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Auction History Result f103 HEADLINE CRASHER three-sheet movie poster '37 really cool stone litho! Date Sold 6/12/2007Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Three-Sheet Movie Poster (measures 41" x 81") (Learn More) Peter B. Kyne's Headline Crasher, the 1937 Leslie Goodwins newspaper journalism reporter political thriller ("Suggested by the story 'Motion To Adjourn'"; based on the story by Peter B. Kyne; about the reckless teenage son of a senator who is constantly trying to help people, and he gets in trouble doing so, which causes embarrassment for his father, and meanwhile, there is a newspaper reporter who is trying to find dirt on the senator, and there is a gangster who also is trying to get back at the senator, and all these people come together!) starring Frankie Darro, Kane Richmond, Muriel Evans, John Merton, Eleanor Stewart, and Richard Tucker. Note that Frankie Darro had started in movies at the age of 6 in 1924, and he made a long series of movies with cowboy star Tom Tyler. From 1936 to 1938, he appeared in eight movies with Kane Richmond, and this was one of those. Because of his small stature, Darro continued to play teenagers well into his 20s! 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: This three-sheet was printed in 2 sections. Condition: good. There is a censor stamp in the top left and bottom right corners. There is white conservation tape on the back of most foldlines, and on parts of the back of some borders, mending tears. This poster has some significant imperfections. We may have written a few words about those imperfections, but we may not have, as you can likely see them by looking at our "super-sized" image of the actual poster. It DOES have clear defects, which are likely to be very noticeable in our "large" or "super-sized" images that you can click on from our small image at right (if the item has significant defects that are difficult to see in our image, then we try to describe those in words elsewhere within the auction). Note that some of these posters have tape repairs on the back, and we note more significant repairs, but we do not note just a few small pieces of tape on the back of a poster. PLEASE DO NOT USE WISHFUL THINKING WHEN LOOKING AT THE CONDITION OF THIS POSTER! It DOES have significant defects, and they may be such that you would not be happy with this item. We know that some collectors could accept this item's defects, and display it as is, and we also know that many collectors would only be happy with this poster if they had it restored, so please do not bid on it unless you feel sure you can accept it as it is, or are willing to pay to have it properly restored. Of course, you should realize that if you do not bid on this poster because of its condition defects, it may be quite some time before you see this poster offered again! Learn More about condition grades 
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