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Auction History Result DESERT TRAIL 1sh R39  Lease from Hershenson/Allen ArchiveA 1939 Re-Release Vintage One-Sheet Movie Poster (Learn More) The Desert Trail, the 1935 Lewis D. Collins gambling cowboy western (Wayne is a rodeo star who, along with his professional gambler friend, is falsely accused of armed robbery, and they escape, and head to "Poker City" to find the real robbers) starring John Wayne, Lafe McKee, Mary Kornman, Paul Fix, Eddy Chandler, Carmen Laroux, and Al Ferguson. Note that this is one of the 16 westerns John Wayne made for Lone Star Productions, produced by Paul Malvern. Lone Star was a subsidiary of Monogram Pictures. For the very first release of these 16 movies, lobby cards were made that say "A Lone Star Production". After John Wayne achieved major success in 1939, the movies were re-released with new lobby cards that say "A Monogram Picture". The lobby cards from both releases are extremely rare, and the ones from the very first Lone Star release are unbelievably rare (in some cases, only a very few or no lobby cards are known to exist!). 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 all one-sheets from John Wayne movies that were printed in the 1930s can be extremely difficult to date (unless, of course, the poster is actually dated). This is because John Wayne was so popular in the 1930s, that his movies were often re-released, and sometimes the re-release posters contain all new artwork, sometimes the equal of the first release posters. The greatest number of 1930s re-releases occurred in late 1939 after Wayne's great success in "Stagecoach" and "Allegheny Uprising". Warner Brothers re-released his early Vitagraph movies at that time, and Monogram re-released his early Lone Star movies at that time. The Warner Brothers posters say "Star of Stagecoach and Allegheny Uprising", but the Monogram posters are more difficult to date. It is generally believed that the Monogram posters that credit Gabby Hayes on the poster date from around 1939, as he became a well-known star at this time as well. IN ANY EVENT, THESE LATE 1930s RE-RELEASE POSTERS ARE JUST AS RARE AS THE ORIGINALS! In some cases, no one has ever seen even a single example of the "first release" poster. 1930s John Wayne posters are so rare, that one must be willing to accept a re-release, especially if it has striking art! 
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