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Auction History Result Lot #: #138 FOR THE DEFENSE window card '30 William Powell, Kay Francis!  Date Sold 12/18/2004Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. Appears in Vintage Hollywood Posters 8 CATALOG SOLD OUT The image at right appears in the auction catalog we published as shown above and was sold long ago and we do NOT have it available for purchase. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Window Card Movie Poster (measures 14" x 22") (Learn More) For the Defense, the 1930 John Cromwell romantic courtroom lawyer legal jury tampering melodrama (about New York's most prominent criminal attorney, who represents the biggest gangsters, and his sexy girlfriend, Kay Francis, is put on trial for manslaughter, and he can't get her off any other way, so he bribes a juror, but then he is arrested himself for jury tampering) starring William Powell ("You've seen him as a Detective - an Escaped Convict - a Gambler - Now see William Powell as the Attorney"), Kay Francis, Scott Kolk, John Elliot, and William B. Davidson. Note that Powell's character was based on a notorious New York attorney, William J. Fallon, known as "The Great Mouthpiece", and the events of the movie strongly parallel those of Fallon's life (and there were other movies that used the life of this colorful lawyer). 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 on to a heavy board backing. This means the poster was backed onto a board backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except somewhat heavier). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards, and lobby cards. Condition: very good to fine. it appears the poster was surely paperbacked more for preservation purposes than for restoration purposes, as there is very little restoration anywhere on the image! It appears that the blank top of the poster had been neatly separated from the rest of the poster and that it was very carefully re-attached, and that the area where it was cut was "blended", so as to make it not noticeable. It appears there was a detached piece in the bottom right corner, which was re-attached, and that there were tears and tiny areas of paper loss around the edges of the poster. It appears that there was a piece separated from the rest of the card in the bottom left corner including much of the "t" and "h" of "the" and that it has been expertly mended. It appears there was a tiny hole in Powell's hair. The reason I am so vague about the restoration, is because it was so wonderfully done, that it is difficult to tell if there was any restoration at all! I do feel certain there was virtually no restoration within the artwork area, and this rare and wonderful card looks fantastic (rare and wonderful is an understatement; not only have I never seen this window card before, but I have never seen any other movie paper on this movie before)! Learn More about condition grades 
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