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Auction History Result 5s0504 BUCCANEER insert 1938 Cecil B. DeMille, art of Fredric March as Lafitte & Gaal, ultra rare! Date Sold 12/24/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Insert Movie Poster (measures 14" x 36" [36 x 91 cm]) (Learn More) The Buccaneer, the 1938 Cecil B. DeMille seafaring Navy Naval sailor military biographical pirate romantic adventure melodrama ("Based on an adaptation by Jeanie Macpherson of 'Lafitte the Pirate' by Lyle Saxon"; a highly fictionalized biography of the famous 18th century pirate Jean Lafitte, who operated for many years off of New Orleans, but because he did not attack any American ships, he was somewhat tolerated by the American government) starring Fredric March (as Jean Lafitte), Franciska Gaal, Akim Tamiroff, Margot Grahame, Walter Brennan, Ian Keith, Anthony Quinn, Douglass Dumbrille, Beulah Bondi, Robert Barrat, and Evelyn Keyes (making her debut in a tiny role). Note that all of the U.S. posters for this movie that have art have really distinctive art. All of it is by an artist named "Dan Sayre Groesbeck". But several of the posters are unsigned, and others are signed with only parts of his name, and in different ways (perhaps the artist was just being "playful"). Groesbeck worked for DeMille creating his concept art and some of his poster art from the early 1920s until he passed away in 1950! 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 this is an extremely rare poster. We have only auctioned one in all our years of auctioning (and now that very same poster has been reconsigned to us for this auction, so it is still the only example we have ever auctioned!). Note also that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: fair. There are several inches of paper loss at upper left that has been replaced with paper and tape from the back and someone attempted to paint the paper (see our image). There is a 2-3" tear at lower left (just under March's hand) and there is smaller in the upper blank border and at lower right in the right edge of the lower horizontal fold and all of those defects are repaired with tape from the back. It has a few faint scuff marks and some fold and border wear. The ultra-rare insert is otherwise mostly "all there" and it could be restored and paperbacked and it would look great, but please bear in mind its defects and cost of restoration before placing a bid. Learn More about condition grades 
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