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Auction History Result 1x062 TWO GIRLS & A SAILOR trade ad '44 Van Johnson, Allyson & Gloria DeHaven, Hirschfeld art! Date Sold 6/17/2012 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Trade-Ad (measures 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" [24 x 32 cm]; 4 pages) (Learn More) Two Girls and a Sailor, the 1944 Richard Thorpe World War II (WWII) all-star war-time Navy Naval sailor military romantic love triangle comedy musical ("MGM's Ship-Shapely Musical"; "Gals! Gayety! Glamour! And gobs of fun!") starring Van Johnson, June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven, Jose Iturbi, Jimmy Durante, Gracie Allen, Lena Horne, Harry James, Helen Forrest (Harry James & Helen Forrest billed as "Harry James and His Music Makers with Helen Forrest"), Xavier Cugat, Lina Romay (Xavier Cugat & Lina Romay billed as "Xavier Cugat & his Orchestra with Lina Romay"), Tom Drake, Henry Stephenson, Henry O'Neill, Ben Blue, Carlos Ramirez, Frank Sully, Albert Coates, Donald Meek, Amparo Novarro, Virginia O'Brien, the Wilde Twins, and Ava Gardner (this was one of her early uncredited roles; surprisingly, she had many of them before she was "discovered"). Note that at this time, Paramount had created several "all-star" movies featuring dozens of their top stars, and this MGM musical was similar, except that their very top stars were not present (mostly because they were off in the military!). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Al Hirschfeld Important Added Info: Note that from the 1920s on, studios would create elaborate trade ads, often in full color, and often using the finest artists of the day. They would run these ads in their studio yearbooks (and sometimes those books are separated and the ads are sold individually), but they would also print those trade ads separately and mail them individually to theater owners, trying to get them to book that specific movie. The trade ad offered here was NOT removed from a yearbook or magazine, but was printed individually. It comes to us from the daughter of an MGM studio executive, who took home samples of these great ads (which explains why they are in such great condition, because they were never mailed to a theater). Condition: very good to fine. Learn More about condition grades 
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