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Auction History Result 6y230 IN OLD SANTA FE 1/2sh '34 Ken Maynard + unpictured Gene Autry, Cowboy Idol of the Air! Date Sold 4/28/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) In Old Santa Fe, the 1934 Joseph Kane singing cowboy western musical ("An Unusual Western. Colorful - with Music and A Beautiful Background") starring Ken Maynard, Tarzan (billed as "with his Wonder Horse 'Tarzan'"), Evalyn Knapp, H.B. Warner, Kenneth Thomson, George 'Gabby' Hayes (billed as "George Hayes"), Gene Autry ("Radio's singing cowboy"; "Cowboy idol of the air"), Wheeler Oakman, George Burton, George Chesebro, Smiley Burnette (uncredited in his first film), and Bob Nolan (uncredited as Maynard's singing voice and in his first film). Note that this was Gene Autry's very first movie, although he had been a singing radio cowboy for several years prior to this movie's release, and that many experts on B-Westerns agree that this film is one of the three greatest B-Westerns ever made! Also note that this movie was clearly set in "Old Santa Fe", but we don't know if that meant it was in New Mexico (or maybe Old Mexico!). 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 there are two one-sheets for this movie which look similar, but one is from the 1934 release, and one is from the 1939 re-release. Both picture Gene Autry, but he has different billing on each. This poster (which we have never seen before) has different billing for him from either of the others, but he is not pictured at all, which guarantees that it is from the first release in 1934, because by 1939, he was a major star. Also note that this poster has never been folded! Some pre-1970 half-sheet posters were folded twice horizontally at the poster exchange, while some were not. It can be difficult to find an unfolded example of many pre-1970 half-sheet posters (note that most post-1970 half-sheets were NOT folded, so they are pretty much only found unfolded, and therefore this does not apply to those half-sheets). Condition: good. The poster was never machine folded, but it has two partial vertical creases down the left and right of the inset image. There are tears, stains, and paper loss around the edges and the entire poster has darkened. There are some tape repairs on the back of the poster. This poster is an excellent candidate for restoration, because much of the poster is unaffected, including almost all of the image and the entire title and credits. After proper restoration, the poster will look great! Learn More about condition grades 
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