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Auction History Result 4r084 GREEN EYED MONSTER linen 3sh '19 stupendous all-star negro motion picture, stone litho art! Date Sold 4/9/2009 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical LinenbackedThree-Sheet Movie Poster (3sh; measures 41" x 81") (Learn More) The Green-Eyed Monster, the 1919 Norman Film Manufacturing Company black African American silent romantic railroad train adventure melodrama ("WITH AN ALL-COLORED CAST"; "Stupendous All-Star Negro Motion Picture"; "A Big Special Production in Eight Reels of Thrills! Action! Punch! $1,000,000 Railroad Equipment Used in this Production"; "Endorsed by the most Prominent Colored People of America as being the greatest picture of its kind."; "Five smashing reels of Thrills! Action!! Punch!!!"; "See the $80,000.00 train wreck in 'The Green Eyed Monster'"; the movie deals with two men in love with one girl and also two railroads competing for the same route; to determine which railroad should be given the route, a race between the two trains is organized, and of course, the man who won the race would also be the one who would win his sweetheart; the producers of the movie claim that over $1,000,000 of railroad equipment was used in the movie and that a climactic train wreck cost over $80,000!; the "Green Eyed Monster" of the title referred to both jealousy, and also one of the trains in the movie) starring Jack Austin, Louise Dunbar, Steve Reynolds, and Robert Stewart. Note that this is a "lost" film which means that no surviving copies are thought to exist. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Condition: fair. The poster had significant areas of paper loss on parts of many foldlines and some smaller areas of paper loss in areas between foldlines. Overall, the poster was in fair condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was pretty well backed under the circumstances, but it has had extensive restoration to replace the areas of missing paper. You can clearly tell the poster is heavily restored, but from a reasonable viewing distance, the poster displays pretty well! PLEASE DO NOT BID ON THIS POSTER UNLESS YOU HAVE CAREFULLY READ THE ABOVE AND HAVE CAREFULLY STUDIED OUR SUPER-SIZED IMAGE, SO YOU CAN HAVE A GOOD SENSE OF THE EXTENT OF THE EXTENSIVE RESTORATION THAT THE POSTER HAS HAD! Learn More about condition grades 
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