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Auction History Result

4f0319 AFRICA SCREAMS style B 1/2sh 1949 Bud Abbott & Lou Costello cooking in cauldron, very rare!

Date Sold 5/12/2020
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Style B Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More)

Africa Screams, the 1949 Charles Barton Africa jungle safari adventure comedy ("Look what's cookin' in Africa!!!!"; "Bud Abbott and Lou Costello ...in hot water in 'Africa Screams'"; "See... Clyde Beatty Your hair will stand on end when world famous Clyde Beatty tangles with man-eating lions!"; "See... Frank Buck gives you the thrill of your life as he risks his to bring 'em back alive."; "See... Max Baer & Buddy Baer World famous heavyweights, Baer Brothers, teach Costello the 'Baer' facts of life!"; "A 3-ring circus of African thrills and laughs!!!"; "Those Joy Boys are in hot water again in darkest laff-rica!") starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello (Abbott and Costello), Clyde Beatty ("World Famous Lion Tamer"), Frank Buck ("World Famous Animal Hunter"), Max Baer & Buddy Baer ("World Famous Heavyweight Sensations!"), Hillary Brooke, Joe Besser, and Shemp Howard
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Important Added Info: Note that this is an extremely rare poster. We have only auctioned two in all our years of auctioning. 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. The poster has many pinholes around the edges and several creases, scuff marks, smudges faint stains and tears along portions of the edges and some paper loss at lower center. There are some paper remnants at lower right. It has several creases along the folds and some scuff marks within the art at left and right. Please see our super-sized image to get a good sense of the condition of this item prior to placing a bid.
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