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Auction History Result 5z374 VIKING linen 1sh '31 cool stone litho of Louise Huntington & ship at sea by glaciers! Date Sold 7/14/2009 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41") (Learn More) The Viking, the 1931 George Melford ("who made 'The Sheik'") & Varick Frissell Canadian/U.S. Newfoundland romantic love triangle action adventure disaster melodrama ("The picture that cost the lives of Varick Frissell and 25 others in the Sealer Viking Disaster."; "The First ALL-TALKER made in the Arctic - A drama of fighting love."; "Actually produced during the Great Newfoundland Seal Hunt and You see the REAL thing"; "Produced by Varick Frissell"; about a seal hunter in Newfoundland and a down-and-out fellow who both compete for the same girl; the seal hunter takes the down-and-out man hunting and tries to kill him so he can win the girl, but he ends up blinded, and amazingly, the other man rescues him, which causes the seal hunter to become his best friend!; the movie was shot on location, and the boat used in the movie, "The Viking", exploded and sank during filming and 25 of the men were killed, and, in typical Hollywood style, this was used as a selling point for the movie!) starring Bob Bartlett, Wilfred Grenfell, Louise Huntington (as "Mary Joe"), Charles Starrett, and Arthur Vinton NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Condition: very good. The poster had tiny paper loss at the crossfolds and creases and tears in the left half of the top foldline and minor wear on the other folds. There were some pinholes and smudges around the edges of the poster. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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