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Auction History Result 5b731 LOST SQUADRON WC '32 wonderful deco art of pilot Richard Dix being filmed by Von Stroheim! Date Sold 1/7/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) The Lost Squadron (released in Sweden as "Hollywoods Satan"), the 1932 George Archainbaud World War I (WWI) military airplane aviation stunt pilot movie-making action thriller ("Hollywood gave its magic soul to make this picture"; "Shatters the heavens! Rends the skies... a thunderbolt lashing and tearing its way to the drumming heights of thrilldom."; "Mortal eye has never before witnessed its like"; "A heaven torn asunder! A world flashing into space! Dazzle! Glitter!"; "Flaring panorama of sensation..."; "A juggernaut lashing and tearing its way to drumming heights of thrilldom... a love story that hits the vaulted heights of drama..."; "Thrill upon thrill"; "Packed with thrills"; "A picture in the making with six other great stars"; about World War I pilots who are forced to find work as Hollywood stunt fliers, and they work on a movie with a crazy director, played by Erich von Stroheim, who parodies himself, and there is a subplot with von Stroheim insanely jealous of his gorgeous young wife, played by Mary Astor!) starring Richard Dix, Mary Astor, Erich von Stroheim, Dorothy Jordan, Joel McCrea, and Robert Armstrong 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 window card was never folded. Often window cards would be folded across the middle, because that would make them 11" x 14", and they could then be sent with standard folded posters. Most collectors put an added value on a window card that has never been folded. Condition: good. The card has a faint partial horizontal crease across the center and 4" above that running through the center of the pilot's face. There are some creases and scuffs in the "DRO" of "SQUADRON", and there are some other faint scuffs and faint smudges scattered through the image. There are some pinholes and thumb tack holes around the edges and one at the bridge of the pilot's nose, and one in the yellow background at bottom center. There is some uneven darkening and some faint smudges around the edges. There is a thin light brown line running down the right 2" of the poster (it appears to be from drops of water that ran down that area). There are three pinholes in the bottom blank area where someone put paint over them (likely because they were stained), but otherwise, the card had no restoration. In spite of the above many defects, the card displays pretty well as it is (and it is not fragile, which is a big plus!), or of course, it could have professional restoration. Learn More about condition grades 
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