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Auction History Result 6j1197 TORCHY BLANE IN PANAMA Other Company 1sh 1938 pretty Lola Lane & Paul Kelly, ultra rare! Date Sold 5/7/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded "Other Company" One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Torchy Blane in Panama, the 1938 William Clemens Central America detective reporter romantic mystery crime thriller sequel ("A new Torchy! ..up to her old tricks!"; "Based upon the characters created by Fredrick Nebel"; one of a series featuring the same character) starring Lola Lane (in the title role as Torchy Blane), Paul Kelly, Tom Kennedy, Anthony Averill, George Regas, and Larry Williams. Note that the first Torchy Blane movie was made in 1937, called "Smart Blonde", and it starred Glenda Farrell in the lead role. There were a total of nine Torchy Blane movies. Farrell played the lead in seven of them. In two of the ones near the end of the series, Jane Wyman and Lola Lane filled in for Farrell, perhaps because she had other commitments. The series only lasted for two years, but was quite popular. 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 we have only auctioned two examples of this very rare poster in all our years of auctioning (and the last time was 20 years ago)! It was printed by Associated Displays Corporation which was a company based in New York City. Before it was discovered by noted poster dealer/historian Walter Reuben, collectors did not know the name of this company (and thought it to be located in the Midwest), and it is often referred to as the "other company" (and we will continue to refer to it that way, since collectors know it that way). From 1936 to roughly 1941, this company printed its own one-sheets and lobby card sets (and a very few inserts, half-sheets, three-sheets, 40x60s and stills) for three major studio movies (Warner Brothers, Paramount and United Artists, but no other studios). The items almost always feature a tiny legal disclaimer and cast credits only. The posters and lobby cards are from the original release of the movie, and almost always have completely different artwork from the regular studio release. They did this by combining elements from different film scenes onto one poster or card. Sometimes, "other company" posters have images that are the equal of those from the regular studio release posters. Condition: good to very good. The poster was folded in half a few extra times resulting in a light vertical foldline at left and right. It has some scuffs near Lane's image at bottom and some pinholes around the edges. It is otherwise in pretty nice condition and after a pretty simple linenbacking the poster will look great! Learn More about condition grades 
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