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Auction History Result 2h207 MYSTERIOUS PILOT linen chapter 8 1sh 1937 art of Captain Frank Hawks, real life aviation hero! Date Sold 12/9/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Chapter #8 (Battle in the Sky) Style A One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) The Mysterious Pilot, the 1937 Spencer Gordon Bennet action adventure airplane aviation serial ("Sensational battles far above the Earth!"; "Thrill-filled drama... with the fastest man alive!"; purportedly written by L. Ron Hubbard, creator of Scientology) starring Frank Hawks (billed as "Capt. Frank Hawks"), Dorothy Sebastian, Rex Lease, Guy Bates Post, Kenneth Harlan, Clara Kimball Young, Esther Ralston, and Yakima Canutt. Note that star Frank Hawks had been an ace pilot in World War I, and after the war, he became a professional pilot, setting several speed records. In 1932, he appeared in two films, one of them a short, and then he starred in this movie five years later, and those were his only three film roles. Sadly, the following year, he passed away, dying in a plane crash at age 41 (and he was not in an experimental plane or doing stunts). Also note that, apparently, the person who made this serial had a love of silent movies, because some top stars from the silent days showed up in supporting roles in this serial! 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 a knowledgeable collector believes that Glenn Cravath created the art for this item. However, we cannot be 100% certain. If anyone has definitive proof such as signed original art, please e-mail us and we will post it here.
What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had tiny paper loss at the crossfolds and some small tears and tiny bits of paper loss on small parts of some folds, with pinholes and some tiny paper loss around the edges. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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