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Auction History Result 7a602 NIGHT AT THE OPERA TC R48 Al Hirschfeld art of Groucho Marx, Chico Marx & Harpo Marx! Date Sold 5/3/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1948 Re-Release Vintage Theatrical Movie Title Lobby Card (LC TC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) A Night at the Opera, the classic 1935 Sam Wood screwball musical opera romantic comedy starring the Marx Brothers (Groucho Marx as Otis B. Driftwood, Chico Marx as Fiorello, and Harpo Marx as Tomasso), Kitty Carlisle (as Rosa Castaldi), Allan Jones (as Ricardo Baroni), Walter Woolf King (billed as "Walter King"; as Rodolfo Lassparri), Sig Ruman (as Herbert Gottlieb), and Margaret Dumont (as Mrs. Claypool). Note that MGM added a romantic plot to the Marx Bros. typical screwball comedy, and it really adds to the movie, as Carlisle and Jones have real chemistry together, and their songs are excellent. Of course, this is also the movie that has the Marx Bros.' most famous comedy scene, the "stateroom" scene, plus the great scene of Groucho and Chico attempting to sign a contract! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Al Hirschfeld Important Added Info: Note that the card says "AN MGM MASTERPIECE REPRINT" at bottom right. This was a terminology used by MGM at this time for some re-releases, and it has caused some collectors to be confused! This card is an original title card from the 1948 re-release of this movie, and is NOT a "reprint"! Condition: good. Some Australian theater stenciled the card with "AN M-G-M SILVER ANNIVERSARY PICTURE" in silver letters at the bottom right of the image (this was done on a lot of 1949 lobby cards, and the stencil was likely provided by MGM to theaters). They also stenciled an Australia rating triangle at lower left. There are pinholes around the edges and some smudges, scuffs, and stains scattered throughout. There is a tiny tear in the left of the bottom border. If I owned this great card, I would surely have it professionally restored, because much of the staining (and perhaps the stenciling) can be removed through chemical means, and after restoration, it would look fantastic (but I can easily understand someone displaying it just as it is). Learn More about condition grades 
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