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Auction History Result 7j1144 VIRGINIAN WC 1929 romantic artwork of Gary Cooper embracing Mary Brian + cowboys on horses! Date Sold 2/2/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Movie Window Card (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) The Virginian, the 1929 Victor Fleming Wyoming romantic love triangle rancher cowboy western ("Paramount's Outdoor Romance"; "See and Hear This 100% All Talking Picture"; "Based upon the novel and play by Owen Wister and Kirk LaShelle"; about a foreman of a Wyoming ranch, who brings a friend out to work for him, but then both fall in love with the same woman, and when she chooses the foreman, his friend joins the gang of the evil Trampas, and he is caught, and the foreman is in charge of lynching him!) starring Gary Cooper (in the title role as The Virginian), Walter Huston (as Trampas), Richard Arlen, Mary Brian, and Helen Ware. It was in this movie that Gary Cooper plays in a poker game, and one of the gamblers insults him, and Cooper puts his gun on the table and says "If you want to call me that... smile". Also note that this movie was made at the time when sound movies were first taking hold, and it was made in both an entirely silent version and a "100% all-talking" version (so that theaters that did not have the new sound equipment could still show the movie), and two entirely different sets of posters were made, one set for the silent version, and one set for the sound version (and those posters all have the tagline "See and Hear This 100% All Talking Picture"). Finally, note that very few people are likely aware that this is not the FIRST movie version of this novel (there had been a previous version in 1923). 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 we have only previously auctioned one example of this first release window card, and that was 13 years ago, when it sold for $445! Also note that the dates on overprinted on the top of the window card correlate to January 30, 1930, but the window card was printed in 1929, and was simply overprinted in January of 1930, when a theater used it during its continuous first release of the movie. Also note that this window card was never folded. Often window cards would be folded across the middle, because that would make them 11" x 14", and they could then be sent with standard folded posters. Most collectors put an added value on a window card that has never been folded. Condition: good to very good. There is staining in the blank borders, but the image area is in excellent condition. The card was liekly framed in the past, and if it were framed again, it could display wonderfully without any need for restoeration Learn More about condition grades 
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