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Auction History Result 6w114 JOHN WAYNE 3sh 1947 full-length image of The Duke, Riders of Destiny, ultra rare! Date Sold 6/13/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Folded Three-Sheet Poster (3sh; measures 41" x 81" [104 x 206 cm]) (Learn More) one of four John Wayne stock one-sheets (and an insert) used by theaters to advertise re-released (and in some countries, the first release) John Wayne cowboy western movies that he made for Lone Star Pictures in 1933 and 1934. The first of these one-sheets was made by Lone Star Pictures itself in 1934, and has an artwork image of a cowboy on a horse that does not resemble John Wayne. The second of these was made in 1939 when John Wayne achieved major stardom with Stagecoach, and distributors rushed to re-release his many 1930s B-westerns to theaters, and one poster shows a recognizable John Wayne on a rearing horse with an inset image in the top right corner. There are two other Lone Star stock John Wayne posters that we believe date to the late 1940s (probably 1947), when he had even greater success with his World War II movies, and one has him standing full-length by a tree, and the other has a closer image of him along with Gabby Hayes. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that while stock one-sheets for 1940s re-releases of John Wayne movies appear regularly at auction, stock three-sheets like this one for 1940s re-releases of John Wayne movies are incredibly rare. We know of one other stock three-sheet that was made in the 1940s, as this one was, and that one is from "Western Adventures", and it is two-color, and we have auctioned two examples of it. THIS poster is from Lone Star, and it is the ONLY such three-sheet we have ever auctioned, and of course, it is full-color, and it is the only poster we have auctioned with this full-length full-color image of John Wayne! Note that the poster is undated, but it has a litho number, and comparing this number to our massive database of litho numbers taken from actual movie posters, we can determine that this poster is almost certainly a re-release from 1947! Also note that this 1940s stock poster has the information for 1933's "Riders of Destiny" overprinted in the blank area at bottom. Of course, Riders of Destiny, the 1933 Robert N. Bradbury romantic cowboy western ("A great western star in a Whirlwind of Action!") starring John Wayne (as Singin' Sandy), Cecilia Parker, Forrest Taylor, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Al St. John (billed as "Al 'Fuzzy' St. John"), and Yakima Canutt. Also note that this three-sheet was printed in 2 sections designed to overlap. Condition: very good. There is some darkening on the back of the part of the poster that was on the outside when it was fully folded. There are some creases and several tears along the folds that were on the outside when the poster was fully folded. There are some creases, smudges, and tiny tears on some folds, and some tiny paper loss at some crossfolds. Learn More about condition grades 
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