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Auction History Result 6h0174 ANNA CHRISTIE 1/2sh 1930 Greta Garbo in her first sound movie w/Charles Bickford, ultra rare! Date Sold 4/14/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) Anna Christie, the 1930 Clarence Brown (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) romantic family relationship melodrama ("A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer All-Talking Picture"; "Adapted by Frances Marion from Eugene O'Neill's play 'Anna Christie'"; about a 20 year old woman who was abandoned by her father when she was 5; he is a rough sailor, and she comes to live with him, and she can't bear to tell him that she spent the last 2 years as a prostitute; she falls in love with a young sailor who doesn't know about her past either, and she finally decides that she must tell both her father and the man she loves the truth) starring Greta Garbo (nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for this film; in the title role as Anna Christie; "Her first talking picture!"; "Her greatest dramatic triumph!"), Charles Bickford, George F. Marion, Marie Dressler, James T. Mack, and William Russell. Note that this was Garbo's first sound movie, and it was advertised with the tagline "Garbo talks!" Note that this was a remake of the 1923 silent movie starring Blanche Sweet. 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 we have only previously auctioned one example of this half-sheet, and it sold for $3,100. That example has now been reconsigned to us, so this is still the only example we have ever auctioned! Note that because this poster is nearly 100 years old and is valuable, we don't want to roll the poster in a tube, because we believe that rolling it could lessen its condition, so we will send it in a large flat package that measures approximately 24" x 30". If the winning bidder specifically requests it, we will roll this poster, but the new buyer will have to accept responsibility if there is any damage caused by rolling it. Condition: very good. The poster was never folded. It has darkened slightly and there are some faint smudges and scuffs scattered in the image, with two areas of darkening in the top left above the "R" and "O" of "GARBO", but solely in the blank area. This incredibly rare poster has had no restoration, and is not nearly as fragile as many half-sheets of the same age, and it certainly could be displayed and enjoyed exactly as it is, or one could choose to have it restored. Either way, the new owner will have a remarkable poster to display on their wall! Learn More about condition grades 
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