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Auction History Result 1b1628 MEN & WOMEN WC 1925 great art of giant Devil toying with tiny people's fates, ultra rare! Date Sold 11/23/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Movie Window Card (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) Men and Women, the 1925 William C. de Mille silent stock market embezzlement romantic melodrama ("What's the matter with modern Men and Women"; "Screen play by Clara Beranger"; based on the play by David Belasco; about two stockbrokers, and one speculates in the market during the Roaring Twenties and makes big money, and the other man's wife wants him to do the same, but when he does embezzle money from the bank to do so, he is wiped out and commits suicide) starring Richard Dix, Neil Hamilton (billed as "Neil Hamilton [Courtesy of D.W. Griffith]"), Claire Adams, Robert Edeson, and Henry Stephenson. Note that this is a "lost" film, which means that no surviving copies are thought to exist. 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 we have only previously auctioned one example of this window card, and that card has now been reconsigned to us, so this is still the only example of this poster we have ever auctioned! Also note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a heavy paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except 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. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: fair. Prior to paperbacking, the window card was folded down the middle. It had tears and paper loss along that fold and smudges and scuffs in the solid colored areas, with some tears and paper loss around the edges. Overall, the window card was in good condition prior to paperbacking. The window card was pretty well backed, but after it was backed, it was roughly handled, and it acquired a diagonal crease in the bottom left corner that affects both the poster and the backing, and also two 1 1/2" tears to the right of that, extending into the bottom of the image. It also acquired a scratch at the bottom of the Devil's nose and into the black background. If I owned this card, I would surely have a talented restorer do additional restoration, either with or without re-backing it, but bear all the above in mind before bidding. Learn More about condition grades 
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