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Auction History Result 6s137 JUNGLE JIM linen style B 1/2sh48 Johnny Weissmuller tries to save Virginia Grey from alligator Date Sold 12/4/2011 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Style B Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) Jungle Jim, the 1948 William A. Berke Africa comic strip adventure thriller ("Hunting a long-lost treasure hoard!"; "His most exciting role!"; "Based upon the famous King Features Syndicate newspaper feature"; "Rousing spectacle of wild adventure!"; the very first of the "Jungle Jim" series of movies) starring Johnny Weissmuller (in the title role as Jungle Jim), Virginia Grey, George Reeves, Lita Baron, Rick Vallin, Holmes Herbert, , and Steve Calvert (in an uncredited role as the man in the gorilla suit). Note that in 1948, Steve Calvert bought Ray 'Crash' Corrigan's gorilla costume, which Corrigan had been using in movies since at least 1932. He appeared in 12 movies between 1948 and 1958 as a gorilla wearing Corrigan's costume! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster was not machine folded, but was lightly folded across the middle by hand. There were many pinholes and tears around the edges of the poster, with some scuffs and smudges scattered in the image. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The restorer backed the poster "in the European style", meaning that they did not do restoration to the defects described above. Learn More about condition grades 
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