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Auction History Result 9d297 LION IS IN THE STREETS linen 1sh '53 the gutter was James Cagney's throne, Anne Francis! Date Sold 6/2/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) A Lion is in the Streets, the 1953 Raoul Walsh Louisiana romantic love triangle political melodrama ("He was king of a double-cross empire ..and the gutter was his throne!"; "The chiselers, the cheap tin-horns, the two-time ladies and two-bit crooks - They all made the little guy a big, big wheel ...and then he started grinding them down!"; " Flamingo--the bayou swamp-cat in skin tight blue-jeans she was his back-door queen!"; "Castleberry--a spotless record-except for the blood on his hands!"; "Jeb Brown--his heart was too big it made an easy target"; "Sam Beach - he was all brass - right down to his brass knuckles!"; "Guy Polli - a rat who squirmed through every loophole in the law!"; about a charismatic peddler from the bayou who finds his true calling in politics) starring James Cagney ("in a roaring role of fury from the roaring best-seller!"), Barbara Hale, Anne Francis, Warner Anderson, John McIntire, Jeanne Cagney (James Cagney's sister), Lon Chaney Jr. (billed as "Lon Chaney"), Frank McHugh, Larry Keating, Onslow Stevens, and James Millican. Note that this movie was clearly loosely based on the life of Huey Long. In 1949, another movie based on his life, "All the King's Men", was a major success, and this movie was made four years later, but it was based on a 1945 book. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had tiny paper loss at the crossfolds and some creases and scuffs on parts of some foldlines, with minor border wear. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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