henabery silent Argentina mistaken identity romantic melodrama ("From the story 'Rope's End'" by Rex Beach; about a nobleman who is about to marry a woman he has never met, and then an evil man kidnaps her, and the nobleman goes after her, but sees a woman in a bridal gown embracing the evil man, and he thinks it is his bride, so he leaves and swears off all women, but after leading a dissolute life, he discovers he was tricked, and his bride is in a convent, and he kills the evil man!) starring Rudolph Valentino, Nita Naldi, Helena D'Algy, Dagmar Godowsky, and Jean Del Val. Note that this is a "lost" film which means that no surviving copies are thought to exist. 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 ANY movie paper items from this movie are incredibly rare. We have only previously auctioned a window card (25 years ago), a half-sheet (which sold for $2,988 six years ago), two lobby cards, a few heralds, and some stills from this movie (and NO other movie paper) until we received this one-sheet, which we have never auctioned before! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster had some tears and tiny areas of paper loss in the bottom quarter of the vertical fold, with some tiny areas of paper loss scattered in the bottom background area. It had some tiny paper loss scattered in parts of the image, but not in Valentino's face, and very tiny bits in his body. It had some tears and tiny paper loss around the edges. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was really expertly backed by a top professional, and it displays wonderfully, even from close up, and it will look incredible on the new owner's wall. But please realize that it had the defects described above and bear that in mind before bidding. Learn More about condition grades 
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