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Auction History Result 4z0226 MIGHTY JOE YOUNG signed insert 1949 by Ray Harryhausen, his 1st, Widhoff art of the giant ape! Date Sold 8/31/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Autographed Insert Movie Poster (measures 14" x 36" [36 x 91 cm]) (Learn More) Mighty Joe Young, the classic 1949 Ernest B. Schoedsack fantasy animal gorilla ape thriller ("Striking! Startling! Staggering!"; "Merian Cooper's amazing adventure in the unusual!"; "Staggering sensation! Electrifying excitement!"; "The ten most terrific thrills ever pictured"; "The cyclonic cavalcade of electrifying sensations that makes your eyes pop out and your heart skip a beat!"; produced by John Ford & Merian C. Cooper; with special effects by Ray Harryhausen, in his first movie, and "Technical Creator Willis O'Brien", creator of King Kong!) starring Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong, Frank McHugh, Douglas Fowley, Paul Guilfoyle, Nestor Paiva, and Pat Barton. Note that Ray Harryhausen was sadly not given any credit on the posters for this movie, likely because he was unknown at this time, but Willis O'Brien was credited, no doubt in the hopes that people would remember him from King Kong! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Gene Widhoff Important Added Info: Note that this poster has been personally autographed (signed) by Ray Harryhausen (in the inset art at right)! Our consignor obtained it in person at a film showing at the University of Colorado in the late 1980s. He does not have a certificate of authenticity, but we are certain that the signature to is authentic! Also note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: good. The poster has darkened and it has creases, tears of varying lengths, smudges and tape stains around the edges. Some of the tears are backed with tape that slightly bleeds through to the front. The bottom two horizontal folds were once backed with masking tape. There is a tear at lower left that extends to the edge of the "O" in "JOE", and that has a vertical tear that extends downward into Armstrong's credit. The autographed poster is otherwise "all there" and after some proper restoration it will display well, but bear in mind the poster's condition and the cost of restoration before bidding on it. Learn More about condition grades 
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