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Auction History Result

5a0167 IT'S A WONDERFUL WORLD 1/2sh 1939 James Stewart & Claudette Colbert, Ben Hecht, ultra rare!

Date Sold 7/12/2020
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More)

It's a Wonderful World, the 1939 W.S. Van Dyke (billed as "W.S. Van Dyke, II") romantic fantasy screwball comedy ("Screen Play by Ben Hecht"; about a private detective who is wanted by the police after getting too involved in a murder investigate, and he goes on the run with a somewhat wacky poetess who he initially kidnaps, but over time, she comes to fall in love with him!) starring Claudette Colbert, James Stewart (Jimmy Stewart; collectively billed as "Claudette Colbert and James Stewart in a wonderful picture"), Guy Kibbee, Nat Pendleton, Frances Drake, Edgar Kennedy, and Ernest Truex. Note that this movie has many familiar elements that screenwriter Ben Hecht borrowed from movies like The 39 Steps and The Thin Man, but the movie is quite entertaining and the two lead stars' great "star power" makes this a very entertaining movie!
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Important Added Info: Note that we previously auctioned a different style first release half-sheet, but we have never before auctioned this style of first release half-sheet! Note that this poster was folded at one time but because it has been laying flat for a long time our intention is to send it rolled in a tube. However, because we are certain it would not harm it to re-fold it (because the folds are still there and have not diminished), we can also re-fold it if the buyer needs it to be shipped with folded items.

Condition: very good. There is a diamond of creases at the middle crossfold, with tiny tears above and below that area. Otherwise, the poster has pretty minor fold and border wear, and the colors are bright and fresh!
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