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Auction History Result 6w025 LOST HORIZON insert '37 Frank Capra's greatest production starring Ronald Colman, very rare! Date Sold 5/5/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Insert Movie Poster (measures 14" x 36" [36 x 91 cm]) (Learn More) Lost Horizon, the classic 1937 Frank Capra Shangri-La romantic fantasy religious mystery adventure melodrama ("Might spectacle of human emotions"; "Frank Capra's mightiest production becomes the greatest entertainment in all screen history!"; "Mightiest of all motion pictures!"; "Frank Capra's Greatest Production"; "Columbia's great Adventure of Tibet"; "James Hilton's immortal novel becomes epic entertainment!"; "From the novel by James Hilton"; "Screen Play by Robert Riskin"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; about a plane with a group of very different English passengers, including two brothers, that crash lands in the Himalayas, and they find a group of Tibetan monks who live in a peaceful paradise where everyone seems to live forever, but will they stay, or will they try to return to England?) starring Ronald Colman (as Robert Conway), ("and a notable cast" including) Jane Wyatt, John Howard (as George Conway), Margo (as Maria), Thomas Mitchell, Edward Everett Horton, Isabel Jewell, H.B. Warner (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as Chang), and Sam Jaffe (as the "High Lama") 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 original 1937 posters from this classic Frank Capra movie are extremely rare! We have only auctioned this poster once, and that was nine years ago! Also note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except somewhat heavier). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards, and lobby cards. Also note that because this poster was backed onto a fairly stiff heavyweight paper backing, we would MUCH prefer to send it in a large flat package rather than attempting to roll it in a tube, so bear that extra expense in mind before placing a bid on this poster. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. Prior to paperbacking, the poster had minor wear on the folds. It had pinholes, tears, and tiny paper loss around the edges. It had some paper loss in the "RA" of "FRANK" of Capra's credit, with a 5" semi-circular tear to the left of that, mostly in Wyatt's shoulder and extending into the bottom of her chin. There were some small stains scattered throughout the middle half of the poster, including some in both stars' faces. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to paperbacking. It was really nicely backed, but you can see some slight signs of the restoration in the blue background areas in the center of the poster (likely this is because the poster was restored years ago, and the restoration paint in that area has aged differently from the poster). The poster displays well as it is, or certainly, slight additional touch up could be performed. One would prefer to find an unrestored example of this poster, but given that it only comes to auction every decade or two, one might wait for a VERY long time for that to happen! Learn More about condition grades 
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