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Auction History Result f016 GOING MY WAY half-sheet movie poster '44 Bing Crosby, Rise Stevens Date Sold 12/12/2006Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Style A Half-Sheet Movie Poster (measures 22" x 28") (Learn More) Going My Way, the classic 1944 Leo McCarey (winner of the Best Director Academy Award for this film) Catholic Church musical religious comedy (winner of the Best Picture Academy Award; about a brash young priest who is sent to a parish run by a gruff old priest, and he is supposed to replace him, but instead stays and solves all of the parish's problems while acting as the old priest's subordinate; the movie has one of the handful of greatest movie endings of all time!) starring Bing Crosby (winner of the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; as Father O'Malley), Barry Fitzgerald (winner of the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; the only person to ever be nominated for both Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor Academy Awards for the same performance; as Father Fitzgibbon), Frank McHugh, James Brown, Jean Heather, Gene Lockhart, Porter Hall, Fortunio Bonanova, Rise Stevens ("Famous Contralto of Metropolitan Opera Association"; note that her name is written with an umlaut over the "e" in her first name; her father was Norwegian, and her name is properly pronounced "REE-za", but most people have long forgotten that and pronounce it is as "rise" as in "sunrise"!), Stanley Clements, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, and Adeline De Walt Reynolds (she didn't say a word in the movie, and is uncredited, but she plays Father Fitzgibbon's mother, and she is in one of the most memorable Hollywood endings of all time!; interestingly, she did not begin her acting career until 1940, when she was 78 years old, and continued acting for 20 years, last performing in 1960, when she was 98 years old!) 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. Note that this half-sheet SHOULD not be rolled in a tube, because it can damage the paper backing. Therefore we will send it in a large flat package. Please bear that extra shipping cost in mind BEFORE placing a bid on this poster! Condition: very good. The poster was folded down the middle only and there were creases down that fold. There were scuffs in Crosby's solid colored clothes, and in Stevens' dress, and a few other smudges and scuffs throughout the poster. There were creases, smudges, and a few tears in the blank borders. The poster was nicely backed. You can see signs of the above defects when you are inches away, but from any distance, they are really not noticeable at all, and the poster displays great! Learn More about condition grades 
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