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Auction History Result 5p0026 CHRISTMAS EVE linen Aust daybill 1947 deceptive art of George Raft pointing gun, very rare! Date Sold 9/1/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Australian Daybill Movie Poster (db; measures 13 1/2" x 30" [34 x 76 cm]) (Learn More) Christmas Eve, the 1947 Edwin L. Marin winter holiday family relationship inheritance romantic comedy ("Adapted from original stories by Laurence Stallings and Richar H. Landau"; about a wealthy woman who adopts three orphan boys; many years later, they leave her care to make their own way in the world, and they become very different people, but when her greedy nephew threatens to steal her fortune, the three adopted sons return to help her) starring George Raft, George Brent, Randolph Scott, Joan Blondell, Virginia Field, Dolores Moran, Ann Harding, Reginald Denny, Douglass Dumbrille, Clarence Knob, Dennis Hoey, John Litel, Walter Sands, Joe Sawyer, and Konstantin Shayne. Note that United Artists probably was afraid that this "family" movie might not find an audience, and they deceptively advertised it with a main image of George Raft pointing a gun, no doubt hoping people might go to it thinking it was a George Raft film noir! 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 we have only previously auctioned one example of this poster, and that was 16 years ago! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good to fine. The poster had very minor fold and border wear. Overall, the poster was in very good to fine condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well. Learn More about condition grades 
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