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Auction History Result 3a108 UNKNOWN WC '27 great art of knife thrower Lon Chaney with sexy assistant Joan Crawford! Date Sold 12/11/2008 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 14" x 22") (Learn More) The Unknown, the classic 1927 Tod Browning silent bizarre circus romantic revenge melodrama (Tod Browning is best remembered for "Freaks", but this movie is equally outrageous, and maybe even more bizarre!; Chaney is a knife thrower in a circus, who advertises himself as the "Armless Wonder", because he throws his knives with his feet, but he actually does have arms, he just cleverly keeps them hidden under his costume!; his assistant, who he throws knives at, is beautiful Joan Crawford, and she can't bear to be touched by any man, which makes her comfortable around Chaney; Chaney kills the circus manager, and he is witnessed stabbing the man by Crawford, but she only saw his hand, so to cover up the crime, Chaney gets a doctor to actually amputate his arms, which will prove that he could not have stabbed the man, plus he thinks it will mean Crawford will finally make love to him, but he finds that she has fallen for the circus strong man, and Chaney tries to kill the strong man, but being armless, he ends up dead himself!) starring Lon Chaney Sr., Joan Crawford, Norman Kerry, Nick De Ruiz, and John George 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. Condition: very good. The poster was never folded. It had pinholes, creases, tears, and tiny areas of paper loss around the edges, but otherwise, the card was in pretty nice condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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