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Auction History Result 7a0842 UNWILLING HERO linen 1sh 1921 art of Will Rogers as O. Henry's Whistling Dick, ultra rare! Date Sold 8/4/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41 1/2" [69 x 105 cm]) (Learn More) An Unwilling Hero, the 1921 Clarence G. Badger silent New Orleans Louisiana crime comedy ("Adapted from O. Henry's Famous Story 'Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking'"; about a tramp who is in New Orleans, and he finds out other tramps are planning to rob a plantation on Christmas night, and he manages to foil their robbery, and the owners of the plantation offer him a job as a reward, so of course he leaves, because he would rather be a hobo than work for a living) starring Will Rogers, Molly Malone, John Bowers, Darrell Foss, and Jack Curtis. Note that this is a "lost" film, which means that no surviving copies are thought to exist. 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 ANY movie paper from this movie is incredibly rare. We have only previously auctioned a lobby card (we auctioned the same card twice), a still, and a glass slide from this movie (and NO other movie paper of any kind) until we received this one-sheet! Also note that this one-sheet measures 27" x 41 1/2" [69 x 105 cm]. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had some light stains scattered in the top right background area and a lesser amount in the other background areas. It had some darkening, tears, and tiny paper loss on parts of the folds and pinholes in the corners. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed by a top professional, and displays really well! Learn More about condition grades 
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