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Auction History Result 2a0929 I WANTED WINGS linen style B 1sh 1941 art of sexy Veronica Lake, Milland & Holden by Barclay! Date Sold 4/17/2022 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Style B One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) I Wanted Wings, the 1941 Mitchell Leisen World War II (WWII) airplane aviation military thriller ("The grandest aviation picture ever to thrill the heart of America! ... All the power, the splendor of Uncle Sam's great air armada... all the courage, the daring of the men who man the air defenses of America... brought to flaming, heart-stirring wonder on the screen in the roaring drama of four 'hot pilots' and the blonde bomber who raids their hearts."; "1,000 planes... 10,000 thrills... and one terrific blonde!"; "The thrilling saga of America's flying youth!"; "Flying Fortress crashes!"; "Flying fists!"; "Daring mid-air rescue!"; "First American air-raid!"; "Based on a story by Eleanore Griffin and Frank Wead"; "From the book, 'I Wanted Wings', by Beirne Lay Jr.") starring Ray Milland, William Holden, Wayne Morris, Brian Donlevy, Constance Moore, Veronica Lake ("Blonde bomber... she flew them into the ground!"; in her first real role; she had a few bit parts, and a few where she was billed under her real name of Constance Keane), and Harry Davenport NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: McClelland Barclay Important Added Info: Note that on rare occasions, the major studios would hire the finest "name" book and magazine illustrators to do movie posters on their major releases. In this case, the style B one-sheet for this movie was painted by master illustrator McClelland Barclay, who not only had painted great World War I posters, but also World War II posters. Sadly, he was serving his country in World War II when he was tragically killed in action. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good to fine. The poster had tiny paper loss at the crossfolds and minor fold wear. It had pinholes in the corners, with a few tears in the borders. 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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