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Auction History Result m029 KING KONG linen one-sheet movie poster R47 Fay Wray held by BIG ape! Date Sold 5/30/2006Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1947 Re-release Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (measures 27" x 41") (Learn More) King Kong, the classic 1933 Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack Africa New York City giant ape fantasy romantic love triangle adventure horror thriller ("'The most awesome thriller of all time' the one and only"; "Not beast.. Not human.... Not devil.. But all three magnified! Raging.. Roaring.. Crushing.. Killing.."; "Strangest story ever conceived by man!"; "Out-leaping the maddest imaginings! Out-thrilling the wildest thrills!"; "See the living, fighting monsters of Creation's dawn rediscovered in the world today!"; "See the death-fight between giant ape and prehistoric dinosaur... the most amazing combat since the world began!"; "See the ape as big as a battleship wrecking New York!"; "Unique..! Thrilling! Startling!"; "From an idea conceived by Edgar Wallace & Merian C. Cooper"; based on the story by Edgar Wallace, with incredible special effects by Willis O'Brien) starring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong (as Carl Denham), Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher, and Sam Hardy NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Condition: good. This poster was linenbacked, but it was either NOT linenbacked by a very talented restorer, OR it was linenbacked many years ago, and has received rough handling over the years, OR it had fairly significant defects that were not well restored. If it was restored, you can clearly see signs of the restoration even from a distance. This is a poster that would surely benefit from additional professional restoration. You can tell which of the above is the case for this particular poster by reading our "pre-restoration" description and also by looking at our "super-sized" image of the actual poster (we are the only major auction company we know of that gives accurate detailed pre-restoration information about linenbacked posters to our bidders, but we wish everyone did!). The poster had creases, tears, smudges, and stains around the edges (extending into the image on all sides), and some creases, scuffs, and smudges throughout the poster. The person who linenbacked the poster pretty much just linenbacked it "as is", performing the most minimal of restoration. This is the "European" style of linenbacking, where people prefer not to restore a poster, considering its flaws to be part of the poster. The poster is in better condition than the above makes it sound! The defects are not that distracting, except for the ones in the blank borders, which would not show when the poster is framed. I know that many people could display this poster as is, and be happy with it. Of course, any talented restorer could re-linenback the poster, and touch up the defects described above. Learn More about condition grades 
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