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Auction History Result 4d762 SCARLET PIMPERNEL 1sh R30s artwork of Leslie Howard & Merle Oberon! Date Sold 11/26/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Undated (probably 1930s) Re-Release Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) The Scarlet Pimpernel, the 1934 (released in the U.S. in 1935) Harold Young English historical French Revolution romantic disguised hero adventure comedy ("The Scarlet Pimpernel who was he... what was his strange power?"; produced by Alexander Korda) starring Leslie Howard (in the title role as Sir Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel), Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey, Nigel Bruce, Bramwell Fletcher, and Anthony Bushell. Note that this movie was based on the 1905 book by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, and the lead character is a "mild-mannered" English aristocrat by day, who by night poses as "The Scarlet Pimpernel", a dashing hero who rescues victims of the French Revolution, and not even his wife knows his "secret identity"! It seems quite likely that Joe Simon and Jerry Schuster at least partly based their Superman character on this character, given the huge similarities between them (except the Scarlet Pimpernel had no super powers!). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Condition: good. The poster is somewhat brittle and there are several tears and some areas of tattering and small paper loss along the foldlines and around the edges. There are small stains and tiny areas of paper loss at top center with some extending into Howard's hair and at bottom center in the artwork background. The poster is otherwise in generally nice condition, considering its age, and if one chose to have it restored it would look great! Learn More about condition grades 
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