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Auction History Result 7c463 20th CENTURY LC '34 Ralph Forbes glares at John Barrymore & Carole Lombard, Howard Hawks! Date Sold 4/8/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Twentieth Century, the classic 1934 Howard Hawks New York City Broadway theater stage acting romantic screwball comedy ("Broadway's greatest comedy smash - even greater on the screen!"; "From the notable New York Stage Success by Ben Hecht - Charles MacArthur - Chas B. Millholland"; about a legendary Broadway director who takes a simple girl and makes her a huge star, and then becomes obsessed with her; surely one of the greatest of all movies ever made, comedy or otherwise!) starring John Barrymore (as Oscar Jaffe), Carole Lombard (as Lily Garland aka Mildred Plotka), Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns, Ralph Forbes, Charles Lane, and Etienne Girardot (as the fake rich man who goes around giving out "fortunes"). Note that Charles Bruce Millholland, who was an assistant to legendary Broadway producer David Belasco, wrote a play parodying Belasco, which he could not get performed (perhaps because people were afraid of Belasco). In 1934, it was used as the basis for this classic movie. This is one of those rare movies that everyone agrees is a masterpiece, surely one of the finest romantic comedies ever created and many say it is one of the handful of finest movies of any kind, period! This is not that surprising, considering that many of the greatest talents of classic Hollywood came together to create this! From legendary director Howard Hawks, to the superb screenwriting team of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, and the acting talents of the amazing John Barrymore and Carole Lombard, everything in this screwball romantic comedy "works" to perfection! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that both first release 1934 movie posters and lobby cards from this Howard Hawks movie are incredibly rare. We auctioned the one-sheet many years ago, and we have never sold even one lobby card until we received this one! Condition: very good. The card has darkened somewhat (typical of Columbia lobby cards of this period). There are some faint smudges, creases, and scuffs scattered in the image, with diagonal creases in the top corners, and a few tiny stains in the borders. Some theater used the back of the card to display another movie, and someone wrote credits on the back in pencil, but they do not have any effect on the front. Note that this lobby card is completely unrestored and there is not a single piece of tape on either the front or back! Learn More about condition grades 
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