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Auction History Result 6c191 SHOW BOAT WC 1929 Oscar Hammerstein II & Jerome Kern, from Edna Ferber novel, ultra rare! Date Sold 5/3/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Window Card Poster (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) Edna Ferber's Show Boat, the 1929 Harry A. Pollard epic romantic riverboat musical ("Carl Laemmle has the honor to present Universal's Motion Picture triumph"; "Carl Laemmle's Universal motion picture triumph!"; "The greatest show in theatrical history"; "Combined with the musical hits from the Ziegfeld stage production by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein 2nd"; "See and hear the original Ziegfeld stars"; "from the novel by Edna Ferber"; "From the stage play by Ziegfeld"; produced by Carl Laemmle; written by Oscar Hammerstein II, with music by Hammerstein and Jerome Kern) starring Laura La Plante (as Magnolia), Joseph Schildkraut, Otis Harlan, Alma Rubens, Emily Fitzroy, Jane La Verne, Helen Morgan, Jules Bledsoe, Tess Gardella (billed as "Aunt Jemima"), Stepin Fetchit, and the Plantation Singers (billed as "with the 'Plantation Singers' singing the songs that made them famous"). Note that this film was originally made as a silent film, but some hasty re-shoots and an added prologue were included in a part-talkie part-singing version that was released at the same time, but most of the talking and singing parts have been lost (but hopefully someone will rediscover them someday). Universal remade the movie in 1936, and that includes Paul Robeson singing "Ol' Man River", and it was remade again in 1951, but it is unlikely to ever be remade again, due to the unfortunate stereotypes of black African Americans presented in the movie (but which were accurate to how African Americans were treated at the time). 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 first release movie paper from this first sound version of this classic musical is incredibly rare. 18 years ago and 20 years ago, we had two different styles of one-sheet, but in the 18 years since, we have never had another poster from this movie until we were consigned this window card (which has a completely different image and taglines). Condition: good. The card had pinholes and some tears around the edges, with a few scattered in the image. It also had many light smudges and scuffs scattered throughout the image, and the entire card had darkened. Overall, the card was in good condition prior to restoration. A talented restorer gel backed the card (meaning they backed the card onto a gel material) and they then performed restoration to the above defects, and then removed the gel backing, so that the card still exactly looks and feels like an original card (and it is!), with no backing at all. You can see some signs of the restoration, and after the card was backed, it was slightly roughly handled, and there is now a diagonal crease in the top center, in the play dates area (this could be touched up without re-backing the card, and of course, it likely will not show when the card is framed. Learn More about condition grades 
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