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Auction History Result 3r0419 CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT Japanese 1951 Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, rare! Date Sold 1/19/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1951 (from the first release of this movie in Japan) Vintage Theatrical Folded Japanese "B2" Movie Poster (measures 20 1/4" x 28 5/8" [51 x 73 cm]) (Learn More) Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (released outside the U.S. as "A Yankee in King Arthur's Court"; apparently they felt non-U.S. people would not know where Connecticut was!), the 1949 Tay Garnett medieval time travel science fiction fantasy musical comedy ("His newest, greatest romantic musical with Bing singing hit after hit!"; "with New Bing Song Hits!"; "From the Famous Classic by Mark Twain", which was written in 1889) starring Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, William Bendix, Cedric Hardwicke (billed as "Sir Cedric Hardwicke"), Murvyn Vye, Virginia Field, and Henry Wilcoxon. Note that this was somewhat of a remake of the 1931 non-musical Will Rogers movie, but that was simply called "A Connecticut Yankee". 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 this is an extremely rare poster. We have never auctioned one in all our years of auctioning! Note also that, immediately after World War II, the U.S. occupied Japan and part of Germany, and many American movies were shown in both countries between 1945 and the end of the occupation. Most of the Japanese posters we have seen from that period and many of the German posters and programs from the same period have a "Motion Picture Export Association" (MPEA) circular printed logo on the poster or program, and apparently this was a program run in conjunction with the U.S. government. Since there were many U.S. servicemen in Japan and Germany at this time, many of these posters and programs have the title written in both Japanese (or German) and in English. Finally 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: very good. The poster has some minor wear along portions of the folds and tiny paper loss at the top crossfold. It is otherwise in pretty nice condition and it displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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