eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 1f0454 LOST WEEKEND LC #3 1945 alcoholic Ray Milland with bartender Howard da Silva, Billy Wilder Date Sold 12/21/2021Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card #3 (LC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) The Lost Weekend, the classic 1945 Billy Wilder (winner of the Best Director Academy Award for this film) family relationship romantic alcoholism alcoholic drinking melodrama ("The screen dares to open the strange and savage pages of a shocking best-seller!"; "Paramount's Sensation"; "From the Novel by Charles Jackson"; "Screen play by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder"; winner of the Best Picture Academy Award; about a man's difficult fight against alcoholism, and the movie focuses on a specific four day period in his life, where he desperately tries to remain sober with the help of his long suffering girlfriend and brother) starring Ray Milland (winner of the Best Actor Academy Award for this film), Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry, Howard da Silva, Doris Dowling, and Frank Faylen. Note that this was one of Hollywood's first realistic looks at alcoholism that was not heavy handed and one-dimensional, and it has not really dated at all, and it remains a very powerful movie, with great writing, acting, cinematography, and direction. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we currently auctioning all of the eight cards from this classic Oscar winning movie, in eight separate auctions. This is a rare opportunity for bidders to acquire any (or all!) of the eight cards created for this movie (note that they are all scene cards, because Paramount at this time did not make title cards). Note also that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. Condition: very good. The card was used in Australia, and there is a "SUITABLE FOR ADULTS ONLY" stamp in the bottom blank border. The card has a pinhole in each corner with a few faint smudges around the edges. Note that this lobby card is completely unrestored and there is not a single piece of tape on either the front or back! Learn More about condition grades
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