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Auction History Result 2t1211 CIMARRON TC 1931 Richard Dix & Irene Dunne, Best Picture Oscar-winning western, ultra rare! Date Sold 8/30/2022 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Title Lobby Card (LC TC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Cimarron, the 1931 Wesley Ruggles (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) epic winning-of-the-West melodrama ("Edna Ferber's Colossal Cimarron"; "World's Mightiest Show!"; "Terrific as all Creation"; "Mightiest drama of the ages"; winner of the Best Picture Academy Award; from a story by Edna Ferber) starring Richard Dix (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film), Irene Dunne (nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for this film), Estelle Taylor, Roscoe Ates, Nance O'Neil, Edna May Oliver, with "5000 in cast" (some advertising says "and a cast of 40,000"!). Note that this movie was remade in 1960 starring Glenn Ford and Maria Schell! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned one example of this title card, and that was in a complete set 29 years ago! Also, note that Fredric C. Madan did the artwork for the campaign book ad for this movie, and we believe that he almost certainly did the art for this title card as well, but there is no visible signature. If anyone knows more about this, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Note that this card has been "gel backed". What does that mean? It means that a talented restorer backed the card onto a gel material, and they then performed restoration to the above defects, and then removed the gel backing, and afterward the card still looks and feels like an original card (and it is!), with no backing at all. Many collectors prefer this method of restoration to paperbacking or linenbacking, because with those methods the card no longer looks like it was not backed. Gel backing can't be used with cards that have major paper loss or other major defects, but for the cards it can be used on, it is really an excellent method of restoration! Also note that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. What IS gelbacking? Learn More Condition: good to very good. The card was folded 3" from the top and there was some surface paper loss along that fold. There was small paper loss scattered across the top of the top blank border, with a few smudges and tiny stains scattered in the image. Overall, the card was in good condition prior to restoration. A talented restorer gel backed the card and performed restoration to the above defects. You can see signs of the restoration, and the defects, but the card displays pretty well. Learn More about condition grades 
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