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Auction History Result 4f0526 LUCKY DEVILS LC 1933 William Boyd & young Lon Chaney Jr. as Hollywood stunt men, ultra rare! Date Sold 5/9/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Lucky Devils, the 1933 Ralph Ince Hollywood movie stuntman action romantic melodrama ("A thrill-romance of Hollywood's death defying stunt men") starring William Boyd (billed as "Bill Boyd"), Dorothy Wilson, William Gargan, Lon Chaney Jr. (billed as "Creighton Chaney"), Bruce Cabot, and Roscoe Ates. Note that this was Lon Chaney Jr.'s third credited role (under his real name), and he was surely not billed on any of the movie paper for this movie or the earlier two, but we have seen a lobby card from this movie where he is pictured! Note that Lon Chaney Jr. did not like living in the shadow of his ultra successful father, Lon Chaney Sr., and he did not appear in movies during his father's lifetime. After his father passed away in 1930, Chaney started appearing in movies under his real name of Creighton Chaney (including in this movie), without much success. In 1935, a producer convinced him that it would pay off royally if he would change his name to Lon Chaney Jr., and under that name, he starred in this movie! But that did not lead to much better roles until 1939, when he played Lenny in "Of Mice and Men", and received fantastic reviews. But once again, his career did not take off, until he starred in "The Wolf Man" in 1941, and that led to a very successful series of Universal horror movies! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that movie paper from this title is rarely offered for sale. We have only previously auctioned three lobby cards, a Swedish poster, and a French poster in all our years of auctioning. One of those three lobby cards has now been reconsigned to us, so this is still only one of three U.S. items we have ever auctioned from this movie! As noted above, this is the earliest lobby card we have seen that pictures Lon Chaney Jr.! Also note that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. Condition: good to very good. There are tack holes, faint smudges, and a few tiny stains scattered around the edges. Other than these border defects, the card is in pretty nice condition. Note that this lobby card is completely unrestored and there is not a single piece of tape on either the front or back! This great lobby card could absolutely be displayed and enjoyed as it is, or one could choose to have the above defects corrected through restoration. Either way, the new owner will have an ultra rare lobby card to display on their wall! Learn More about condition grades 
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