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Auction History Result 4z176 BROTHER MARTIN 1sh '42 black cast, Williams, striking image of Jesus on cross! Date Sold 2/18/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus, the 1942 Spencer Williams black African American religious melodrama ("Full length feature"; "The story of a negro who loved God"; "Hear the celebrated 'Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen'"; "See and understand the mysteries of Brother Martin's Holy Religion"; "The story of a colored man accepted by God"; the movie has a framing story at the beginning and end about an uncle telling the story of Martin de Porres to his niece; de Porres was a late sixteenth-century Peruvian who was elevated to sainthood in 1962 by Pope John XXIII, he is the the patron saint of mixed-race people, barbers, innkeepers, public health workers, and all those seeking racial harmony) starring Spencer Williams "and a great supporting cast". Note that director/star Spencer Williams made several movies with all-black casts, including this one, in the 1940s, and all had religious themes, and they were shown to all-black audiences. Note that this is a "lost" film which means that no surviving copies are thought to exist. Not only that, but very little is known about the movie itself beyond what is stated on the one-sheet, because no other posters seem to have survived either. If anyone knows more about this, please e-mail us and we will post it here. 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 poster is mounted a thick and HEAVY board and as such we will need to ship in a large flat package. Please consider the added cost of shipping before bidding on this poster! Note that this item needs to be shipped in an oversized flat package. If it is a size that might ordinarily be rolled in a tube (like a half-sheet), the reason it is in this auction is specifically because we feel it either CAN'T be rolled or because we feel it would be a mistake to roll it, because it might well damage the item. In the case of the few items that could be rolled, we will roll the item in a tube if the new owner insists, but only if they accept that they can't return the item if it is damaged from being rolled. So please bear in mind that this item must be sent in a LARGE flat package (the size of the package will depend on the size of the item), and bear this added expense in mind before placing a bid on it. Condition: poor. The poster has been mounted onto a thick and VERY heavy (see above) board. There is MUCH discoloration scattered throughout the poster from exposure to moisture. The poster has also been covered in a laminate like material that has yellowed and darkened the poster even further. Please see our super-sized image to get a good sense of the condition of this item prior to placing a bid and please do not bid unless you can accept the defects described above, or you are willing to pay to have them properly restored. Learn More about condition grades 
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