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Auction History Result 3g0563 KID FROM CLEVELAND style B 1/2sh 1949 baseball, George Brent, Lynn Bari & Cleveland Indians! Date Sold 11/24/2022 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Style B Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) The Kid From Cleveland, the 1949 Herbert Kline Ohio baseball sports melodrama ("the story of... a kid... a city... and 30 godfathers!"; "Story by Herbert Kline and John Bright"; about a kid with trouble at home who runs away to stay with the Cleveland Indians, who actually play themselves!) starring George Brent, Lynn Bari, Russ Tamblyn (billed as "introducing Rusty Tamblyn and his 30 godfathers"; in his first credited movie role!), and the entire roster of the 1949 Cleveland Indians, 30 in all (who appeared as themselves; this included manager Bill Veeck, Hank Greenberg, Bob Feller, Satchel Paige [legendary black African American pitcher who played this one year with the Cleveland Indians at the age of 43], Larry Doby, Bob Lemon, and a host of other baseball greats!), Tommy Cook, Ann Doran, and Louis Jean Heydt. One of those other baseball players in the movie was Gene Bearden, who was the real life baseball World Series hero from the 1949 Cleveland Indians, and also was Rookie of the Year. He played himself in this movie (and in "The Stratton Story" made the same year). 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 poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: good to very good. The poster had some tears at left that have been repaired with tape from the back (both older tape that stains the area and some newer conservation tape). It has a tiny stain in the right blank border. It has light fold and border wear but it is otherwise in pretty nice condition. Learn More about condition grades 
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