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Auction History Result 8z032 TOLL GATE LC R1920s William S. Hart confronts Anna Q. Nilsson, who's holding toddler! Date Sold 8/17/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Undated (probably 1920s) Re-release Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 9 1/2" x 12 1/4" [24 x 31 cm]) (Learn More) The Toll Gate, the 1920 Lambert Hillyer silent cowboy western ("By William S. Hart and Lambert Hillyer"; like all William Hart movies, this has a very complicated plot about an outlaw who has a gang that has successfully eluded the law for three years, and he plans to retire, but his right hand man insists on pulling one last job, and when they do, that man betrays him and turns him in for the reward; but the army was once greatly helped by the outlaw, so they let him escape, and he spends the rest of the movie tracking down the man who betrayed him, who has joined with Mexican outlaws, so the outlaw joins with a posse seeking the man who betrayed him, and they manage to defeat the Mexicans and at the climax, he gets his revenge) starring William S. Hart, Anna Q. Nilsson, Joseph Singleton, Jack Richardson, and Richard Headrick. Note that there are many elements in this movie that were "borrowed" in later classic westerns (when the gang is betrayed, they rob a train, and the army is hiding in the train waiting to catch them, which was reused in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", and the scenes of Hart against the Mexican outlaws is very similar to "The Magnificent Seven"). Finally, note that the posters for this movie had a quote from William S. Hart that says "This is the first of my own productions - Wm. S. Hart", but he had actually been producing his own movies for several years, so we don't know why they would put that, unless it was just a case of outright lying! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have been consigned a collection of early lobby cards that all were heavily trimmed (some with just the borders trimmed, but others trimmed to 8" x 10"). They are all from very rare titles, and certainly, they could be restored (or displayed as they are). One would obviously prefer finding an untrimmed example of this card, but one might wait a VERY long time to find that untrimmed example, but bear in mind this significant defect before bidding on this card, which has been trimmed and it now measures 9 1/2" x 12 1/4" [24 x 31 cm]. Also note that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. Condition: good. All the blank borders were mostly trimmed off and there is some border wear. Note that this lobby card is completely unrestored and there is not a single piece of tape on either the front or back! Learn More about condition grades 
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