eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 6t523 DRACULA English FOH LC '31 great close up of Bela Lugosi staring at Helen Chandler! Date Sold 3/23/2014Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical English Front of House Movie Lobby Card (FOH LC; 8x10; measures 8" x 10" [20 x 25 cm]) (Learn More) Dracula, the classic 1931 Tod Browning Universal vampire monster horror thriller ("The Greatest of all Horror Thrillers"; "The Vampire Thriller!"; "The story of the strangest passion the world has ever known!"; "Do vampires really exist?"; "From the famous novel & play by Bram Stoker") starring Bela Lugosi (in the title role as Count Dracula), David Manners, Helen Chandler, Dwight Frye (if there had been a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award in 1931, Frye would have surely won it for his wild over-the-top portrayal as Renfield!), Edward Van Sloan (as Professor Abraham Van Helsing), Frances Dade, and Herbert Bunston NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this is an incredibly rare first release English front of house lobby card from this classic horror movie. It was reused during a re-release, and a paper snipe with "Eros Films" was added to the left of the bottom border (easily removable by a professional or talented amateur). Note that not only does our current auction of 999 stills represent the absolute finest selection we have ever had in terms of quality of image and film, but it also represents the finest CONDITION group of stills we have ever had! Half of the stills are graded as being in "very good to fine" condition (which is our highest grade for vintage stills), but we were very strict on this, because otherwise, perhaps two thirds or three quarters of the stills would have received this grade! We downgraded stills to "very good" for pretty minor defects, and many of these might have received our "very good to fine" grade in the past. And the half of the stills that ARE in very good to fine condition would likely be graded "mint" by any other auction! This is the finest group of stills I have ever seen, and I can only hope to equal it someday! Condition: good. There are tiny pinholes around the edges and a 1" tear in the left border. There are some smudges and faint stains around the edges. There are some creases and scuffs scattered in the image, with a V-shaped crease in the background between the two stars. Someone did some water color painting on the back of the card (imitating the figures on the front), but it does not affect the front. Certainly, this great front of house lobby card could be displayed and enjoyed exactly as it is, or a talented professional could perform restoration to it, but either way, the new owner of this front of house lobby card is going to have a treasured piece in their collection! Learn More about condition grades
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