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Auction History Result 4y009 NEW YORK insert '27 most incredible artwork of Manhattan skyscrapers over bridge & water! Date Sold 8/3/2010 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Insert Movie Poster (measures 14" x 36" [36 x 91 cm]) (Learn More) New York, the 1927 Luther Reed silent Manhattan New York City gangster romantic triangle crime melodrama ("Story by Barbara Chambers and Becky Gardiner"; about a New York gangster whose girlfriend visits his best friend, who was her childhood sweetheart, and he is about to get married, but the gangster misunderstands and thinks that his girlfriend is cheating on him, and he kills her, and his best friend is charged with the murder, and he keeps silent, but another friend of theirs ultimately reveals the truth; this is very similar in plot to both "Manhattan Melodrama" and "Once Upon a Time In America", and it seems likely that both movies drew off of this one, and oddly, in this movie, William Powell plays the gangster, but in "Manhattan Melodrama", he "switches sides", and plays the good guy!) starring Ricardo Cortez, Lois Wilson, Estelle Taylor, William Powell, and Norman Trevor. Note that one would think that with many hundreds of movies set in New York, there would have been many movies with the title "New York". Yet only this movie, and one obscure 1916 movie have this name! This movie was one of the last major silent movies, but is largely forgotten today. One wonders when some movie maker will realize how long it has been since this title was used, and will make the first sound movie with the title "New York" (and the same plot could certainly be re-used)! Also, note that this is a "lost" film which means that no surviving copies are thought to exist. 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 there are some collectors who restrict their movie poster collecting to one-sheets, refusing to purchase other sizes. This movie is a perfect example of why that can be a very foolish and restricting decision! We previously auctioned the one-sheet from this movie (which can be seen at http://www.emovieposter.com/imagearchive/poster/119133.html). The one-sheet poster has a very plain image, while this wonderful insert poster has a magnificent image. Which poster would you rather have in your collection? Also note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a light paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (it means that the poster must be handled carefully, as the backing does not give it much added strength, but it is similar to having an unrestored poster, and yet it has been properly preserved). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards. Condition: very good. Prior to paperbacking, the poster had water staining in the upper part of the left border, beginning just above the part of the building that touches the border, and extending up into the bottom of the Paramount logo, but barely touching any part of the buildings. There was a diagonal crease in the top left corner, extending into the tip of the top of the building, and some smudges in the blue sky background at the very top. There was some faint staining in the lower 5" of the right blank border, and in the bottom blank border. Other than the above, the poster was in surprisingly nice condition prior to being paperbacked. The poster was cleaned and slight touch up was done to the staining and smudges described above, but to completely eliminate them would have meant re-painting parts of the blue sky background, and that was not done, so you can see faint traces of the smudges, but you can also see how great condition this poster was in before it was backed, and this wonderful poster displays fantastically! Learn More about condition grades 
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