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DOCKS OF NEW YORK ('28) DOCKS OF NEW YORK ('28) WC, regular OR search current auctions Auction History Result 4s092 DOCKS OF NEW YORK WC '28 Josef von Sternberg, art of George Bancroft looming over the City! Date Sold 4/14/2009 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 14" x 22") (Learn More) The Docks of New York, the 1928 Josef von Sternberg silent New York City waterfront sailor romantic melodrama ("Story by John Monk Saunders"; about a rough ship worker on leave in New York City who saves a girl from committing suicide, and because he is drunk and caught up in the moment, he marries her, but when he sobers up, he prepares to return to his ship, perhaps abandoning her; some consider this Josef von Sternberg's best movie!) starring George Bancroft, Betty Compson, Olga Baclanova (billed as "Baclanova"), Gustav von Seyffertitz, Lillian Worth, Guy Oliver, Mitchell Lewis, May Foster, and Clyde Cook 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 poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except somewhat heavier). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards, and lobby cards. Condition: good to very good. The poster had darkened somewhat throughout, and also had pinholes, creases, tears, and some areas of paper loss around the edges of the poster and some creases, smudges, scuffs, and a few pinholes scattered throughout the image, including in Bancroft's hair and chin. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was well backed by a talented restorer, who did not completely touch up many of the faint smudges and scuffs, and who left alone the darkening of the poster (and I agree with that decision, because to do so would have required lots of paint, which would have given the poster a "heavily restored" look, and I don't feel the smudges and scuffs are all that distracting, and they help establish that this is a genuine 81 year-old original poster!). Obviously, one would prefer to find an example of this window card that had no defects or restoration, but I do not know if another example of this card exists (or if it does, if the owner would consider parting with it!). IMPORTANT! At some point after the poster was paperbacked, it was roughly handled, and the bottom right corner was bent back, causing a semi-circular crease in the bottom right corner and a 1/2" tear in the lower right border (I would think any talented restorer could repair this damage without re-backing the window card, and it is not very distracting). Learn More about condition grades 
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