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Auction History Result #289 TALES OF MANHATTAN TC '42 all-star cast Date Sold 7/9/2002Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Title Lobby Card (measures 11" x 14") (Learn More) Tales of Manhattan, the 1942 Julien Duvivier New York City all-star compilation musical comedy ("'It's as thrilling as New York's skyline!' says Walter Winchell... 'with a story to match the brilliance of its stars!' An experience you'll Never forget!"; "A story as thrilling as its stars!") starring Charles Boyer, Rita Hayworth, Ginger Rogers, Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Edward G. Robinson, Paul Robeson (in his final film), Ethel Waters, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, "plus 46 featured players" including Thomas Mitchell, Eugene Pallette, Cesar Romero, Gail Patrick, Roland Young, Elsa Lanchester, George Sanders, George Reed, James Gleason, and the Hall Johnson Choir. Note that W.C. Fields starred in a chapter from this compilation film, but it was cut before the movie was released. As far as we know, Fields is not credited or shown on any movie paper for this film. The cut chapter was restored in a 1996 video re-release NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this is a title card. We are also selling a three scene cards and a set of 2 lobby cards elsewhere on eBay this week. Condition: fine. There is a diagonal crease in the lower right blank corner and tiny surface paper loss in the bottom of the right blank border. Otherwise, the card is in really wonderful condition.. Note that this was one of the "all-star" movies that were so popular in the early 1940s. This title card shows all of the major stars including Paul Robeson, Ethel Waters, and Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson. It is surprising that 20th Century Fox thought to feature its three great black actors (but of course they greatly diminished what they did by stupidly making the black actors sepia! Learn More about condition grades 
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