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3r210 BLUE LAGOON linen English 1sh '49 Jean Simmons, great art of youthful lovers on beach!

Date Sold 12/9/2014
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked English One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 40" [69 x 102 cm]) (Learn More)

The Blue Lagoon, the 1949 Frank Launder English romantic island castaway adventure melodrama ("Alone they braved an untamed paradise!"; "An Individual picture"; "Amid the fury of a hurricane - their love was born!"; "Together they faced the terrifying violence of nature... to find a fortune in pearls hidden deep in the blue lagoon!"; "Man against octopus!... in a hand-to-hand battle to the death!"; "From the novel by H. de Vere Stacpoole"; about two young English children who are shipwrecked on a desert island, and they must fend for themselves, and as they grow up, they naturally fall in love; this is the original movie that the 1980 movie with Brooke Shields was based on) starring Jean Simmons, Donald Houston, Noel Purcell, Cyril Cusack, James Hayter, Susan Stranks (billed as "and introducing Susan Stranks"), and Peter Rudolph Jones (billed as "Peter Jones")
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Important Added Info: Note that this is a "country of origin" poster for this English movie! Note that ANY first release country of origin posters from this movie are incredibly rare! This is the first time we have ever auctioned this poster, and we have never had any other movie paper item from the first English release.

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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had tiny paper loss at the crossfolds and some tiny tears and tiny bits of paper loss on parts of some foldlines. There were some pinholes, tears, and paper loss in the blank borders. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well!
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