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Auction History Result 8x447 SMILIN' THROUGH linen 1sh '22 great stone litho of beautiful Norma Talmadge in window! Date Sold 12/8/2009 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41") (Learn More) Smilin' Through, the 1922 Sidney Franklin silent romantic melodrama ("The Crowning Triumph of the world's greatest star."; "A drama of love that is ever young and hearts that will never grow old"; "As sweet as he rose, as tender as the dove is the unsurpassable artistry of Norma Talmadge"; "No more perfect drama has graced the screen", "From out the years an old love reached to deny the love of youth."; "'You love him dear.' 'No - no my heart will not allow it. I am to marry another.' 'I'll wait for you forever.' A shot for love. 'She will never see you again.' A love that even death could not deny."; "From Allen Langdon Martin's famous stage play of the same name" [note that although a man was credited with the screenplay, it was actually written by two women, Jane Cowl & Jane Murfin!]; a pretty wacky story of a man whose fiancee was killed by her insanely jealous ex-boyfriend on their wedding day, and years later, the man is now in charge of his niece, who looks exactly like his fiancee, and she is engaged to marry a man who looks exactly like the man who killed his fiancee, and naturally, he does all he can to break them up!) starring Norma Talmadge (in a dual role), Wyndham Standing, Harrison Ford (not the same Harrison Ford that we know as an actor today, but a very popular leading man of the 1920s), Alec B. Francis, and Glenn Hunter. Note that this was apparently an incredibly popular play at the time, because the rights to the movie supposedly sold for $75,000, an astronomical amount in 1922. It seems that the play retained its popularity, because in 1932, the movie was re-made with Norma Shearer, Fredric March, and Leslie Howard in the lead roles, and again in 1941 with Gene Raymond, Jeanette MacDonald, and Brian Aherne! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Condition: good to very good. The poster had small paper loss at the top crossfold and tiny tears and tiny dots of paper loss in the top quarter of the vertical foldline. There was very minor wear on the other folds. There was a 6" tear in the upper left of the poster 2" below the left end of the top foldline, and a 4" tear 2" below the left end of the bottom foldline. There were pinholes in the corners. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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