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Auction History Result 7p1360 GENERAL DIED AT DAWN candid 8x10 key book still 1936 James Montgomery Flagg & Gary Cooper! Date Sold 11/19/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie 8" x 10" [20 x 25 cm] Key Book Still (Learn More) The General Died at Dawn, the 1936 Lewis Milestone romantic China war mercenary spy espionage adventure thriller ("Two great stars in Clifford Odet's thrilling adventure drama of today's turbulent, war ravaged China!"; about an American mercenary fighting on the side of peasants in a Chinese rebellion, and he is given a lot of money to buy weapons, and he is captured, and he and his girlfriend are tortured to get them to reveal where the money is) starring Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, William Frawley, Dudley Digges, Akim Tamiroff (in the title role as General Yang; nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film), Porter Hall, and J.M. Kerrigan NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this cool candid key book still shows Gary Cooper with famed illustrator James Montgomery Flagg, who (as the printing on the back notes) had "recently picked Gary Cooper as one of the six best lookers among screen leading men". Cooper is taking special interest in Flagg's sketching style, likely because Cooper himself was an illustrator and cartoonist prior to quitting to become a screen actor! Note that this still is a key book still, printed on a deluxe heavyweight paper stock. Many studios spent extra money to have their most special photos, the key book stills, either backed with linen or printed on a heavy paper, both of which enhanced their durability. They had an extra 1" at the left or top, with punch holes, because of how they were stored. Key book stills are far more rare than regular stills, which has increased their popularity among collectors, since only a few keybooks were manufactured per film, and a key book still is guaranteed to be authentic. Someone trimmed away the extra 1" from the left of the still. Condition: good to very good. The left 1" was neatly trimmed off (see above). There are some faint smudges and scuffs scattered throughout, with a few stains around the edges. Learn More about condition grades 
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