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Auction History Result 5d148 DIVORCE OF LADY X 1/2sh '38 Bundy art of Merle Oberon, thanks for the use of your bed, rare! Date Sold 3/12/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) The Divorce of Lady X, the 1938 Tim Whelan English romantic mistaken identity divorce lawyer comedy ("Xceedingly funny! That's the only way to describe it! And We Bet You'll Laugh Till You're Xhausted!"; "A Comedy in Technicolor"; "'Who was the Lady in room 315?' Mayfair boiled with gossip... as the frantic young woman-hater combed the town to find the nameless beauty who had stolen his pajamas and his bed."; "'Where were you on the night of January 22nd?'"; "And what kind of a hussy was she... stealing a stranger's book and his pajamas and his bed and not even leaving her name."; "Thanks for the use of your bed--"; produced by Alexander Korda; about a divorce lawyer who, due to a shortage of hotel rooms, shares his suite with a beautiful lady, and then believes her to be married, but he chases after her because he mistakenly believes she is the soon-to-be ex-wife of his newest client) starring Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, Binnie Barnes, Ralph Richardson, Morton Selten, and H.B. Hallam NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Gilbert Bundy Important Added Info: Note that this poster is extremely rare! We have never auctioned it before. Perhaps this is because of the tagline at top right, where the divorcing Merle Oberon tells her lawyer "Thanks for the use of your bed...", which was surely very daring in 1938, so maybe theaters refused to display this poster! Also note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except somewhat heavier). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards, and lobby cards. Note that because this poster was paperbacked onto a thin paper backing, it can be sent rolled (however, it will be rolled with the image outward, because paperbacked posters should always be rolled that way, while linen posters are always rolled with the image inward), and it will likely need to be sent in a 6" tube, because rolling it more tightly might damage the poster. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good. Prior to paperbacking, the poster had an extra fold across the center, with creases and tears between the folds, and also on the vertical fold. There were pinholes in the corners and some tears around the edges. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can clearly see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects. Learn More about condition grades 
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