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Auction History Result 7m066 MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS insert '42 directed by Orson Welles, from Booth Tarkington story! Date Sold 12/2/2010 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Insert Movie Poster (measures 14" x 36" [36 x 91 cm]) (Learn More) Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons, the 1942 Orson Welles historical family relationship romantic melodrama ("From the man who made 'The Best Picture of 1941'"; "'Keep away from my Mother... You're making her the Talk of the Town!'..."; "Orson Welles' Mercury Production of Booth Tarkington's Great Novel"; "The startling drama of a girl, wealthy and beautiful, who let pride break the heart of the man who adored her. A revealing challenge to every woman who thinks she can deny love!"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; about the haughty heir of a wealthy family, and his comeuppance he receives over the course of his life) starring Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter, Tim Holt, Agnes Moorehead (nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for this film), Ray Collins, Erskine Sanford, and Richard Bennett. Note that many film buffs consider this movie to be similar in quality to "Citizen Kane" (made by Welles just prior to this movie), with the notable exception of the ending (the studio took the movie away from Welles, and substituted a ridiculous "happy" ending in place of Welles' somber one, and that new ending was not filmed by Welles; apparently, the original ending no longer exists, and finding it would be one of the greatest possible finds of "lost" film ever!) 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 folded! Most insert posters were folded twice horizontally right off of the printing press. It is very difficult to find an unfolded example of most insert posters, especially from before 1970! Condition: very good. The poster has a tear and small paper loss in the upper part of the left blank border. There are pairs of staple holes around the edges of the poster, with some smudges, darkening, and tiny tears in the borders. There is a 1" tear in the center of the bottom border. There are a very few creases and scuffs scattered in the image. Someone put long pieces of brown paper tape on the back of the top and bottom of the poster (two pieces of tape on the back of each), but that tape was not put there for a restoration purpose and it does not affect the front. I think almost all collectors could happily display this great poster just as it is, but certainly any restorer could paperback it and it would require little paint restoration anywhere in the image. Learn More about condition grades 
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