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Auction History Result

5t1048 MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER 1sh 1942 Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Jimmy Durante, Monty Woolley

Date Sold 1/16/2024
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Kraftbacked Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 26 1/2" x 40" [67 x 102 cm]) (Learn More)

The Man Who Came to Dinner, the 1942 William Keighley family relationship movie-making stage play writer romantic screwball comedy ("Warner Bros.' Happiest Hit"; "Nothing could be funnier!"; "From the Stage Play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart"; about a famous man visiting a family who slips and falls on their sidewalk, and pretends to not be able to leave, and he terrorizes the family and changes their lives; some characters were based on members of the Algonquin Round Table) starring Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley, Jimmy Durante, Richard Travis, Billie Burke, Reginald Gardiner, Ruth Vivian, and Georgia Carroll. Note that Warner Bros. originally cast John Barrymore to play the lead role, but his advanced alcoholism caused him to have great difficulty in learning his lines, and instead they turned to Monty Woolley, who had originated the role on Broadway.
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Important Added Info: Note that this poster has been trimmed and it now measures 26 1/2" x 40" [67 x 102 cm]. Also note that this poster has been kraftbacked, which means it was backed onto a brown paper soon after it was printed (this process is called "kraft-backing", and posters with it are called "kraft-backed"). One could have it professionally removed from the kraft paper and linenbacked, and it would look great!

Condition: good. The poster was slightly trimmed in the blank borders and kraftbacked (see above). It has a pinhole in each corner and many creases and scuffs along the foldlines, with smudges scattered in all the white background areas (see our image).
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