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Auction History Result 6j516 ALOHA 3sh 1931 art of Hawaiian Raquel Torres giving handkerchief to Ben Lyon, ultra rare! Date Sold 5/15/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Three-Sheet Movie Poster (3sh; measures 41" x 81" [104 x 206 cm]) (Learn More) Aloha, the 1931 Albert S. Rogell South Seas tropical island interracial romantic melodrama ("A spectacular love epic"; "She Shocked Them - They Mocked Her - This wild tropical beauty who wore a grass skirt to her wedding, but couldn't accustom herself to the silks, velvets and garters - to the do's and don'ts - of her husband's world"; a wild story of the kind they don't make anymore!; about a rich young heir to a coconut plantation who lives on a South Sea island, and he falls in love with a local girl after she does the "Dance of Love", but after they are married and he takes her back to San Francisco, people look down on her because she is "not white", and he defies his father and takes her back to the island, but they have to live in poverty, and they have a son, and they have misunderstandings, and he orders her to stay away from their son, and she goes to a volcano and says she will join her ancestors, and he rushes to rescue her, but gets there just as she jumps in the volcano!) starring Ben Lyon, Raquel Torres, Robert Edeson, Alan Hale Sr., and Thelma Todd. Note that this movie has massive similarity to King Vidor's "Bird of Paradise", made the following year. We don't know if one movie inspired the other, or if there was any controversy at this time over the similarity of the two movies. If anyone knows more about this movie, please e-mail us and we will post it here. 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 never before auctioned this three-sheet! Also note that this three-sheet was printed in 2 sections designed to overlap. Also note that the theater that used this poster glued the pieces together before putting them on display (this is typical of many actual theater-used posters in multiple pieces). Condition: fair. The theater that used this poster glued the pieces together before putting them on display (this is typical of many actual theater-used posters in multiple pieces). The poster is extremely fragile and is completely separated on some folds. The poster is mostly "all there", and after linenbacking by a talented professional, the poster will look great, and will likely need little paint restoration within the image. Please do not bid on this poster unless you can accept its very significant defects and are willing to pay to have them properly restored! Learn More about condition grades 
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