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Auction History Result 4a019 BEAU GESTE WC '39 William Wellman, art of Legionnaire Gary Cooper raising his rifle! Date Sold 6/22/2010 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 14" x 22") (Learn More) Beau Geste, the classic 1939 William A. Wellman Northern Africa French Foreign Legion military war family relationship melodrama ("Gary Cooper is back at his fighting best in the most thrilling film of the Foreign Legion"; "Based on the Novel by Percival Christopher Wren"; about three brothers who all end up in the French Foreign Legion, serving together in the exact same location in North Africa) starring Gary Cooper (in the title role as Michael 'Beau' Geste), Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film), Susan Hayward (in her second credited movie role!), J. Carrol Naish, Donald O'Connor, James Stephenson, Heather Thatcher, and G.P. Huntley 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 poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a light paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (it means that the poster must be handled carefully, as the backing does not give it much added strength, but it is similar to having an unrestored poster, and yet it has been properly preserved). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards. Condition: good. The card had smudges and faint stains scattered throughout and it seems likely that the original blank top had been trimmed off. There were some pinholes around the edges of the card. Some talented restorer paperbacked the card, replacing the missing blank area. They did some restoration to some of the solid colored areas, but they did not completely paint over those areas, although the blank borders and top do appear to have been painted over. The card was pretty well backed, but you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects, but I think most collectors would be happy to display this card! Also, note that at some point after it was paperbacked, it was roughly handled, and there is now a 2" crease in the middle right of the card, extending into the yellow and blue background area (it is not very distracting). Learn More about condition grades 
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