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Auction History Result 9y0771 MERRY WIDOW LC 1925 Erich von Stroheim, John Gilbert would give up all for Mae Murray, rare! Date Sold 10/26/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Von Stroheim's The Merry Widow, the 1925 Erich von Stroheim silent romantic love triangle European royalty epic ("Let joy be unconfined"; "From the famous Henry W. Savage stage success by Franz Lehar, Victor Leon and Walter Stein"; about a pretty showgirl who travels to a mythical European country, and both the Crown Prince and another nobleman fall in love with her, but the king won't let either of them marry her, so she marries the richest man in the country; he dies on their wedding night in the throes of passion, and she goes back to Paris, after inheriting a fortune, and she throws lavish parties and is known as "The Merry Widow"; many more events happen before she is ultimately united with her true love) starring Mae Murray (in the title role "as the Widow"), John Gilbert ("as the Prince"), Roy D'Arcy, George Fawcett, Tully Marshall, Sally O'Hara, Josephine Crowell, and Clark Gable (as one of the ballroom dancers; in one of his 14 uncredited roles prior to making his real debut in 1931's "The Painted Desert"). Note that this movie was remade in 1952 starring Lana Turner and Fernando Lamas. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that while we have previously auctioned five different lobby cards from this movie, we have never before auctioned THIS card! We are also currently auctioning a different scene card in a separate auction. Also note that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. Condition: fair to good. The card has darkened and is somewhat fragile. There are creases, tears, paper loss, and surface paper loss around the edges, with a pinhole in each corner and brown staining down the right. There is a tiny tear in the lower center of the inset image, with a few tiny scuffs in the lower right of the image. Please look at our super-sized images to get a good sense of the exact condition of this card before placing a bid. Learn More about condition grades 
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