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Auction History Result 2m180 GREAT GUY Aust 1sh 1939 different stone litho of James Cagney, it tops all his roles, rare! Date Sold 12/16/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1939 (from the first release of this movie in Australia) Vintage Theatrical Folded Australian One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 40" [69 x 102 cm]) (Learn More) Great Guy (released in England as "Pluck of the Irish"), the 1936 John G. Blystone crime thriller ("It's tops in Cagney entertainment"; "James Cagney at his best!"; "From the Johnny Cave Stories in the Saturday Evening Post by James Edward Grant"; about the "New York Department of Weights and Measures", which was in charge of making sure the public didn't get cheated on the weight of goods; Cagney is the brash new head of it, who gets the job after the old head is hospitalized for not "playing ball"; Cagney takes on everyone: the crooks who cheat the public, and the crooked politicians who take bribes to let them do it!) starring James Cagney, Mae Clarke, James Burke, Edward Brophy, and Henry Kolker. Of course, this movie reunited James Cagney with Mae Clarke, the actress that had hit in the face with a grapefruit in Public Enemy! Perhaps this was his way of apologizing to her, by co-starring with her! 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 this is a very rare poster! We have only auctioned it once before, and the person who purchased it has re-consigned it to us, so it is still the only example of this poster we have ever auctioned!
UPDATED 12/13/2018: Note that a knowledgeable collector tells us that the first release of this movie in Australia took place in 1939. A film distributor called Atlas Films started operating in Australia in 1938. They quickly secured distribution rights for Grand National films and the first one they released was another James Cagney movie titled Something To Sing About in 1938, and Great Guy was released the following year. Condition: very good. There is tiny separation at the crossfolds and some tiny tears in the bottom border. There is a 2" tear in the right of the bottom border. There are pinholes in the corners with paper loss and a tear in the right corners caused by rough removal of the pins. Learn More about condition grades 
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