eMoviePoster.com
Auction History Result 1k463 HE WHO GETS SLAPPED LC 1924 John Gilbert protects Norma Shearer, clown Lon Chaney in border! Date Sold 11/14/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Lobby Card (LC; measures 11" x 13 3/4" [28 x 35 cm]) (Learn More) He Who Gets Slapped, the 1924 Victor Sjostrom (billed as "Victor Seastrom"; he was a major Swedish director of the 1910s and 1920s, and late in his life, he turned to acting, giving memorable performances in several Ingmar Bergman movies, most notably "Wild Strawberries") silent circus clown romantic melodrama ("Victor Seastrom's production of the famous stage play by Leonid Andreyev"; about a French researcher who has his discovery stolen by a colleague, who also seduces his wife!; he is so humiliated that he not only joins the circus and becomes a clown, but his act consists of other clowns constantly slapping him, yet somehow he finds a new love in the circus) starring Lon Chaney Sr. (in the title role), Norma Shearer, John Gilbert, Tully Marshall, Harvey Clark, and Ruth King. Note that this was the first movie that started production under "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" and is also the first movie to feature the lion logo! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that first release 1924 posters and lobby cards from this movie are incredibly rare. We have only auctioned two window cards from this movie until we received this lobby card! Note that this lobby card has been trimmed and it now measures 11" x 13 3/4" [28 x 35 cm]. Also note that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. Condition: good to very good. Approximately 1/4" was trimmed from the right blank border. There is a 1" L-shaped tear in the right blank border and two very small tears in the top blank border that were repaired with tape from the back. There is slight darkening in the extreme outer edges and there are three tiny marks in Shearer's face in her border image (it appears to be a minor printing defect). Otherwise, the card is in nice condition. Learn More about condition grades 
Postal Mailing Address:
Bruce Hershenson, P.O. Box 874, West Plains, MO 65775. (For our UPS or FedEx address, click here) phone: +1 417 256-9616 fax: +1 417 257-6948 E-mail: Contact Us Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (CST) |
|||||||||||||
