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Auction History Result h001 CUBAN LOVE SONG one-sheet movie poster '31 great stone litho! Date Sold 8/21/2007Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (measures 27" x 41") (Learn More) The Cuban Love Song, the 1931 W.S. Van Dyke Havana Cuba romantic military tropical island musical ("Nights of romance under the tropic moon..."; about a "love 'em and leave 'em" type man who joins the Marines to "sow his wild oats" before getting married; he is stationed in Havana, Cuba and a beautiful peanut vendor falls in love with him, but he is quick to leave her when he gets orders to go to Europe at the start of World War I; he returns to Cuba ten years later to find that she has passed on, but he meets a little 9 year-old Cuban boy whose favorite song is the song he had shared with the woman that he had an affair with) starring Lawrence Tibbett, Lupe Velez, Ernest Torrence, Karen Morley, and Jimmy Durante ("The Screen's New Laugh Sensation"; billed as "'Schnozzle' Durante himself"!). Note that Lawrence Tibbett was a singer during the 1930s (but best remembered from the Metropolitan Opera), who appeared in several movies as, naturally, an opera singer. He was the first to play the leading role in many famous operas, including the role of Brutus Jones, in The Emperor Jones (which he played in blackface)! Darryl F. Zanuck signed him to a multi-picture contract, sure he would be a major star, but alas, he was not, and he only appeared in a few movies. Later, he had throat problems, which led to a drinking problem (or perhaps vice versa), and his later years were unhappy. 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 is an EXTREMELY rare title! In 18 years of selling over 300,000 movie posters, I have NEVER sold a poster or a lobby card from this title (I sold a herald from the movie in 2004)! I have never seen or heard of this one-sheet poster before. Condition: very good. There is small separation at each crossfold with tiny paper loss at the bottom crossfold. There are many pinholes in the top blank border and in the left center and right of the solid black background area. There are two uneven tears in the top right corner, in the black background, to the left and right of the third "T" of "TIBBETT". There are creases and a 1" tear in the center of the top border and in the center of the bottom border. All of the above are basically pretty minor defects, and otherwise, the poster is in pretty good condition. After a simple linenbacking by a talented professional, this poster will look fantastic, and there will be little paint anywhere in the image! Learn More about condition grades 
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