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7h296 OPERA HOUSE THEATRE AUGUST 23RD WC '53 Master of Ballantrae, Lili, War of the Worlds

Date Sold 11/25/2010
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More)

a local theater window card advertising the complete program from the week of August 23rd, 1953 for the Opera House Theatre, comprising of the following movies: The Master of Ballantrae, the 1953 William Keighley English swashbuckling pirate action adventure thriller ("based on the book by Robert Louis Stevenson"; "Robert Louis Stevenson's celebrated masterpiece of gallantry!"; "When the Bold Banners of the Crimson Crusade Clashed with the Scarlet Hordes of the King!"; "Filmed on the historic crags and moors of Scotland and Cornwall! Two years in the making! Thronging thousands in the cast!") starring Errol Flynn, Beatrice Campbell, Yvonne Furneaux, Roger Livesey, and Anthony Steel AND Lili, the 1952 Charles Walters (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award) romantic musical ("You'll fall in love with Lili"; "Based on a story by Paul Gallico") starring Leslie Caron (in her nominated for Best Actress Academy Award role), Mel Ferrer, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Kurt Kasznar AND The Affairs of Dobie Gillis, the 1953 Don Weis musical teen comedy ("Hello fans! A swell star team Debbie Reynolds and dancing Bobby Van are in a gay new youthful musical!"; "It's MGM's gay, new youthful musical";"They dance ans Sing"; "CHEERS! For the swell star team - Debbie Reynolds and dancing Bobby Van!"; "Story and Screenplay by Max Shulman"; this movie was adapted into a hit TV series with Dwayne Hickman and Bob Denver in the lead roles) starring Debbie Reynolds, Bobbie Van, Bob Fosse (who later had a major career as a choreographer and director), Barbara Ruck, Hanley Stafford, and Lurene TuttleThe Affairs of Dobie Gillis, the 1953 Don Weis musical teen comedy ("Hello fans! A swell star team Debbie Reynolds and dancing Bobby Van are in a gay new youthful musical!"; "It's MGM's gay, new youthful musical";"They dance and Sing"; "CHEERS! For the swell star team - Debbie Reynolds and dancing Bobby Van!"; "Story and Screenplay by Max Shulman"; this movie was adapted into a hit TV series with Dwayne Hickman and Bob Denver in the lead roles) starring Debbie Reynolds, Bobbie Van, Bob Fosse (who later had a major career as a choreographer and director), Barbara Ruck, Hanley Stafford, and Lurene Tuttle AND The Affairs of Dobie Gillis, the 1953 Don Weis romantic musical teen comedy ("Hello fans! A swell star team Debbie Reynolds and dancing Bobby Van are in a gay new youthful musical!"; "It's MGM's gay, new youthful musical"; "They dance and sing"; "CHEERS! For the swell star team - Debbie Reynolds and dancing Bobby Van!"; "Story and Screenplay by Max Shulman"; this movie was adapted into a hit TV series with Dwayne Hickman and Bob Denver in the lead roles) starring Debbie Reynolds, Bobby Van (in the title role as Dobie Gillis), Bob Fosse (who later had a major career as a choreographer and director), Barbara Ruck, Hanley Stafford, and Lurene Tuttle ANDH.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds, the classic 1953 Byron Haskin science fiction (sci-fi) alien-invasion action thriller (produced by George Pal; based on the classic H.G. Wells novel) starring Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Robert Cornthwaite, and Lewis Martin
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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: very good.
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