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Auction History Result 6x002 AFRICAN QUEEN 8 LCs '52 Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn & John Huston classic! Date Sold 12/11/2011 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. 8 Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Cards (LCs; measure 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) The African Queen, the classic 1952 (the movie briefly played in December of 1951, no doubt to qualify for the 1952 Academy Awards, but most sources list it as a 1952 movie) John Huston (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) English/U.S. romantic World War I (WWI) military adventure thriller ("Actually filmed in the splendor and dangers of the Belgian Congo!"; "The mightiest adventure ever filmed!"; "Based on the novel 'The African Queen' by C.S. Forester") starring Humphrey Bogart (winner of the Best Actor Academy Award for this film), Katharine Hepburn (nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for this film), Robert Morley, Peter Bull, Theodore Bikel, Walter Gotell, Peter Swanwick, and Richard Marner. Note that although this movie opened at the end of 1951, all of the original release U.S. movie paper for this title has a 1952 NSS number (but has a 1951 copyright date). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Condition: very good. Most of the cards are in "very good" condition. The title card and the card with Bogart and Hepburn in the swamp are in "very good to fine" condition. The card with Bogart & Hepburn smiling close up has pinholes and smudges in the corners, with a 1/2" tear in the middle of the right border, and is in "very good" condition. The card with Bogart & Hepburn in the rain standing on the boat has smudges and three tiny tears in the borders and is in "very good" condition. The card with Hepburn & the Nazi looking at Bogart has smudges and tears around the edges, and was reused for a re-release, and is in "good to very good" condition. The card with the soldiers and natives has smudges, stains, and tiny paper loss around the edges, and is in "good" condition. The card with Bogart about to be hanged has pinholes in the top corners, creases in the right corners, and was reused for a re-release, and is in "very good" condition. Finally, the card with Bogart getting into the boat by Hepburn has smudges and tears around the edges and was reused for a re-release, and is in "good" condition. Note that these lobby cards have no tape whatsoever on the front or back, and they have never had any restoration of any kind! Learn More about condition grades 
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