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Auction History Result 6s091 COCOANUT GROVE Other Company linen 1sh 1938 art of Fred MacMurray & Harriet Hilliard, rare! Date Sold 6/9/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Cocoanut Grove, the 1938 Alfred Santell Boston Massachusetts all-star nightclub romantic musical ("Original Story and Screen Play by Sy Bartlett & Olive Cooper"; there is very little plot in this Paramount all-star musical, and it is mostly a series of production numbers; even though it takes place in the famous Cocoanut Grove nightclub, it was actually all filmed on a Paramount back lot) starring Fred MacMurray, Harriet Hilliard, the Yacht Club Boys, Ben Blue, Rufe Davis, Billy Lee, Eve Arden, Virginia Vale (billed as "Dorothy Howe"), and Harry Owens and his Royal Hawaiian Orchestra. Note that the famous real-life nightclub burned to the ground in 1942 killing 492 people, including some celebrities, in one of the worst structure fires in U.S. history. 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 only previously auctioned this "other company" one-sheet once before, and that was 22 years ago! This was printed by Associated Displays Corporation which was a company based in New York City. Before it was discovered by noted poster dealer/historian Walter Reuben, collectors did not know the name of this company (and thought it to be located in the Midwest), and it is often referred to as the "other company" (and we will continue to refer to it that way, since collectors know it that way). From 1936 to roughly 1941, this company printed its own one-sheets and lobby card sets (and a very few inserts, half-sheets, three-sheets, 40x60s and stills) for three major studio movies (Warner Brothers, Paramount and United Artists, but no other studios). The items almost always feature a tiny legal disclaimer and cast credits only. The posters and lobby cards are from the original release of the movie, and almost always have completely different artwork from the regular studio release. They did this by combining elements from different film scenes onto one poster or card. Sometimes, "other company" posters have images that are the equal of those from the regular studio release posters. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster had paper loss at the top crossfold, but it is solely in the blue background. It had some creases, tiny tears, and tiny bits of paper loss on parts of some folds and in the borders. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects. Learn More about condition grades 
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