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Auction History Result 2a0422 20th CENTURY jumbo LC 1934 John Barrymore embraces barely dressed Carole Lombard, ultra rare! Date Sold 4/17/2022 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Jumbo Lobby Card (LC; measures 14" x 17" [36 x 43 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. Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned a jumbo lobby card from this much-loved classic movie! Not only that, but first release movie paper of any kind is extremely scarce. We are currently auctioning three different jumbo lobby cards, in three separate auctions, and each has had significant restoration (see below). This is a very rare opportunity to obtain one of these three jumbo lobby cards! What IS gelbacking? Learn More Condition: good. This jumbo lobby card had been trimmed by one end 2" on the right border and by 1/2" on the left border. This affected the right side of Lombard's body, but not her face and hair. It affected the left side of the credits box. There was some staining in the left of the credits box and some tears and tiny paper loss down the left and right sides where the trimming was. A very talented restorer gel backed the card (meaning they backed the card onto a gel material) and they then recreated the missing areas at left and right and remarkably were able to attach them to the portion that was present, without any backing! They then removed the gel backing, so that the card still looks and feels like an original card (and it is!), with no backing at all. Given the card's substantial defects described above, the restorer did a surprisingly nice job, but you can still clearly see signs of the defects and the restoration. However, this is an incredibly rare jumbo lobby card from a most-loved movie, and it displays pretty well, and will look great on the new owner's wall (see our super-sized image to get a good sense of exactly how the card looks now). However, please bear in mind this significant restoration this jumbo lobby card has had. Learn More about condition grades 
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