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Auction History Result

3j0427 SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE linen 1sh 1929 art of shadow menacing Richard Dix & Seegar, ultra rare!

Date Sold 2/18/2020
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More)

7 Keys to Baldpate, the 1929 Reginald Barker comedy mystery thriller ("ALL IN DIALOG! The FARCE MELODRAMA that thrilled hilarious millions on the stage"; "George M. Cohan's great mystery thriller"; "Story by Earl Derr Biggers"; "Stage play by George M. Cohan"; a clever story of a writer who bets a friend that he can complete his novel within 24 hours, and he goes to a secluded inn to be sure to have peace and quiet, but of course, there are all kinds of goings on at the inn, plus he meets a beautiful young woman as well!) starring Richard Dix (billed as "The Mightier Richard Dix"), Miriam Seegar, Lucien Littlefield, Margaret Livingston, and Joseph Allen Sr. Note that this was a very popular George M. Cohan play that was filmed many times in the 1910s through the 1930s.
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Important Added Info: Note that ANY movie paper from this movie is incredibly rare. We have only previously auctioned a lobby card and a still (and no other movie paper of any kind) from this movie until we received this one-sheet!

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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster had tiny paper loss on parts of the folds. It had a fine diagonal razor cut running from the lower part of the "D" of "DIX" down through Dix's hair and into his forehead, where there was a 1" horizontal cut. There were also several small holes in Dix's nose, cheek, and upper lip, and in the background to the left of that. There was a 3" horizontal tear in Dix's shoulder and some pinholes, tears, and paper loss around the edges. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to linenbacking. A talented restorer did a really nice job linenbacking the poster, but you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects.
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