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Auction History Result 1f0703 SMOKING GUNS LC 1934 Ken Maynard's guns censored out before the card was printed, oddity! Date Sold 12/21/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Smoking Guns, the 1934 Alan James cowboy western ("Original story by Ken Maynard") starring Ken Maynard, Gloria Shea, Walter Miller, Frank Hagney, Harold Goodwin, William Gould, and Tarzan the Wonder Horse. Note that Frank Hagney is credited on first release U.S. posters, but modern movie databases do not credit him for this film. If anyone knows more about this, please e-mail us and we will post it here. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that there is a real oddity about this card. It appears that Ken Maynard is holding a gun in each of his hands, and they have been censored (and somewhat crudely), but the censoring actually was done prior to the printing of the card! Yet this is definitely a first release lobby card, so surely this was intentional. A knowledgeable collector tells us that this was likely due to a period of confusion over what could be shown after Joseph Breen had taken charge of Hays Code enforcement in 1934. Universal decided to "play it safe" and censor images of guns in lobby cards for at least some of their 1934 and 1935 releases. Also note that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. Condition: very good. Note that this card is completely unrestored and there is not a single piece of tape on either the front or back! Learn More about condition grades 
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