eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 1z648 DRAGON SEED Aust 1sh 1945 art of Asian Katherine Hepburn, Pearl S. Buck, ultra-rare! Date Sold 11/22/2018Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1945 (from the first release of this movie in Australia) Vintage Theatrical Folded Australian One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 26" x 40" [66 x 102 cm]) (Learn More) Dragon Seed, the 1944 Harold S. Bucquet & Jack Conway Asian China Japanese-invasion-of-a-Chinese-village melodrama ("MGM's immortal production of the great novel 'Dragon Seed'"; "Based on the novel by Pearl S. Buck") starring Katharine Hepburn, Walter Huston, Aline MacMahon (nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for this film), Akim Tamiroff, Turhan Bey, Hurd Hatfield, and Frances Rafferty. Note that all of the main cast members were non-Asians and performed in "yellowface" makeup to portray Chinese and Japanese characters. 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 poster! We have never auctioned one in all our years of auctioning. Note that this Australian one-sheet measures 26" x 40" [66 x 102 cm]. Condition: fair to good. The poster has much discoloration scattered in some areas throughout from exposure to moisture and separation in each crossfold as well as several tears of varying lengths around the edges. The separation and tears are mostly repaired with tape from the back that slightly bleeds through to the front. The poster is in urgent need of restoration, and certainly a competent restorer could repair the defects described above, but please bear in mind the cost of restoration before placing a bid. Learn More about condition grades
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