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Auction History Result 1a0714 BELLS TC 1926 Lionel Barrymore is tormented by the sound of the bells, ultra rare! Date Sold 10/31/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Title Lobby Card (LC TC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) The Bells, the 1926 James Young silent murder insanity melodrama ("Sir Henry Irving's masterpiece"; about a man who is offered a wonderful chance to improve himself in life, but to do so, he must commit murder, and he does so at Christmas time, and after that, whenever he hears bells, he is reminded of the Christmas bells chiming while he killed the man, and he is slowly driven insane and confesses his crime) starring Lionel Barrymore, Lola Todd, Eddie Phillips, Otto Lederer, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Caroline Frances Cooke, Lorimer Johnston, and Boris Karloff (as The Mesmerist!). Note that because the title of this movie is that of one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems, and because the plot is very similar to Poe's "The Tell Tale Heart", many people, including us, have wrongly assumed that this was based on Poe's work; but actually, it was based on a play written in 1867; when the play was translated into English, it was titled "The Bells", because of their importance to the plot! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that while we have auctioned several scene cards from this movie, we have never before auctioned this title card! 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. There are stains, small tears, and areas of paper loss in the borders, with some scuffs and smudges scattered in the image area, mostly only affecting the solid black areas. Please look at our super-sized images to get a good sense of the exact condition of this card before placing a bid. Learn More about condition grades 
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