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Auction History Result 8d0108 INFORMER WC 1935 John Ford, great art of angry Victor McLaglen & Heather Angel, very rare! Date Sold 4/4/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Movie Window Card (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) The Informer, the classic 1935 John Ford (winner of the Best Director Academy Award for this film) Ireland Irish Rebellion Irish Republican Army (IRA) betrayal melodrama ("No words can describe the heart-crushing poser of this great drama"; "For a woman's smile he sold his living soul!"; "A blast of searing drama that will crumble the walls of your heart!"; "It grips you... Holds you... Fascinates you!.. The souls of a man and woman in love become the stage on which stampedes all that there is of the human heart... Its sins and its sufferings... Its pain and its passions... Its terror and its glory!"; "The souls of a man and woman in love become the crucible of fear that sets a city ablaze with mob-crazed fury! The most astounding drama the screen has ever known!"; "From the story by Liam O'Flaherty"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; about a member of the IRA who betrays his comrades to the English in return for money, and then, wracked by guilt, spends the money openly and incriminates himself) starring Victor McLaglen (winner of the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; in the title role as Gypo Nolan, the informer), Heather Angel, Preston Foster, Margot Grahame, Wallace Ford (as Frankie McPhillip, the man that Gypo Nolan betrayed for the 20 pound reward), Una O'Connor, Donald Meek, and Joe Sawyer 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 previously auctioned one example of this poster, and that was 13 years ago! Condition: good to very good. The card has darkened somewhat. It has an uneven fold across the upper part of the image, running through McLaglen's hair and Angel's forehead, with some creases along that fold. There are also creases in the top play dates area, and a 4" crease in the right border running into Angel's neck. This extremely rare card has had no restoration whatsoever. It could certainly be displayed as it is, or one could choose to have restoration performed. Either way, the new owner will have a wonderful and extremely rare card to display on their wall! Learn More about condition grades 
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