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Auction History Result 3j0075 STRONG MAN linen insert 1926 art of Harry Langdon, Frank Capra's first feature, ultra rare! Date Sold 2/18/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Insert Movie Poster (measures 14" x 36" [36 x 91 cm]) (Learn More) The Strong Man, the 1926 Frank Capra silent romantic weightlifting slapstick comedy ("5,000,000. laughs to anyone who can match the comedy strength of--Harry--the Strong Man"; with Harry Langdon, who was a World War I veteran who had a correspondence with a blind girl, and he returns to the U.S. searching for her, and during his travels, he becomes the assistant to a famous German weightlifter "Zandow the Great", and as the circus travels, he shows everyone the girl's picture hoping to find her) starring Harry Langdon, Arthur Thalasso, Priscilla Bonner, Gertrude Astor, and William V. Mong. Note that this was Frank Capra's first real movie as a director (four years earlier, he had directed a short)! 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 ANY movie paper from this movie is incredibly rare. We have only previously auctioned two stills (and NO other movie paper) from this movie until we received this poster! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good. The poster was never folded. It had a diagonal crease across the upper part, running through the bridge of Langdon's nose, but missing his eyes. It had staining, surface paper loss, and some tiny paper loss scattered above and below the word "The" in the title, slightly entering the "R" and "N" of "STRONG". There were some pinholes, stains, and tears around the edges, with paper loss near the middle of the right border. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to linenbacking. Someone linenbacked the poster many years ago, with no excess and no restoration. While this incredibly rare poster can certainly be displayed and enjoyed as it is, it could also be removed from the old linen and re-backed, and after proper restoration, it will display wonderfully, and only require a small amount of paint restoration within the image, title, or credits area. Either way, the new owner will have an incredibly rare poster to display on their wall! Learn More about condition grades 
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