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9h015 BIRTH OF THE BLUES linen 1sh 1941 Bing Crosby, Carolyn Lee, Donlevy, Mary Martin, Rochester

Date Sold 9/3/2017
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Style A One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More)

Birth of the Blues, the 1941 Victor Schertzinger New Orleans Louisiana romantic musical ("The Red-Hot and Blue show of the Year!"; "Story by Harry Tugend"; and featuring the following songs: "Wait till the sun shines, Nelly My melancholy baby, Birth of the blues after the ball, St Louis blues, By the light of the silvery moon, Waiting at the Church Memphis blues") starring Bing Crosby, Mary Martin (billed as "Mary ['Kiss the Boys Goodbye'] Martin"), Brian Donlevy, Carolyn Lee, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson (billed as "Rochester"), J. Carrol Naish, and Roscoe Ates
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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good. The poster had creases, tears, smudges, and some paper loss scattered on parts of several folds, more so in the bottom half of the vertical fold and in the bottom horizontal fold. It had pinholes, smudges, stains, and tears around the edges. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can clearly see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects.
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