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Auction History Result 4y0080 SUNRISE WC 1927 Janet Gaynor, George O'Brien, F.W. Murnau, different & ultra rare! Date Sold 8/29/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Movie Window Card (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, the classic 1927 F.W. Murnau silent romantic love triangle crime melodrama ("The outstanding achievement of the motion picture art"; "Scenario by Carl Mayer"; winner of the Best Picture Academy Award) starring George O'Brien (as "The Man"), Janet Gaynor (winner of the Best Actress Academy Award for this film; as "The Wife"), Margaret Livingston (as "The Woman From The City"), Bodil Rosing, and J. Farrell MacDonald. Note that at the very first Oscar ceremony, this movie was awarded the Oscar for "Best Picture, Unique and Artistic Production". Also, Janet Gaynor won that first Best Actress Academy Award (it was for this movie and two others she made that year). 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 never before auctioned this window card! While we have previously auctioned a number of lobby cards and stills, this is the very first poster from this classic movie we have ever auctioned! Also note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a heavy paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except 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. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. Prior to paperbacking, the window card had pinholes, tears, and small paper loss around the edges, with some smudges, stains, and some paper loss within the image, including in the title and the upper right of Gaynor's face and hair. Overall, the window card was in good condition prior to paperbacking. The window card was really nicely backed, but the restorer needed to paint over most of the solid red background in the upper part of the poster, and the yellow in the letters of the title, to "even them out". Obviously, one would prefer to find a better condition example of this poster, but we don't know where you would find that, and this one displays well and will look great on the new owner's wall! Learn More about condition grades 
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