eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 5s060 BEST MAN WINS style B 1/2sh '48 The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain! Date Sold 7/2/2009Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Style B Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28") (Learn More) Best Man Wins, the 1948 John Sturges romantic love triangle family relationship gambling frog jumping melodrama ("A story only Mark Twain could tell!"; "Mark Twain's loveable rogue who would a-wandering and a-wooing go!"; "Based on the Mark Twain story 'The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County'") starring Edgar Buchanan, Anna Lee, Robert Shayne, Gary Gray, and Hobart Cavanaugh. Note that Columbia bought the rights to this classic Mark Twain story, but then basically threw away the story as a minor incident within a typical love triangle melodrama! To make matters worse, they hired excellent director John Sturges, who could do little with the material! 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 this poster has never been machine folded! Most half-sheet posters were folded once horizontally and once vertically right off of the printing press. It is very difficult to find an unfolded example of most half-sheets, especially from before 1970! Condition: good to very good. Learn More about condition grades
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