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3a374 PUBLIC HERO NUMBER 1 linen style D 1sh '35 cool art of intense Chester Morris & Jean Arthur!

Date Sold 12/11/2016

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An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Style D One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More)

Public Hero Number 1, the 1935 J. Walter Ruben romantic convict prison escape crime thriller ("He thumbed his nose at Hell for a girl who was born to love a conqueror"; "Tough! But scared of a girl's ruby lips!"; "The tougher they come... the harder they fall for a dame!"; about an FBI man on the trail of a wanted criminal, and he gets involved with a young woman, not realizing she is the criminal's sister) starring Lionel Barrymore, Jean Arthur, Chester Morris, Joseph Calleia, Lewis Stone, Paul Kelly, and Sam Baker. Note that Lionel Barrymore was given top billing in this movie, no doubt due to his greater fame than his co-stars, but he actually plays a relatively minor role in the movie as a drunken gang doctor!
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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good to fine. The poster had a pinhole in each of the top corners (at the edge of the image) and otherwise had minor fold and border wear. Overall, the poster was in very good to fine condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Note that either the restorer who mounted the poster did not leave any excess linen around the edges of the poster, or possibly the owner of the poster chose to carefully trim off the excess, so that the poster would fit in a frame.
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