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Auction History Result 6j683 PUBLIC ENEMY 1sh R54 William Wellman directed classic, James Cagney & Jean Harlow! Date Sold 8/11/2009 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1954 Re-Release Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41") (Learn More) The Public Enemy, the classic 1931 William A. Wellman family relationship romantic love triangle gangster organized crime melodrama ("A story that will startle the entire world"; "The cold-blooded hot-head whose guns roared across the 'decade of death'!") ("with a huge cast including") starring James Cagney (as Tom Powers), Jean Harlow (as Gwen Allen), Edward Woods (as Matt Doyle), Joan Blondell (as Mamie), Beryl Mercer (as Ma Powers), Donald Cook (as Mike Powers), Leslie Fenton (as Nails Nathan), Murray Kinnell (as Putty Nose), Mae Clarke (uncredited, as Kitty, the girl who Cagney hits in the face with a grapefruit!), Frankie Darro (as James Cagney's best friend, when both were boys), and Robert Emmett O'Connor (as Paddy Ryan). Note that Edward Woods was originally cast as the lead in this movie, and James Cagney was to play his friend, but after a couple of days of filming, director William Wellman had the two actors switch roles, and Cagney became a super star, and Woods only made a total of 13 movies before retiring in 1938! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Condition: poor to fair. There is a stain in Cagney's image at upper center as well as discoloration throughout the poster from exposure to moisture. There is paper loss in the art at left, at the crossfolds, and some of the ends of the foldlines. There are several tack holes scattered throughout. A professional restorer could linenback this poster and it would look great but please do NOT bid on this poster unless you are willing to accept its defects! Learn More about condition grades 
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