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2c051 YANKEE DOODLE DANDY style B 1/2sh 1942 James Cagney as George M. Cohan, different & very rare!

Date Sold 12/12/2019
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Style B Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More)

Yankee Doodle Dandy, the classic 1942 Michael Curtiz (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) family relationship romantic composer musical biography ("Warner Bros' musical entertainment marvel"; "James Cagney in The Story of That Great Entertainer and Great American George M. Cohan and all of his famous songs."; "The Yankee doodle dandiest entertainment of 'em all!"; "Based on the story of George M. Cohan with the Greatest of all his Great Music"; "Lyrics and Music by George M. Cohan"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; about famed Irish-American composer, actor, and Broadway producer George M. Cohan, who wrote the music and the lyrics used in the movie) starring James Cagney (winner of the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; as George M. Cohan), Joan Leslie, Walter Huston (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as George M. Cohan's father), Richard Whorf, Jeanne Cagney (James Cagney's real life sister, playing George M. Cohan's sister), Frances Langford, George Tobias, Irene Manning, S.Z. Sakall, Walter Catlett, and Rosemary DeCamp (as George M. Cohan's mother)
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Important Added Info: Note that this is one of the most beloved musicals of all time (and rightfully so), but it had a pretty uninspired ad campaign! Almost all the posters had a headshot image of Cagney wearing a patriotic hat, and just some background design. There is a style A half-sheet with this same layout. But the style B half-sheet poster has a completely different montage image of the characters and scenes from the movie, with a full-length James Cagney in the middle. The poster is very rare, and we have only previously auctioned it once before (and it sold for $323)!

Condition: good to very good. The poster has darkened, typical of Warner Bros. linen half-sheets of this period. There are a few water stains in the lower half of the left blank border. The poster came in contact with water that caused those stains, and also caused the lower left of the image to ripple (it is much more noticeable in our image than it is in person). It has pretty minor wear on both folds and in the borders. One could still display the poster as it is, or one might choose to have restoration performed.
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