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Auction History Result 4k238 DOOMED BATTALION WC '32 Italian man leaves his pregnant wife to help Austria in World War I! Date Sold 8/30/2011 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 14" x 21 1/2") (Learn More) Doomed Battalion, the 1932 Cyril Gardner World War I (WWI) romantic thriller ("The Picture Terrific!"; "For the girl he adored and the land he loved, he fought like a fury let loose from hell!"; "Story by Luis Trenker"; produced by Carl Laemmle Jr.; about an Italian man who is visiting Austria, and he gets mixed up with the outbreak of World War I, and he leaves his pregnant wife to join the Army, and after many adventures, he becomes a hero and is reunited with his wife and his son who he has never seen!) starring Tala Birell, Luis Trenker, Victor Varconi, Albert Conti, Henry Armetta and Gustav Von Seyffertitz. Note that writer Luis Trenker is a fascinating forgotten man in the history of film! He started out helping Arnold Fanck on his mountain movies. He became a filmmaker in the 1930s, making movies about how country life was better than city life, and the Nazis wanted him to make movies for them. He moved to Rome and made two documentaries there. After the war, he was accused of being a Fascist, but the charges were eventually dropped and he started making movies again, but before long, he only made documentaries and writing about mountains, his first love. He died at the age of 97 in 1990! 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 this window card measures 14" x 21 1/2". Please do not bid on it thinking that it is 14" x 22". Also note that this window card was never folded. Often window cards would be folded across the middle, because that would make them 11" x 14", and they could then be sent with standard folded posters. Most collectors put an added value on a window card that has never been folded. Condition: good. There are stains around the edges of the card. The bottom right corner was detached diagonally and someone repaired it with clear tape from the back. Learn More about condition grades 
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