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2p470 IT'S A JOKE SON 1sh 1947 great artwork of Kenny Delmar as Senator Claghorn!

Date Sold 12/18/2018

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An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More)

It's a Joke, Son!, the 1947 Benjamin Stoloff (billed as "Ben Stoloff") Southern politics political comedy ("The funniest man of the year in the happiest hit in years!"; "LIFE says... 'The most quoted man in the Nation'! Senator Claghorn"; a spin-off of a popular character from the Fred Allen radio show) starring Kenny Delmar ("as Senator Claghorn"), Una Merkel, June Lockhart, Jimmy Conlin, Douglass Dumbrille, "Daisy the Dog" and Kenneth Farrell (billed as "introducing Kenneth Farrell"). Note that this movie featured Senator Claghorn and his trademark line "It's a joke, son" (later Claghorn's voice and trademark line, "It's a joke, son!", were used for the cartoon character "Foghorn Leghorn").
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Condition: fair to good. The poster has creases, defects, areas of paper loss and tears of varying lengths along parts of some edges and many pinholes around the edges. Many of the tears or other defects as described above have been repaired with several pieces of tape from the back. Please see our super-sized image to get a good sense of the condition of this item prior to placing a bid.
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