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Auction History Result 2h187 MAIN STREET ON THE MARCH linen 1sh 1942 America's production line is its first line of defense! Date Sold 12/9/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Main Street on the March!, the 1942 Edward Cahn World War II (WWII) documentary short ("Is America prepared for war? A vivid, vital report to the public on the state of U.S. defenses"; "A factual screen survey of America's first life of defense - the production line") narrated by John Nesbitt, and featuring Raymond Gram Swing, Neville Chamberlain, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill. Note that this short was rushed into production immediately following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The short was completed in a month and released on January 10, 1942. It was designed to show all Americans how vital it was that they help in the war effort, and the short took the view that America had been preparing for war for two years prior. Also note that this was one of a series of 64 short subjects produced and narrated by John Nesbitt, made between 1938 and 1949, and distributed by MGM. 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 first release 1942 movie paper from this short is incredibly rare. We have never auctioned this poster before! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster had paper loss at the center affecting the "ef" of "Defense", and small paper loss and tears at the bottom crossfold. It had some minor wear on the folds and pinholes and tears around the edges, with paper loss in the center of the bottom blank border. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects. Learn More about condition grades 
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