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Auction History Result 6w011 LONE RANGER & THE LOST CITY OF GOLD paper banner 1958 masked Clayton Moore c/u, ultra rare! Date Sold 6/13/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Movie Paper Banner (measures 24" x 82" [61 x 208 cm]) (Learn More) The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold, the 1958 Lesley Selander masked hero cowboy western ("The Lone Ranger unmasks the west's most fabulous treasure!"; "All New! All-Out Adventure!"; "The Lone Ranger uncovers a city of gold and plunges into his newest, most exciting adventure!"; "Here he comes! Thundering up the west's deadliest treasure trail... blasting his way into the fabled City of Gold!"; "All new and big as all outdoors!"; "Based upon the Lone Ranger Legend"; "A fabled city of gold! A thousand guns hunted for it... a thousand arrows protected it... but only the masked rider could blast its secret wide open!") starring Clayton Moore (in the title role "as The Lone Ranger"), Jay Silverheels ("as Tonto", the Lone Ranger's Native American Indian sidekick!), Douglas Kennedy, Charles Watts, Noreen Nash, Lisa Montell, Ralph Moody, and Norman Fredric 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 paper banner! Also note that the color inset image on this paper banner (see our image) was printed on a separate sheet and then attached to that area of the banner (this was commonly done with paper banners, and some 30x40s and 40x60s of this period). This is how the poster was created. Note that in the 1910s through 1930s, studios would make large cloth banners that movie theaters could hang up above their lobbies (or above their entrances). In the early 1940s, they changed to making paper banners (perhaps there was a cloth shortage during World War II). At first, they were made of one-sheet-like paper, and they didn't survive very well, and they apparently were not very popular, because very few survive. At some point around 1946, they changed to making them out of a heavy paper stock, similar to that used for 40x60s, but measuring 24" x 80". Many people think these became very popular at drive-in theaters, which were then expanding at a major pace throughout the country. The paper banners were very popular until the late 1960s, and then far fewer were made (perhaps corresponding to the decline in popularity of drive-in theaters). Note that this poster is very long, but because it is not very wide, it can be sent in a regular size tube. However, it can NOT be combined with other rolled posters, and must be either sent by itself (or combined with other paper banners that are exactly like this). Please bear this in mind before bidding on this poster. Condition: good to very good. The poster has creases and scuff marks scattered in various areas throughout. It has a few tears and areas of paper loss in portions of the left and right edges (see our image) and there is a 4-5" tear at upper right that extends into the inset image which has been repaired with tape from the back. There are a few other pieces of tape on back at left and right (not put there for any restoration purpose). Overall the banner has survived in generally nice condition for a banner that was likely displayed a theater at one time, and please see our super-sized image to get a good sense of the overall condition of this ultra-rare banner prior to placing a bid. Learn More about condition grades 
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