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Auction History Result 3g038 BLACKBIRD WC '26 art of thief/mission owner Lon Chaney, written & directed by Tod Browning! Date Sold 12/10/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) The Blackbird (also known as "The Black Bird"), the 1926 Tod Browning silent romantic love triangle crime thriller ("Story by Tod Browning"; a really wild story of a master thief in London who steals at night, and by day poses as his saintly crippled twin brother known as The Bishop who works at a rescue mission, and the thief and his arch rival West End Bertie are both in love with the same girl so the Black Bird frames Bertie for shooting a cop, but the police discover the truth of that lie, and to escape, the Black Bird pretends to fight with his crippled brother behind a closed door and when the door suddenly opens it strikes Chaney who is now disguised as the Bishop, and he falls and breaks his back for real, dying soon after) starring Lon Chaney Sr. (in the title role as "The Black Bird"), Owen Moore, Renee Adoree, Doris Lloyd, and Andy MacLennan. Note that the IMDb lists the title of this movie as "The Blackbird", but the posters have the title as "The Black Bird". However, the original campaign book trade ad shows it as "The Blackbird", so we imagine the title was changed just prior to release, and it is difficult to say that one is more accurate than the other. 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. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a light paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (it means that the poster must be handled carefully, as the backing does not give it much added strength, but it is similar to having an unrestored poster, and yet it has been properly preserved). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. Prior to paperbacking, the card had some pinholes, tears, and small paper loss around the edges, with some creases, scuffs, tiny stains, and small tears scattered in the image. Overall, the card was in good to very good condition prior to paperbacking. The window card was expertly restored by a really talented restorer, and it displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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