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Auction History Result 6b1141 STRAIGHT & NARROW 2 8x10 LCs 1918 Charlie Chaplin imitator Billy West & Oliver Hardy, Joy! Date Sold 3/12/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. 2 Original Vintage Theatrical 8" x 10" [20 x 25 cm] Movie Lobby Cards (Learn More) The Straight and Narrow, the 1918 Charley Chase silent robbery crime comedy short starring Billy West (the best-known and most successful imitator of Charlie Chaplin's "Tramp" character), Oliver Hardy (billed as "Babe Hardy"), Leo White, Ethel Marie Burton, Rosemary Theby, and Myrtle Lind. Note that this movie was made during the time when Hardy, who had been a top silent star in the mid 1910s, saw his career winding down, but of course, he would make a triumphant return in the mid 1920s when he paired with young comic Stan Laurel! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that ANY movie paper from this movie is incredibly rare. We previously auctioned one 8x10 lobby card for this movie but NO other movie paper items from it, and we have never auctioned the card pictured at bottom before! Note also that, in the early days of movie making, when lobby cards were first made (around 1915), studios would issue sets of the cards in two sizes; the regular 11" x 14" size, and a smaller 8" x 10" size. The cards were identical in every way except for the different size. This practice continued through the early 1920s, at which point the studios abandoned the smaller lobby cards, likely because theaters either ordered 11" x 14" lobby cards or 8" x 10" stills, and did not order enough of the 8" x 10" lobby cards to justify them continuing to make them. Condition: good to very good. The card pictured at top has pen writing (actor's names) on it (see our image). The other is in pretty nice condition. Learn More about condition grades 
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