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Auction History Result Lot #: VHP7 140 CROWD glass lantern coming attraction slide '28 King Vidor, James Murray  Date Sold 7/11/2004Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. Appears in Vintage Hollywood Posters 7 CATALOG SOLD OUT The image at right appears in the auction catalog we published as shown above and was sold long ago and we do NOT have it available for purchase. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Glass Slide (measures 3 1/4" x 4") (Learn More) The Crowd, the classic 1928 King Vidor (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) populist people-lost-in-a-big-city silent romantic family melodrama (nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; about a man who feels destined for greatness, but he ends up with a very mundane life with a wife and children, but once one of his children dies, he realizes just how much he had, and by the end of the movie, has regained much of his life) starring Eleanor Boardman, James Murray, Bert Roach, Estelle Clark, and Daniel G. Tomlinson. Note that star Eleanor Boardman was director King Vidor's wife, and he had to fight to persuade her to take this unglamorous role, but it was one of the best moves she made. Also, co-star James Murray was an unknown extra who King Vidor literally picked out of a crowd. Like his character in the movie, he had his chance at greatness, but soon after the movie was released, he became an alcoholic, and died in 1936, and is virtually forgotten today. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: ARE YOU UNFAMILIAR WITH GLASS SLIDES? Many collectors are not familiar with them, because they are incredibly rare, and are rarely offered for sale. Click HERE for a brief history of what they are and what they were used for. Note that we have provided two images at right for this glass slide. The first image is a high quality scan of just the image area of the slide that shows what it looks like with light shining through it (as it was originally seen when displayed). The second image is a photograph of the entire glass slide (including either the cardboard holder or black tape around the edges, depending on the type of glass slide it is). Clicking on either image will open a new browser window with larger, high quality versions of both images. Condition: very good to fine. the glass slide itself is in very good to fine condition; there is some slight surface "dustiness" over much of the image area, but it disappears when you look at the slide through light (and may be easily removable); otherwise, the slide is in nice condition; the cardboard holder is in excellent condition (it is possible it is not the original cardboard holder, but I would not think that is all that important, as I assume almost everybody buys glass slides for the slide, not the holder!). Learn More about condition grades 
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