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Auction History Result

4b653 STAR OF MIDNIGHT WC 1935 art of smoking William Powell & Ginger Rogers, ultra rare!

Date Sold 2/19/2019
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More)

Star of Midnight, the 1935 Stephen Roberts romantic lawyer legal detective crime mystery comedy ("Bright with Sparkling Romance... Loaded with Laughter.. Breathless with Thrilling Suspense"; "United For The First Time.... The glamorous, titian-haired star of 'Gay Divorcee' and 'Roberta'... And the master of a hundred screen triumphs..."; "Set you afire with romance and a-tingle with thrills.."; "The glamorous, titian-haired star of 'Gay Divorcee' and 'Roberta' joins hands with the master of all screen sleuths in a sparkling, mystery drama breathless with thrills ..."; "From the Novel by Arthur Somers Roche"; it has a lot of similarities to MGM's "The Thin Man", which also starred Powell; here he is an attorney who solves crimes, and he has a high society beautiful girlfriend who wants him to marry her) starring William Powell, Ginger Rogers, Paul Kelly, Gene Lockhart, Ralph Morgan, Leslie Fenton, J. Farrell MacDonald, and Vivien Oakland
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Important Added Info: Note that we have only auctioned this window card once before, and that was 25 years ago, when it auctioned for $395! Also note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a heavy paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except 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.

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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: fair to good. Prior to paperbacking, the window card had its blank top trimmed off, and there was some damage in the top edge of the image, with a 2" tear in the right of the top border. There were some tears around the edges and some smudges and scuffs scattered throughout the image, with a few stains and pinholes. 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. After the card was backed, it was displayed, and the colors in the card faded somewhat. That has made the restoration of tears more noticeable. Please bear in mind the card's restoration and fading before bidding on it.
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