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Auction History Result 5t0457 SILVER STREAK 3sh 1934 art of 1st high-speed bullet train, now on display in Chicago, rare! Date Sold 1/16/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Three-Sheet Movie Poster (3sh; measures 41" x 81" [104 x 206 cm]) (Learn More) The Silver Streak, the 1934 Thomas Atkins romantic high-speed railroad train action thriller ("Love at the throttle in a streamline race with death on the world's newest, fastest train"; "The pulsing urge of the Power Age created this miracle of speed! ...and human emotion throbs in its iron heart in this blood-leaping romance of the rails!"; "The Stream-Lines 'Star' of the thrilling railroad drama"; "A streamline Saga of Straining Steel, Grinding Wheels, Breath-taking Curves on a New Iron Horse Hurtling through Western Plains and Mountains on a Heroic Race with Death!"; about the first real life Pioneer Zephyr "bullet train", capable of moving at super high speeds; the actual train has survived and is completely restored on display at The Chicago Museum of Science & Industry in a specially built vault below street level!) starring Sally Blane, Charles Starrett, Hardie Albright, William Farnum, and Irving Pichel 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 previously auctioned two examples of this three-sheet, and the last one was 10 years ago (and it sold for $310)! That last example has now been reconsigned to us, so this is still only one of two examples we have ever auctioned! Also note that this three-sheet was printed in 2 sections designed to overlap. Condition: very good. There is a foreign stamp in each top corner of the image. Otherwise, the poster is in nice condition, with very minor fold and border wear, especially considering its age! Learn More about condition grades 
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