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Auction History Result 8y068 CIMARRON WC '31 Richard Dix & Irene Dunne in Best Picture Oscar-winning western! Date Sold 12/10/2009 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 14" x 22") (Learn More) Cimarron, the 1931 Wesley Ruggles (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) epic winning-of-the-West melodrama ("Edna Ferber's Colossal Cimarron"; "World's Mightiest Show!"; "Terrific as all Creation"; "Mightiest drama of the ages"; winner of the Best Picture Academy Award; from a story by Edna Ferber) starring Richard Dix (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film), Irene Dunne (nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for this film), Estelle Taylor, Roscoe Ates, Nance O'Neil, Edna May Oliver, with "5000 in cast" (some advertising says "and a cast of 40,000"!). Note that this movie was remade in 1960 starring Glenn Ford and Maria Schell! 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 this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a light paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (it means that the poster must be handled carefully, as the backing does not give it much added strength, but it is similar to having an unrestored poster, and yet it has been properly preserved). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards. Condition: good. The poster had pinholes, creases, tears, and some areas of paper loss around the edges of the poster and some creases, smudges, scuffs, and a few pinholes scattered throughout the image. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was well backed by a talented restorer, who only touched up some of the faint smudges and scuffs (and I agree with that decision, because to do so would have required lots of paint, which would have given the poster a "heavily restored" look, and I don't feel the smudges and scuffs are all that distracting, and they help establish that this is a genuine 78 year-old original poster!). The restorer did use more paint in the red title and the top red background area, to "even out" those colors. Obviously, one would prefer to find an example of this window card that had no defects or restoration, but I do not know if another example of this card exists (or if it does, if the owner would consider parting with it!). This card has had expert restoration and displays nicely. Learn More about condition grades 
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