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Auction History Result 9g301 TOLL GATE WC '20 great stone litho close up of cowboy William S. Hart pointing two guns! Date Sold 8/18/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) The Toll Gate, the 1920 Lambert Hillyer silent cowboy western ("By William S. Hart and Lambert Hillyer"; like all William Hart movies, this has a very complicated plot about an outlaw who has a gang that has successfully eluded the law for three years, and he plans to retire, but his right hand man insists on pulling one last job, and when they do, that man betrays him and turns him in for the reward; but the army was once greatly helped by the outlaw, so they let him escape, and he spends the rest of the movie tracking down the man who betrayed him, who has joined with Mexican outlaws, so the outlaw joins with a posse seeking the man who betrayed him, and they manage to defeat the Mexicans and at the climax, he gets his revenge) starring William S. Hart, Anna Q. Nilsson, Joseph Singleton, Jack Richardson, and Richard Headrick. Note that there are many elements in this movie that were "borrowed" in later classic westerns (when the gang is betrayed, they rob a train, and the army is hiding in the train waiting to catch them, which was reused in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", and the scenes of Hart against the Mexican outlaws is very similar to "The Magnificent Seven"). Finally, note that the posters for this movie had a quote from William S. Hart that says "This is the first of my own productions - Wm. S. Hart", but he had actually been producing his own movies for several years, so we don't know why they would put that, unless it was just a case of outright lying! 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 poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except somewhat 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. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. Prior to paperbacking, the window card had creases and tears down the left and right borders, slightly extending into the image. It had paper loss in the top right and bottom left corners. It had small paper loss in the black background next to the "S" of "WILLIAM S. HART". Overall, the window card was in very good condition prior to paperbacking. The window card was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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