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Auction History Result 7m128 GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES insert 1953 3 images of sexy Marilyn Monroe & Jane Russell, rare! Date Sold 6/18/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Insert Movie Poster (measures 14" x 36" [36 x 91 cm]) (Learn More) Howard Hawks' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, the classic 1953 Howard Hawks romantic musical son-of-rich-man-loves-beautiful-wacky-showgirl-and-his-father-does-everything-to-break-them-up comedy ("The two M-M-Marvels of our age in the wonder musical of the world!"; "Based on the musical Comedy by Joseph Fields and Anita Loos"; "Music and Lyrics by Jule Styne and Leo Robin"; "Presented on the Stage by Herman Levin and Oliver Smith") starring Jane Russell (as Dorothy Shaw), Marilyn Monroe (as Lorelei Lee), Charles Coburn (as Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman), Elliot Reid, Tommy Noonan, George Winslow (the little boy with the super deep voice, billed as "George 'Foghorn' Winslow"), Marcel Dalio, Taylor Holmes, Norma Varden, Howard Wendell, and Steven Geray 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. Note that because this poster was paperbacked onto a thicker paper backing, it CAN'T be sent rolled (someone could conceivably roll it or try to do so, but we think it would have a strong chance of lessening its condition, so we will only send it in a large flat package, unless the buyer insists, and then they would be responsible for any damage). What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: fair. The poster was paperbacked many years ago. It had surface paper loss at the crossfolds and an extra fold just above the regular bottom fold, and there was tiny paper loss in Coburn and Monroe's face where those two folds cross them. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to paperbacking. Many years ago, someone had this poster paperbacked. The restorer did a nice job paperbacking it, and used restoration paint for the above areas. However, the poster was displayed and faded considerably and all of the red colors are significantly lighter. This also unfortunately resulted in the restoration paint standing out drastically. One could certainly have another restorer paint over the restoration paint that shows (especially in the faces at bottom right), or one could even attempt to restore the entire poster to how it originally was before it faded, but either of these options might be expensive, so please bear in mind these significant defects and the fading before placing a bid on this poster. Learn More about condition grades 
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