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Auction History Result 4d0281 ESKIMO style D 1sh 1933 great art of Lotus Long & Ray Mala by whale tipping canoe, ultra rare Date Sold 5/3/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Eskimo, the 1933 W.S. Van Dyke Alaska/Canada arctic adventure melodrama ("These women were helpless creatures of a strange moral code"; "A terrific drama of man and beast, the wildest strangest love story of the year"; "From the books 'Der Eskimo' and 'Die Flucht Ins Weisse Land' by Peter Freuchen"; about the daily life of Inuit Eskimos in then present day Alaska; it was mostly shot on location and presented in a documentary-like fashion; because it was pre-Code, they could show the then Eskimo tradition of "sharing wives", although the practice would soon disappear; the movie shows the Eskimos' daily hunt for food, and it also shows the effects meeting white traders had on them) starring Ray Mala (billed as "Mala"), Edgar Dearing, Peter Freuchen, Edward Hearn, Lotus Long, and Joe Sawyer. Note that director W.S. Van Dyke went on location to film this movie, and he hired real Eskimos to play the male Eskimo parts in the movie (because actors probably wouldn't have wanted to, plus they probably couldn't have done what was required of them). He found Ray Wise, who played the lead role of Mala the Eskimo, and he was so well received, that moved to Hollywood and changed his name to Ray Mala, and had a successful career! Japanese-Hawaiian actress Lotus Long played one of Mala's wives, but it is not known what the names of the other actresses were. 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 posters movie paper from this movie is incredibly rare. We have only previously auctioned two jumbo window cards and a half-sheet (and no other posters) from this movie until we received this one-sheet! Condition: good to very good. The poster has some discoloration along portions of the lower edge (see our image) and some slight discoloration at the top and above the whale's tail at right. There was a tack hole in center crossfold and it was removed at one time, leaving behind some small paper loss and a tear above it. There are some tack holes in the blank corners. The ultra rare poster is otherwise in generally nice condition and certainly could be displayed, but after linenbacking (at which time it is likely that many or most of the stains can be removed chemically) with some restoration the poster will look great! Learn More about condition grades 
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