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Auction History Result 1w023 GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN WC 1942 monster Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers, ultra rare! Date Sold 11/2/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) The Ghost of Frankenstein, the 1942 Erle C. Kenton Universal monster horror thriller sequel ("New Thrills as the monster stalks again!"; "Original Story, Eric Taylor"; the fourth Universal Frankenstein movie after the three 1930s classics; in this entry, Bela Lugosi as Ygor resurrects the Frankenstein monster and takes him to the doctor's son and they must find a new brain!) starring Cedric Hardwicke (billed as "Sir Cedric Hardwicke"; as Dr. Ludwig Frankenstein), Ralph Bellamy, Lionel Atwill (as Doctor Bohmer), Bela Lugosi (as Ygor), Evelyn Ankers (as Elsa Frankenstein), Lon Chaney Jr. (as the Frankenstein monster), Holmes Herbert, and Janet Ann Gallow NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that first release 1942 movie paper from this Frankenstein movie is incredibly rare. We have only auctioned this window card once before, but it was this very same card, which has been re-consigned to us, so it is still the only example of this card we have ever auctioned! Also note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except somewhat heavier). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards, and lobby cards. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good. Prior to paperbacking, the poster had a horizontal fold 1" from the top of the image and across the top of the credits, and there were rough creases and surface paper loss on both of those folds. There was a 3" tear in the upper right of the image that extended into the image background. There were pinholes, tears, and small paper loss around the edges. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to paperbacking. A talented restorer did a good job of backing the card, and you can see signs of the restoration in the two folds described above, but the card still displays well from any reasonable viewing distance. After the card was backed, someone attached it to a mat with tape near the middle of each border, and the tape was later removed, leaving some tiny residue in each of the areas, but more importantly, causing paper loss in the middle of the right blank border and in the middle of the bottom border, extending into the yellow background. There are some tiny bits of surface paper loss in the center of the top border. Any talented restorer can surely repair those border defects without re-backing the card. Please look closely at our super-sized image and read what we have written above before placing a bid on this extremely rare window card. Learn More about condition grades 
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