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Auction History Result 1b1553 GLASS KEY WC 1935 great art of George Raft & pretty Claire Dodd, Dashiell Hammett, very rare! Date Sold 11/23/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Movie Window Card (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) The Glass Key, the 1935 Frank Tuttle crime mystery thriller ("His ears hear more 'inside' facts than a city editor! ...His lips hold more secrets than a Grand Jury Indictment!"; "By the author of 'The Thin Man' Dashiell Hammett"; this version of the movie has been mostly forgotten because it was overshadowed by the second version featuring Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd) starring George Raft, Edward Arnold, Claire Dodd, Ray Milland, Rosalind Keith (billed as "Rosalind Culli"), Charles Richman, Robert Gleckler, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, and Ann Sheridan (in a bit part as a nurse!). Note that Rosalind Keith made her first movie a year before this, and had a minor role. In that movie and this one, she was billed under her real name of Rosalind Culli. She later changed it to Rosalind Keith and became a Columbia actress, and after making 20 movies, she retired in 1939, for reasons we don't know! 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 window card, and this is one of those two examples that has been reconsigned to us, so it is still only one of two examples we have ever auctioned! Also note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a heavy paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except heavier). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards, and lobby cards. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. Prior to paperbacking, the card had some faint stains, smudges, and scuffs scattered throughout, with a small circular area of paper loss in the top left background area. It had some pinholes, tears, and tiny paper loss around the edges. Overall, the card was in good to very good condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but the restorer did not want to paint over the borders or background areas, so you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects (see our image). Learn More about condition grades 
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