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Auction History Result k124 20th CENTURY jumbo window card movie poster '34 Barrymore, Carole Lombard Date Sold 2/28/2008Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Jumbo Window Card Movie Poster (measures 20 1/4" x 24 1/4") (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. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that original 1934 movie paper of any kind from this legendary movie is INCREDIBLY rare! Also note that this jumbo window card has been trimmed and it now measures 20 1/4" x 24 1/4". Also note that this jumbo window card will need to be sent in a very large flat package that measures approximately 22" x 26" x 1" high, so please bear the shipping costs of this very large package in mind BEFORE you place a bid! Condition: fair. The card originally measured 22" x 28", but was trimmed on the top and right, and it now measures 20 1/4" x 24 1/4". The top area that was trimmed was solely blank white, but the right area included the right edge of the image, the "e" of "Barrymore", and most of the Columbia logo. But most of the image and all of the title are completely unaffected by the trimming! Other than the trimming, the card has darkened and there is brown paper tape on the back of all four borders (it was used to attach the poster to a mat of some sort, and it has little effect on the front, although there is a small piece of it that extends over the edges in the bottom left corner). The top right corner of the poster has a diagonal crease, but it is entirely in the white background area. There is a 1 1/2" semi-circular tear at the bottom of the crease, but it is also in the white background area. If I owned this great window card, I would surely have it professionally restored by the best restorer, recreating the missing area. Learn More about condition grades 
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