eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 9g075 MOGAMBO linen Aust daybill R60s art of Clark Gable, Grace Kelly & Ava Gardner in Africa! Date Sold 8/18/2016Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Undated (probably early 1960s, perhaps 1962) Re-Release Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Australian Daybill Movie Poster (db; measures 13 1/2" x 30 1/4" [34 x 77 cm]) (Learn More) Mogambo, the 1953 John Ford Africa jungle safari romantic love triangle adventure thriller ("Filmed on Safari in Africa!"; "from M-G-M in color by TECHNICOLOR"; "The battle of the sexes!"; "The battle of the gorillas!"; "MGM's MIGHTY 'MOGAMBO'"; "Formidable Mogambo"; "Based Upon a Play by Wilson Collison"; a remake of the 1932 "Red Dust", which surprisingly starred Clark Gable in the same role 21 years before, but in that movie, the action took place on an Indochina rubber plantation, and it was transferred to an African jungle safari company to make it more interesting!) starring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner (nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for this film), Grace Kelly (nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for this film; in her third movie role!), Donald Sinden, and Philip Stainton 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: UPDATED 08/12/2016: Note that this daybill is from an early 1960s re-release (perhaps 1962), and not the 1953 1st release as we initially listed. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had minor wear on the folds. It had pinholes, smudges, and some tears in the left blank border, with pinholes in the corners and paper loss in the top left blank corner. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades
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