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Auction History Result 2c072 DRAGNET insert 1928 George Bancroft, Josef von Sternberg, cool deco noir art, ultra rare! Date Sold 12/12/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Insert Movie Poster (measures 14" x 36" [36 x 91 cm]) (Learn More) The Dragnet (written as "The Drag Net" on some advertising), the 1928 Josef von Sternberg silent romantic police detective crime mystery melodrama ("Story by Oliver H.P. Garrett"; about a police detective who thinks he killed his partner by mistake, and he quits the force and becomes an alcoholic, but later he discovers that one of the gang members had actually committed the murder, and he sobers up and looks for revenge, and part of that is finding "The Magpie", a female criminal, and he gets his revenge on the real killer, played by William Powell, and he also convinces The Magpie to reform and marry him!) starring George Bancroft, Evelyn Brent, William Powell (as Dapper Frank Trent), Fred Kohler, Francis McDonald, and Leslie Fenton. Note that most people think that this is one of the first film noirs, even though that term was not coined until many years after this movie was made! Also, this is a "lost" film which means that no surviving copies are thought to exist. 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 first release 1928 movie paper from this movie is incredibly rare. We have only previously auctioned three lobby cards, a jumbo lobby card, and some stills from this movie until we received this insert! Also note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except somewhat heavier). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards, and lobby cards. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. Prior to paperbacking, the poster was never machine folded. It had either a crease or tear across the upper part of the image, running just above Bancroft's eyebrows. It had a second crease or tear below that, running through his nose and to the left side of his ear. It had creases, smudges, and scuffs in Bancroft's credit, and some pinholes, tears, and tiny paper loss around the edges. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to paperbacking. 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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