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Auction History Result 6w098 MASKS OF THE DEVIL Argentinean '28 stone litho of John Gilbert romancing Alma Rubens, rare! Date Sold 5/5/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Argentinean Movie Poster (measures 29" x 43" [74 x 109 cm]) (Learn More) The Masks of the Devil, the 1928 Victor Sjostrom (billed as "Victor Seastrom"; he was a major Swedish director of the 1910s and 1920s, and late in his life, he turned to acting, giving memorable performances in several Ingmar Bergman movies, most notably "Wild Strawberries") romantic melodrama ("From the book 'The Masks of Erwin Reiner' by Jakob Wasserman"; about a playboy who endlessly chases beautiful women; there are scenes where he stares into a mirror and his thoughts can be heard where he confesses how badly he has behaved!) starring John Gilbert ("His Most Fiery Romance"), Alma Rubens, Theodore Roberts, Frank Reicher, Eva von Berne, Ralph Forbes, Ethel Wales, and Polly Ann Young. Note that this is a "lost" film which means that no surviving copies are thought to exist. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: A. Wagener Important Added Info: Note that first release movie posters from this 1928 John Gilbert movie are incredible rare! We have previously auctioned only two U.S. window cards in much lesser condition and a Swedish poster, but otherwise, we have never seen ANY first release posters from this movie, until we were consigned this Argentinean poster with a beautiful stone litho image. Condition: very good. The poster has tiny separation at the crossfolds and very minor wear on the folds. It has small paper loss in the center of the top blank border and pinholes around the edges. There are a few faint brown dot stains scattered in the back of the part of the poster that was on the outside when it was fully folded, but they are not really noticeable from the front. Otherwise, the poster is in nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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