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Auction History Result 3z0829 HAM & EGGS AT THE FRONT LC 1927 Zanuck's racist movie w/ Myrna Loy in blackface, ultra rare! Date Sold 4/2/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Title Lobby Card (LC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Ham & Eggs at the Front, the 1927 Roy Del Ruth black African American World War I (WWI) romantic screwball comedy ("A comedy riot"; "Based on the story by Darryl Francis Zanuck"; an amazingly racist movie that stars two black African American soldiers in World War I, and to make matters worse, both are played by white actors in blackface; the plot has the soldiers stranded in France, and they meet black French girl, Fifi, who is played by Myrna Loy, also in blackface, and the two men vie for her affections, but she turns out to be a German spy!) starring Tom Wilson (a large white man who specialized in playing black roles in the early silent days when studios were reluctant to hire African Americans; he would put burnt cork on his face and skin!; he appeared in The Kid, but not in a black role; in the title role as Ham), Heinie Conklin (in the title role as Eggs), Myrna Loy, William Irving, and Noah Young. Note that it is a sad footnote in film history that Darryl F. Zanuck wrote this sorry racist movie, and in later years, he was one of the leaders in fighting against prejudice and intolerance, making both "Pinky" and "Gentleman's Agreement" (perhaps in part to atone for writing this movie)! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that ANY movie paper from this historic movie is incredibly rare (historic for the wrong reasons!; see above). We have only previously auctioned a glass slide, and NO other movie paper from this movie until we received this poster! In fact, it is so rare that we can't be sure if this is a scene card or a title card. We think it is a scene card but it is certainly possible that it's a title card. Also note that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. What IS gelbacking? Learn More Condition: very good. The card had pinholes scattered down the left border, with one near the top center of the card. It had two tears in the bottom border that extended into the edge of the image. It had tiny paper loss in the left blank corners and a faint tape stain near the center of the top border, with some darkening in the left of the top border. Someone performed restoration to the above defects without backing this incredibly rare card and it displays well, although you can see slight signs of the above defects. Learn More about condition grades 
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