TOBACCO ROAD ☆ JOHN FORD ☆ ONLY KNOWN 1941 ORIG. ☆ 1-SHEET MOVIE POSTER STANDEE!

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GRAPEWIN GOLD!
#1 NICEST 1940's THEATER DISPLAY!
ONLY KNOWN ORIGINAL WORLDWIDE!
#1 RAREST JOHN FORD POSTER IN EXISTENCE!
I've been full-time collecting and selling posters for over forty consecutive years now. Full-time, meaning no other job. I point this out because I want you to know I'm qualified to make the next statement: In all the years of diligently acquiring and studying vintage film posters, I've NEVER seen a movie theater display with a finer rendering of artwork than found on this true 1-of-a-kind Tobacco Road 1-sheet standee! The quality of the artwork is stupefying. Just take a good hard look at the portrait of Charley Grapewin. It's magnificent! The poster clearly represents the legendary character better than any other piece of art released during his more than notable career. Although, here in "Tobacco Road," Grapewin gets to uncharacteristically headline the picture, and, boy did he come through. It's a real gem of a shinning performance for the aging thespian - A real capper on top of his strong Depression Era repertoire.
Beyond the Grapewin "gold" that I just pointed out, this poster displays the striking beauty of Gene Tierney at the peak of her youthful glow. Even though she only gets 5 minutes of film time, Zanuck insisted on using her terrific allure on all the original posters for this 1941 classic. I've seen them ALL, and this is by far the best. Not only is the artwork incomparably rendered for a theater display, it's also incomparably printed - being it a
hand-processed
serigraph, which is a fine art format. Andy Warhol was known for rendering serigraphs. The printing on of this 1941-dated 20th Century-Fox movie standee couldn't be sharper or more densely colored! Check out the professional high-res photos I've posted here on eBay -
They leave NOTHING to the imagination.
FORMAT RARITY SIZE AND CONDITION
This is a 1-sheet size STANDEE. It measures 36.75 by 20 inches, which is a PERFECT size. It's also an unusual size, as most theater standees are made to measure at least twice the size of this little gem. Fox offered this in the original press book. It was expensive to order, and so only the larger theaters would get it. Additionally, standees from this WWII period are nearly impossible to find. Storage of these theater displays required space, unlike a small folded-down 1-sheet, and so you practically never see 1940's standees come up for sale, on any title.
This is the single ONLY original known to exist!
It's also unlikely there would be another one out there. Additionally, it's in amazing condition for a standee. It has minor wear from being used at the theater. Interestingly, this piece was used in a 1-sheet case and not placed on a counter-top as a "standee." It was stapled into the case to hang it. It has a few tiny staple marks. They're hardy noticeable, even on close inspection! Happily, because it wasn't used as a "standee," this baby still has its
ORIGINAL
easel-back fully intact, and, in perfect working order, which is truly an anomaly, as almost 100% of all standees from this period are found with the easel-backs removed or broken. I you're looking for a stellar 1-of-a-kind piece of Americana that came out of classic Hollywood's "Golden Era," this certainly fits that bill.
John Ford ... Director Extraordinaire
Darryl F. Zanuck ... Producer
Erskine Caldwell ... novel
Jack Kirkland ... stage play adaptation
Nunnally Johnson ... screenplay
Charley Grapewin ... Jeeter
Marjorie Rambeau ... Sister Bessie
Gene Tierney ... Ellie May
William Tracy ... Dude Lester
Elizabeth Patterson ... Ada Lester
Dana Andrews ... Captain Tim
Slim Summerville ... Peabody
Ward Bond ... Lov
Grant Mitchell ... George Payne
Zeffie Tilbury ... Grandma
Russell Simpson ... Chief of Police
Spencer Charters ... County Clerk
Irving Bacon ... Teller
Harry Tyler ... Auto Dealer
Charles Halton ... Mayor
George Chandler ... Clerk
TOBACCO ROAD TRIVIA AS FOUND ON IMDB:
The Broadway play by Jack Kirkland based on Erskine Caldwell's novel opened 4 December 1933 and set a record for longevity on Broadway when it closed on 31 May 1941 after 3,281 performances. It was revived on Broadway twice in the next two years, bring its total running time there to nearly ten years (1933-1943). Opened at the Theatre Masque and then moved to the 48th Street Theatre followed by the Forrest Theatre for the original production. The play was revived in 1942, 1943 and 1950. The original Broadway production is the seventeenth longest running show ever as of February, 2013. 3 of 4 found this interesting
The early-1941 Ford Super De Luxe Convertible Club Coupe, driven by Harvey Parry, survived its ordeal. During filming it had been crashed into a 100-year-old sycamore tree, then backed out of the debris and driven fast to jump over a 20-foot stream (with the aid of a ramp), and thereafter smashed through several fences, sideswiped a two-ton truck (forcing the truck off the road), rammed through a tool shed (cut from final release), jumped a curb, splintered a park bench, rammed a station wagon, ran into two other trees and skidded until finally overturning. Following this, the car was set right by the crew and driven back to the studio by Parry. A studio employee, Arthur Webb, purchased the badly-damaged convertible from 20th Century-Fox and, with his brother Don, commenced to repair it with hundreds of hours of personal labor and 5 in new parts from a Beverly Hills dealership. 3 of 4 found this interesting |
The movie was banned in Australia for unspecified reasons, but generally had few censorship problems.
The poster will be shipped
in a professional large-scale package!
Buying this 1941 Depression era poster is ECONOMY PROOF!
Why waste your money in the stock market? It can crash regardless of any decision you make and can even crash regardless of any decision made by the company related to the stock - Leaving you with a near worthless piece of paper that won't inspire anyone! With the purchase of an historic document such as this John Ford / Gene Tierney treasure, it doesn't matter what happens to the economy, you'll still have the poster, which can be displayed and enjoyed. The magnificence of art and historic documents have an inherent value that relates to civilization and society. Unless civilization itself crashes then this piece will hold its value, and, if civilization itself crashes - Who'll care about money? This poster is definitely
ECONOMY PROOF!
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