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Auction History Result

f002 TRADER HORN insert movie poster '31 W.S. Van Dyke,Edwina Booth

Date Sold 8/14/2007
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Insert Movie Poster (measures 14" x 36") (Learn More)

Trader Horn, the 1931 W.S. Van Dyke Africa jungle safari adventure thriller ("White Goddess of the Pagan Tribes. The cruelest woman in all Africa!"; "All talking picture"; "Based on the book by Ethelreda Lewis"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; made the year prior to his returning to Africa to make "Tarzan the Ape Man") starring Edwina Booth, Harry Carey Sr. (in the title role as Aloysius 'Trader' Horn), Olive Carey, Duncan Renaldo, and Mutia Omoolu. Note that this is a famous "bad luck" film, many of the crew contracted malaria, two people were killed, there were flash floods, instances of sunstroke, locusts and more. Edwina Booth was an up and coming actress, but she caught African sleeping sickness while making this movie, and her recovery took a long time, and her career never recovered. After filming, Duncan Renaldo encountered legal problems and was almost deported. As for Harry Carey Sr., many consider this his last "A-picture" before starring in low-budget B-westerns and serials, although he had a memorable role in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Also note that the year after this movie was made, director W.S. Van Dyke had incredible success with another movie set in Africa, Tarzan the Ape Man, which led to one of the most successful movie franchises in history! Finally, note that there was an actual "Trader Horn". Author Ethelreda Lewis, a South African lady, was at her home in Johannesburg, and an old man came up to her house and offered to sell her items. He had been making his living traveling Africa with a large pack on his back containing kitchen utensils and other items which he sold door to door. He also said he had been a big game hunter, a Scotland Yard detective, and many other occupations, and that at that time, he thought he had met more African natives than any other white man who had ever lived!
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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: very good. The poster had 1" trimmed off its top blank border, and paper loss in the bottom blank corners, and a triangular area of paper loss in the upper left of the left blank border. There were a few creases and smudges within the image, including some in the girl's back, and there were two 4" tears in the upper left of the bottom green inset area. Other than the above, the poster was in pretty good condition prior to paperbacking. The above defects were quite nicely restored, and can only be seen on the absolute closest of inspection (I had to look closely at the poster through a bright light before I saw most of the above). This great poster will display well on anyone's wall!
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