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Auction History Result 4j042 QUEEN CHRISTINA 1/2sh '33 romantic close up of glamorous Greta Garbo & John Gilbert! Date Sold 12/8/2013 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) Queen Christina, the 1933 Rouben Mamoulian Sweden royalty doomed romance romantic melodrama ("The Secret Loves of Queen Christina"; about a Swedish Queen who falls in love with a Spaniard, but is forced to marry her cousin) starring Greta Garbo (in the title role as Queen Christina; "Garbo returns"; "Triumphant return to the screen"), John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Lewis Stone, Elizabeth Young, C. Aubrey Smith, and Reginald Owen. Note that this John Gilbert sound movie, like all his sound movies, completely dispels the myth that he had a high-pitched speaking voice, which ended his career! Actually, he had a fine speaking voice, and there is much speculation as to what it was that actually ended his career, and that can be found in various places on the Internet, but it was definitely not his voice! Also, note that after making four movies in 1931, Garbo took an 18 month break before making this her next movie, and so it was advertised as her "triumphant return to the screen". NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good. Prior to paperbacking, the poster had pinholes, tears, and areas of paper loss in the center of the bottom border of the poster, extending into the "N" of "QUEEN" and the "CHR" of "CHRISTINA". It had a much lesser amount of wear in the rest of the borders, primarily some paper loss in the lower middle of the right border, extending slightly into the background. It had a long semi-circular tear starting in the top border at the right end of the "G", going down diagonally through the bottom of the top part of the "G" and going into Gilbert's shirt and then turning into the bottom of the "G", and extending all the way through the rest of his shirt and into the dress of Garbo. There was much staining in both stars' faces and in their hands and in the area in between. There were just a few other tears and pinholes scattered in the image as well. Overall, the poster was in fair condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was really expertly backed by a talented restorer, but you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects (more so from close up; from a reasonable viewing distance, you only see slight signs, and from that reasonable distance, the poster will display great on the new owner's wall!). Learn More about condition grades 
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