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Auction History Result 7m266 NOAH'S ARK WC '29 Michael Curtiz, art of Noah with Dolores Costello & George O'Brien! Date Sold 1/12/2012 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) Noah's Ark ("and the Flood that Destroyed the World!"), the 1928 Michael Curtiz World War I (WWI) romantic love triangle/religious Biblical epic ("The Spectacle of the Ages!"; "based on the story by Darryl Francis Zanuck", later to become one of Hollywood's greatest producers!; a wacky dual story that tells of two best friend soldiers in World War I, and one is in love with a German girl, and he marries her, but she is arrested as a spy and sent to a firing squad, but the husband's best friend is on the firing squad and is able to save her, and then a minister tells in his sermon how this whole story is very similar to the Biblical story of Noah's Ark, which is then reenacted with all the actors from the first part playing the Biblical roles!) starring Dolores Costello, George O'Brien, Noah Beery Sr., Louise Fazenda, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Paul McAllister (in the title role as Noah/the minister), and Myrna Loy. Note that, in 1957, this silent movie was given a full scale major re-release, and the posters gave no indication that the movie was nearly 30 years old! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good. Prior to paperbacking, the card had a 6" tear near the bottom center which went up into the center of Costello's face. There was much scattered surface paper loss in this area, including in the lower part of both stars' faces. The entire card had many stains and smudges, with some pinholes, tears, and areas of paper loss around the edges. Overall, the card was in fair condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can clearly see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects. Please do not bid on this poster unless you can accept its defects described above. Learn More about condition grades 
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