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Auction History Result 6t376 ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD Japanese 10x15 '40 super-rare first release, Flynn & De Havilland! Date Sold 12/6/2011 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1940 (from the first release of this movie in Japan) Vintage Theatrical Folded Two-Sided Japanese Movie Poster (measures 9 3/4" x 14 1/2" [25 x 37 cm]) (Learn More) The Adventures of Robin Hood, the classic 1938 Michael Curtiz & William Keighley England royalty romantic adventure thriller ("Dazzling to the eye... stirring to the heart - a great entertainment from Warner Bros."; "Based "He lives again - the world's most beloved rogue!"; On Ancient Robin Hood Legends"; "Photographed in Technicolor"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award) starring Errol Flynn (in the title role as Robin Hood), Olivia De Havilland (as Maid Marian), Basil Rathbone (as Sir Guy of Gisbourne), Claude Rains (as Prince John), Patric Knowles (as Will Scarlett), Eugene Pallette (as Friar Tuck), Alan Hale Sr. (as Little John), Melville Cooper (as the Sheriff of Nottingham), Ian Hunter (as King Richard the Lion Heart), Una O'Connor, and Herbert Mundin. Note that the mount of Maid Marian is played by none other than Trigger the Horse, before he was purchased by Roy Rogers! Finally, note that anyone who saw this movie remembers well the archery contest which comes down to Errol Flynn in disguise and Owain the Welshman, but few people know that Owain was played by the world's greatest archer, Howard Hill, and that he also did Flynn's bow and arrow stunts shown in the movie! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that posters from Japan from before Pearl Harbor in 1941 are extremely rare, and posters from major movies are even more rare. This poster comes to us from an advanced Japanese collector, who tells us it is from the first Japanese release of this movie in Japan, which occurred in 1940. He tells us that the poster surely dates from the first release because after World War II it was decided in Japan that their writing would always be from left to right, but on this poster the writing is from right to left, which only occurred before World War II! In addition, the Japanese characters used on both sides of the poster are very classic ones. We showed this image to several major Japanese dealers and collectors and they all agree it makes sense that it is from 1940! Also note that this poster is double-sided, but not in the regular way. There is a different image on each side of the poster. We have provided an image of each side, and please realize that the winner of this auction will receive ONE poster! Finally, note that this poster was folded twice across the middle but has been stored flat for a long period of time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: very good. The poster was oddly folded at one time resulting in the two horizontal folds visible in our image. The poster is otherwise in pretty nice condition and it displays well. Learn More about condition grades 
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