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Auction History Result h425 MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM one-sheet movie poster '49 singing all-stars! Date Sold 2/26/2008Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (measures 27" x 41") (Learn More) Make Believe Ballroom, the 1949 Joseph Santley all-star music-and-singing romantic teen musical ("The hep parade of the year"; "with 12 Great Musical Stars"; "Based on the radio programs of Al Jarvis and Martin Block"; "All-star, all-hit, all-out jam jamboree!"; "Jumpin', Jivin', Cavalcade of Bands... Stars.... Laughs!") starring Jerome Courtland, Ruth Warrick, Ron Randell, Virginia Welles, Al Jarvis, ("See and Hear") Frankie Laine, King Cole Trio, Toni Harper, Jack Smith, Kay Starr, The Sportsmen, Charlie Barnet, Jimmy Dorsey, Jan Garber, Pee Wee Hunt, Gene Krupa, and Ray McKinley. Toni Harper was a black African American child singer born in Los Angeles in 1937. She was performing on stage at the age of 8 with Herb Jeffries and Cab Calloway among many others. In 1946, she had a platinum record with "Candy Store Blues" and she appeared in two movies in 1948 and 1949, and made three appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show at this time. When she turned 18, she recorded an album and made two more several years later. She toured in Japan with Cannonball Adderley in 1963, and had a small part in 1965's "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini", and then she completely retired from show business, and to the best of our knowledge, she is still alive! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Condition: very good to fine. Learn More about condition grades 
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