Hi Everybody: With all the focus on such incredible finds as the Bride Of Frankenstein Style D one sheet and the Scarface one sheet, both the only known copies, it's easy to lose track of some of the other incredible rarities in the upcoming Heritage Vintage Movie Poster auction. Looking through the catalog, there are a few pieces I think are well worth calling out.
One of my personal favorites in this auction is the strikingly beautiful one sheet for Back To Nature <http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=667&hdnJumpToLot=1&Lot_No=28347> (1933), promoting a film that is better known under the title This Nude World. The posters for This Nude World were nice, but this one sheet is truly spectacular, bringing to mind both the paintings of the great artist Maxfield Parrish and the exquisite one sheet for The Sin Of Nora Moran. If you collect posters with outstanding graphics, this is one you won't want to miss. Another rare beauty is the three sheet for Mary Pickford's The Pride of the Clan <http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=667&hdnJumpToLot=1&Lot_No=28124> (1917). By the time this film was made, Pickford, who had married Douglas Fairbanks the previous year, was one of the nation's top stars, truly "America's Sweetheart," although a number of her best roles were still ahead of her. This beautiful stone litho poster presents a truly charming image of Mary, clad in full Scottish regalia, and is the only copy known to exist. Anyone who has ever collected silent posters knows just how hard three sheets from this era are to find, especially one as marvelous as this. Again, if it's great graphics you're after, or if you've been looking for just the right piece featuring this legendary star, take a look at this one. Speaking of legendary stars, few human actors of the silent era were as popular as Rin-Tin-Tin. Rescued from a French battlefield in 1918, "Rinty," came to America soon afterwards and made an indelible mark on the movies. Known the world over as "The Wonder Dog," it's said that he was responsible for rescuing a struggling Warner Brothers studio from bankruptcy. For On The Border <http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=667&hdnJumpToLot=1&Lot_No=28140> (1930), one of Rinty's last films, this is one of those posters that all of us here instantly fell in love with as soon as we saw it, as none of us can ever remember seeing a nicer Rin-Tin-Tin image. If you're a Rinty fan, or just a dog lover, this is a stunner. Those who know me know that I'm a huge Godzilla<http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=667&hdnJumpToLot=1&Lot_No=28056> fan. From the original Gojira in 1954 to the controversial Godzilla: Final Wars of 2004, I love them all, and I avidly collect the posters from these great films. The foreign paper for the original movie particularly intrigues me, so I was excited to see the German A1 in this auction. It's a style I had never seen before - it's not pictured in Sean Linkenback's excellent book - and it features a killer image of the King of the Monsters rampaging through Tokyo. Definitely worth a look for all you dai kaiju fans. I've also been a comic book collector for most of my life, so the posters in which comics and the silver screen intersect have always been big favorites of mine. In this regard, there are few posters nicer than the Superman<http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=667&hdnJumpToLot=1&Lot_No=28939> cartoon stock one sheet (1941), featuring a "super" image of the Man of Steel, drawn by Shuster studio artists. It's bold, it's dramatic, and for true pop culture aficionados, it doesn't get much better than this. These stock sheets are exceedingly rare, and the crossover appeal between comic fans and movie buffs makes them highly desirable. I'll pick out a few more posters to discuss next week, but I'd be interested to know what everyone else's favorites are in this current catalog. Regardless of value, what in this current auction would you most like to have hanging on your wall, besides the most obvious choices? Best, John Petty Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
