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Auction History Result 3t0618 CIRCUS QUEEN MURDER TC 1933 Adolphe Menjou, Greta Nissen, circus trapeze art, ultra rare! Date Sold 2/14/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Title Lobby Card (LC TC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) The Circus Queen Murder, the 1933 Roy William Neill romantic crime mystery thriller ("Terror in every eye! Panic in every heart! Before the eyes of thousands she was murdered! But how? Why? By Whom?"; "Murder before your very eyes! - But how? ...Why? ...By whom?"; "From the novel by Anthony Abbot"; "Screen play by Jo Swerling"; about a District Attorney who goes on a vacation with his assistant to upstate New York, wanting to "rest", but they encounter a traveling circus, and get mixed up with "marital infidelity, murder, cruelty to animals, and cannibalism") starring Adolphe Menjou ("as the Famous Detective Thatcher Colt"), Greta Nissen, Ruthelma Stevens, Dwight Frye, and Donald Cook. Note that this movie and the prequel "The Night Club Lady" both starred Menjou as Thatcher Colt, and it seemed that this character could have gone onto a successful series like Philo Vance or The Thin Man, but for unknown reasons, the series was abandoned after the two entries. A knowledgeable collector tells us that (unfortunately!) there are no good copies of "The Night Club Lady" remaining, only "gray-market" versions of poor quality. This sequel does have a restored version which was shown at an event celebrating Columbia's 75th anniversary. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have previously auctioned eight scene cards from this movie, but we have NEVER auctioned this title card! 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. The card has slightly darkened, typical of Columbia lobby cards of this period. There is a pair of staple holes, a tear, and tiny paper loss in the center of the top border, with some creases in three blank corners and a longer faint diagonal crease in the top left corner. There is a pinhole at bottom center in the woman's shoulder, as well as some light scuffing in the solid black background areas. Other than the above, the card is in pretty nice condition. Note that this lobby card is completely unrestored and there is not a single piece of tape on either the front or back! Learn More about condition grades 
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