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Auction History Result 9f273 RAFFLES linen 1sh '39 great art of jewel thief David Niven & pretty Olivia de Havilland! Date Sold 7/13/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Raffles, the 1939 Sam Wood romantic crime jewel thief comedy ("I'd love to dine with you, darling... But these handcuffs are so awkward!"; "There's romance in every robbery!"; "He stole my watch! He stole my pearls! He stole my Heart!"; "That dapper amateur thief is back to baffle the Police of London!"; "Fascinating gentleman jewel thief of fiction is back to baffle the police of London!"; "The severest test that ever faced a girl in love. She answered it with her heart - would you?"; "Should she protect society's most sensational thief?"; "A comedy-romance with "the Goldwyn touch"... in the finest tradition of screen entertainment!"; "Based upon the celebrated adventures of 'The Amateur Cracksman' by E.W. Hornung") starring David Niven (in the title role as A.J. Raffles), Olivia de Havilland, Dame May Whitty, Dudley Digges, and Douglas Walton. Note that Raffles was a master criminal and jewel thief in a series of 26 short stories and one novel written between 1898 and 1909. The first movie adaptation was in 1905, and it was followed by others in 1917 (with John Barrymore in the lead role), in 1925, and the first sound version was in 1930 with Ronald Colman, and finally, in 1939 with David Niven. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster had an extra horizontal fold at a slight diagonal just above the regular top foldline, with some smudges, separation, and tiny tears in that area. It had tiny paper loss at the crossfolds and minor wear on the other foldlines. It had pinholes, smudges, and tears around the edges, with some creases and scuffs scattered in the image. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects. Learn More about condition grades 
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