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Auction History Result

6w370 MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON TC 1939 Capra, Claude Rains shows James Stewart fake letters!

Date Sold 6/13/2019
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Title Lobby Card (LC TC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More)

Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, the classic 1939 Frank Capra (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) political corruption politics romantic melodrama ("A great director creates his most heart-stirring human spectacle!"; "Capra's magic probes the very heart of America to produce this greatest hit - a blend of laughter, tears, romance, excitement!"; "Capra's greatest hit --- the screen at its most inspired!"; "The greatest of all Capra hits!"; "Gayer than 'It Happened One Night', More Moving than 'Mr. Deeds Goes to Town', More Tender than 'You Can't Take It With You'"; "Overwhelming... in its universal appeal!"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; about a political innocent from the country who is appointed as a replacement senator, and he learns of political corruption, and tries to expose it, only to find that even the senator he most admires is in on the corruption) starring Jean Arthur, James Stewart (Jimmy Stewart; nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; in the title role as Jefferson Smith), Claude Rains (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as Senator Paine), Edward Arnold (as the corrupt businessman, Jim Taylor, who tells senators what to do), Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, Beulah Bondi, Harry Carey Sr. (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as President of the Senate), Porter Hall, Jack Carson, Bobs Watson, Astrid Allwyn, and Eugene Pallette
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Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned two examples of this title card, but the last time was 10 years ago, when it sold for $910! Also note 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: good. The card has darkened, typical of Columbia lobby cards of this period. There are creases and several tears around the edges, with many tiny tape repairs on the back of most (see our images). There was paper loss in the bottom left blank corner and someone taped a piece of another card to that area. There are some faint scuffs scattered around the edges of the image, but they are mostly only noticeable when the card is tilted to the light. The card can be displayed exactly as it is, and it will look great, because most of the defects are in the borders, or the kind of scuffs that don't show when looking at the card head on. See our super-sized images to get a good sense of the condition of this card.
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