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Auction History Result 5j0535 MARKED WOMAN mini WC 1937 great art of sexy bad Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Curtiz, rare! Date Sold 11/21/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Mini Movie Window Card (WC; measures 8" x 12" [20 x 30 cm]) (Learn More) Marked Woman, the 1937 Lloyd Bacon & Michael Curtiz bad girl prostitution crime murder thriller ("A Star Teaming You'll Never Forget!!!"; "The Kind Ladies Don't Talk To!"; "Meet the girls who got caught in a racket!"; "You work the way I tell you, or else!"; about a "party girl", whose sister is murdered, and a crusading DA convinces her to testify against the gangsters who killed her sister) starring Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Lola Lane, Isabel Jewell, Eduardo Ciannelli, Jane Bryan, Rosalind Marquis, Mayo Methot (who was married Bogart in real life the year after this movie, and they stayed married until he left her for Lauren Bacall), Allen Jenkins, John Litel, Ben Welden, Henry O'Neill, and Raymond Hatton. Note that after the Production Code was instituted, references to prostitution had to be carefully disguised, and Davis' character was described as a "hostess" in a club run by gangsters, but everyone watching the movie knew what she really did for a living! Also note that this was one of the many movies Humphrey Bogart made after his great success of "The Petrified Forest" in 1936. But even though he got second billing in this movie, Warner Bros. did not see him as having strong box office appeal, and they left him off most of the posters, focusing on "bad" Bette Davis! 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 two examples of this mini window card. One of those two examples has now been reconsigned to us, so this is still only one of two examples we have ever auctioned. The only other first release posters from this movie we have auctioned are a half-sheet and two jumbo window cards. Also note that this poster has been trimmed and it now measures 8" x 12" [20 x 30 cm]. Condition: fair to good. The card had a blank top that was trimmed off. There are some light stains in the middle of the title extending into the background beneath it, and also some lighter stains scattered throughout the card and what appears to be uneven darkening. There is tiny paper loss in the bottom left corner and faint play dates stamped in the top of the card. There were tears in the bottom border and someone put tape on the back of much of that, and there is a 1/2" tear in the left border that does not have tape on the back. In spite of its defects, the card can be displayed and enjoyed, or certainly, one could have restoration performed. Learn More about condition grades 
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