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Auction History Result 2j069 KING KONG linen Swedish stolpe '33 classic art of the fierce ape crushing planes on building! Date Sold 11/3/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Swedish Stolpe (referred to by some as a "Swedish insert") Movie Poster (measures 12 3/4" x 28 1/2" [32 x 72 cm]) (Learn More) King Kong, the classic 1933 Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack Africa New York City giant ape fantasy romantic love triangle adventure horror thriller ("'The most awesome thriller of all time' the one and only"; "Not beast.. Not human.... Not devil.. But all three magnified! Raging.. Roaring.. Crushing.. Killing.."; "Strangest story ever conceived by man!"; "Out-leaping the maddest imaginings! Out-thrilling the wildest thrills!"; "See the living, fighting monsters of Creation's dawn rediscovered in the world today!"; "See the death-fight between giant ape and prehistoric dinosaur... the most amazing combat since the world began!"; "See the ape as big as a battleship wrecking New York!"; "Unique..! Thrilling! Startling!"; "From an idea conceived by Edgar Wallace & Merian C. Cooper"; based on the story by Edgar Wallace, with incredible special effects by Willis O'Brien) starring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong (as Carl Denham), Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher, and Sam Hardy 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 different versions of this Swedish stolpe. They have virtually the same printing, except one is on a light red paper and the other is on a white paper. The one on the light red paper has an additional "Stockholm" in the second to last line of the poster that is not on the white one. An advanced collector tells us that he believes the one with the added "Stockholm" was used when the film opened in Sweden in September 1933, and that the version on white paper was used when it went to other theaters in January 1934. This makes sense, but we can't confirm it absolutely! Also note that first release U.S. posters for this classic movie sell for HUGE amounts of money, and first release non-U.S. posters with good images of Kong sell for many thousands. So almost all of those are beyond the reach of the majority of collectors, but this first release 1933 Swedish stolpe has the great "fierce" image of Kong from the U.S. three-sheet, which sells for hundreds of thousands of dollars, and it will sell for a tiny fraction of that amount, making it a wonderful alternative for any collector looking to own a first release King Kong poster! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good to fine. The poster had minor fold and border wear. Overall, the poster was in very good to fine condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well. Learn More about condition grades 
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