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Auction History Result 4y108 GREEN EYED MONSTER 1sh '19 stupendous all-star colored motion picture, train adventure! Date Sold 9/18/2011 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 28" x 42") (Learn More) The Green-Eyed Monster, the 1919 Norman Film Manufacturing Company black African American silent romantic railroad train adventure melodrama ("WITH AN ALL-COLORED CAST"; "Stupendous All-Star Negro Motion Picture"; "A Big Special Production in Eight Reels of Thrills! Action! Punch! $1,000,000 Railroad Equipment Used in this Production"; "Endorsed by the most Prominent Colored People of America as being the greatest picture of its kind."; "Five smashing reels of Thrills! Action!! Punch!!!"; "See the $80,000.00 train wreck in 'The Green Eyed Monster'"; the movie deals with two men in love with one girl and also two railroads competing for the same route; to determine which railroad should be given the route, a race between the two trains is organized, and of course, the man who won the race would also be the one who would win his sweetheart; the producers of the movie claim that over $1,000,000 of railroad equipment was used in the movie and that a climactic train wreck cost over $80,000!; the "Green Eyed Monster" of the title referred to both jealousy, and also one of the trains in the movie) starring Jack Austin, Louise Dunbar, Steve Reynolds, and Robert Stewart. Note that this is a "lost" film which means that no surviving copies are thought to exist. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that there is also a full-color stone litho one-sheet that was made by Norman Studios for this movie. Apparently, Norman Studios made a second two-color text only poster for its releases at that time (similar to the Rotogravure one-sheets that were being made by MGM at the same time). Also note that this one-sheet measures 28" x 42". Please do not bid on this poster thinking it is 27" x 41". Condition: good to very good. There is some ink transfer throughout the poster from it being stored folded for a long period of time. There is tattering and small paper loss along the bottom horizontal fold. The poster is overall in generally nice condition (especially considering its age) and after a simple linenbacking by a top professional, the poster will look fantastic! Learn More about condition grades 
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