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Auction History Result 2p425 ROMEO & JULIET Italian LC 1937 c/u of Leslie Howard looking at Norma Shearer, Shakespeare! Date Sold 12/5/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1937 (from the first release of this movie in Italy) Vintage Theatrical Italian Movie Lobby Card (Italian LC; measures 14" x 19 1/4" [36 x 49 cm]) (Learn More) William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the 1936 George Cukor Italy romantic family feud tragedy melodrama ("The world's greatest love story!"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; based on the classic play by William Shakespeare) starring Norma Shearer (nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for this film; in the title role as Juliet), Leslie Howard (in the title role as Romeo), John Barrymore (as Mercutio), Edna May Oliver (as the nurse), Basil Rathbone (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as Tybalt), C. Aubrey Smith (as Lord Capulet), Andy Devine, Ralph Forbes (as Paris), Reginald Denny (as Benvolio), and Violet Kember Cooper (as Lady Capulet). Note that one complaint of this film adaptation was that Shearer and Howard were far too old for the characters they played. Howard was 43 years old, and Shearer was 34, whereas Romeo was around 16, and Juliet 13! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Giacomo Canestrari Important Added Info: Note that this is an extremely rare Italian lobby card from the first release of this movie in the 1930s. Italian lobby cards from before World War II are on a heavyweight paper and they have a "tipped-in" black & white still. They are extremely rare due to paper shortages in Italy during World War II. It was not until after World War II that Italian distributors switched to "photobustas", which resemble lobby cards, but which are on a much thinner paper, and which often measure larger than the earlier Italian lobby cards. Also note that this Italian lobby card measures 14" x 19 1/4" [36 x 49 cm]. Condition: fair to good. Learn More about condition grades 
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