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Auction History Result 2s0660 TARZAN FINDS A SON linen French 10x20 1945 Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Sheffield, rare! Date Sold 8/7/2022 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1945 (from the first release of this movie in France) Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked French Movie Poster (measures 9 1/2" x 19 1/2" [24 x 50 cm]) (Learn More) Tarzan Finds a Son!, the 1939 Richard Thorpe Africa jungle action adventure fantasy thriller ("ALL NEW! The First Tarzan Picture in 3 Years!"; "Based upon the characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs") starring Johnny Weissmuller (in the title role as Tarzan), Maureen O'Sullivan (as Jane), Johnny Sheffield (billed as "John Sheffield"; as "Boy"), Ian Hunter, Henry Stephenson, Frieda Inescort, Henry Wilcoxon, Laraine Day, Morton Lowry, Gavin Muir, and Cheetah (the chimpanzee). Note that in the books, Tarzan and Jane were married, and there was nothing wrong with them having a son. But in the movies, the producers feared that their son would be considered "illegitimate", so they had him "found" in the jungle (and he was referred to as "Tarzan Jr." in some of the early advertising, but that was dropped, perhaps because it made it obvious he was really Weissmuller's son!). Also, the movie originally ended with Jane dying, because Maureen O'Sullivan didn't want to make anymore Tarzan movies. But fans protested mightily, and the ending was quickly changed so that she survived, and Maureen O'Sullivan was convinced to appear in two more Tarzan movies! 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 French posters from the first few years after World War II are sometimes not the standard French sizes that became standard in the late 1940s. This was likely because there were still major paper shortages in France right after World War II, and few posters were printed, and most were recycled. This is an extremely rare first release French poster from 1945, which we have never auctioned before! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had a small tear in the upper left border and pinholes in the top right corner. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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