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Auction History Result 7a0284 PRIDE & PREJUDICE insert 1940 Laurence Olivier, Greer Garson, Jane Austen novel, very rare! Date Sold 12/27/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Insert Movie Poster (measures 14" x 36" [36 x 91 cm]) (Learn More) Pride and Prejudice, the 1940 Robert Z. Leonard England family relationship romantic marriage melodrama ("Tsk! Tsk! Mr. Chips' wife is in love with Rebecca's husband!"; "When pretty girls T-E-A-S-E-D men into marriage!"; "One of the most famous novels! One of the most famous plays! And now... One of the most famous pictures ever filmed!!!"; "Screen play by Aldous Huxley and Jane Murfin"; based on the novel by Jane Austen; about five single sisters, all looking to find "suitable" husbands) starring Greer Garson (as Elizabeth Bennet), Laurence Olivier (as Mr. Darcy), Mary Boland, Edna May Oliver, Maureen O'Sullivan, Ann Rutherford, Frieda Inescort, Edward Ashley, Marten Lamont, E.E. Clive, Marjorie Wood, Karen Morley, and Edmund Gwenn. Note that Aldous Huxley is of course best known for his dystopian novel "Brave New World", but he also made a substantial income as a Hollywood screenwriter! 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 first release U.S. posters from this movie are extremely rare. We have only previously auctioned a half-sheet, a window card, one of each style of one-sheet, and a different example of this insert from this movie until we were consigned this second insert! Also note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: good. The poster has few stains between the two stars at top. It has some tiny tears and tiny paper loss around the edges. It has surface paper loss and scuffs along the folds and there is tape on back of the middle fold and a few other tape repairs on the back. There are scuffs in the center of the bottom image of the five girls, affecting two of their faces (see our image). Obviously this very rare poster can be restored but bear all of the above in mind before bidding on it. Learn More about condition grades 
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