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Auction History Result 9j0032 20th CENTURY mini WC 1934 c/u of John Barrymore & Carole Lombard, Howard Hawks, ultra rare! Date Sold 8/3/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Mini Movie Window Card (WC; measures 8" x 14" [20 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. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that ANY movie paper from this movie is incredibly rare. So many people would love to have a poster from this most classic comedy, but almost none exist, and the few that have auctioned have been extremely expensive. This mini window card is certainly a "mini poster", and has a great image of the two stars, and will look incredible on the new owner's wall. Also note that we have only previously auctioned a one-sheet (30 years ago for $23,100!), a jumbo window card (13 years ago for $1,542), two lobby cards, a pressbook, and a few stills from this movie (and NO other movie paper of any kind) until we received this mini window card! We are also currently auctioning a lobby card from this movie in a separate auction. Condition: very good to fine. There are incredibly tiny stains in the right of the bottom border, in the bottom edge. Otherwise, the card is in virtually perfect condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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