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Auction History Result Lot #: 235 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN 3sh  Offered 7/1/2001Did not meet reserve Appears in Vintage Hollywood Posters 4 CATALOG SOLD OUT The image at right appears in the auction catalog we published as shown above and was sold long ago and we do NOT have it available for purchase. An Original Vintage Theatrical Three-Sheet Movie Poster (Learn More) Singin' in the Rain, the classic 1952 Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly romantic musical comedy (considered by most the best musical of all time!; "What a glorious feeling"; "MGM's Technicolor Musical Treasure!"; "Suggested by the song 'Singin' In the Rain'"; about a Hollywood movie studio in the late 1920s that wants to begin making sound pictures, but their top leading lady has a dreadful voice, plus they have great difficulties adapting to the sound equipment; pretty young Debbie Reynolds comes along to dub in the singing voice of the primadonna leading lady, played to perfection by Jean Hagen) starring Gene Kelly (as Don Lockwood), Donald O'Connor (as Cosmo Brown), Debbie Reynolds (as Kathy Selden), Jean Hagen (nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for this film; as Lina Lamont), Millard Mitchell (as R.F. Simpson), and Cyd Charisse (unnamed, only referred to as "Dancer"). Note that this greatest of all Hollywood musicals had an odd beginning! The title song had been sung in "The Hollywood Revue of 1929" by Cliff Edwards, and that inspired this movie, and in addition, the song "Make 'Em Laugh" was basically plagiarized from "Be a Clown", from "The Pirate"! 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: This three-sheet was printed in 3 sections. HOWEVER, THE BOTTOM 7" OF THE POSTER WAS LOST (THE PORTION WITH THE TINY CREDITS ONLY). WE ARE ONLY SELLING THE TOP TWO PIECES OF THIS POSTER! This poster was printed in an unusual way. There is a top piece which includes the title, then a large center piece, and then a small bottom piece that is 7" high by 41" wide. We have the top two pieces of this poster, but are missing the bottom small piece. This bottom piece, which is only 7" high, contains the tiny credits for the movie (the credits for the main stars are in the top section). I would think anybody could frame this incomplete poster just as it is and be quite happy with it, or could certainly hire any restorer to recreate the missing credits area, but PLEASE do not forget that we are only auctioning the top two pieces of this poster!
Note that the reason the price above is given as "Did not meet reserve" is because it was auctioned as being complete, but it was discovered after the auction that a small strip of credits was missing from the bottom, and the sale was canceled. The poster was re-auctioned in 2006 (correctly described), and it sold for $510. We have left the price as "Did not meet reserve", because the sale did not happen at that time, and we have corrected the condition description to match the actual description from when it was sold in 2006. Condition: good. The two parts of the poster that are present are in pretty nice condition. There are creases and some pinholes around the edges (more so in the smaller top section). But PLEASE do not forget that we are only auctioning the top two pieces of this poster! Note that the poster was folded oddly and will need to be sent in a larger-than-usual flat package. Learn More about condition grades 
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