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Auction History Result

5g039 BIG STREET style A 1/2sh '42 Henry Fonda, art of Lucille Ball, her best friend is a dollar!

Date Sold 3/16/2017
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Style A Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More)

The Big Street, the 1942 Irving Reis New York City romantic unrequited love melodrama ("Take it from me.. - A girl's best friend is a dollar!"; "That Laugh-A-Minute Gal! ...in a thrill-a-minute- movie!"; "Love? Don't make me laugh!"; "Love is what gives you one room, two chins and a long washline!"; "Damon Runyon's first real love story!"; "-of a dame with her mind on a million ...and a guy with his mind on one dame!"; "Take it from me -A girl's best friend is a dollar!"; "From the Collier's Magazine Story 'Little Pinks'"; "Mrs. Venus -What hubby didn't know was okay with her!"; "Case Ables -A dame-slapper who could prove self-defense!"; "Professor B. -He'd bet 10 grand on the flip of flap-jack!"; "Horsethief -Even in the machine age, he did all right!"; "Violette -A sucker for a sob story .. or a steak!"; "Nicely Nicely -Eats double, deals double, picks the same pocket twice"; about a busboy in love with an egotistical showgirl; when she is in an accident and paralyzed, all her former friends desert her, but the busboy stays loyal, and then she spurns him again; similar in several ways to Maugham's Of Human Bondage) starring Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Barton MacLane, Eugene Pallette, Agnes Moorehead, Sam Levene, Ray Collins, Marion Martin, William Orr, Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra, and Louise Beavers
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Important Added Info: Note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube.

Condition: good to very good. There is a tear in the lower center blank border that has been repaired with tape from the back and then someone placed some white paint over it. There are some creases and scuffs scattered in various areas. It is otherwise in generally nice condition.
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