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Auction History Result 3a173 PERSONAL PROPERTY WC '37 sexy Jean Harlow calls handsome butler Robert Taylor her own! Date Sold 5/6/2010 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) Personal Property (released in other English-speaking countries as "The Man in Possession"), the 1937 W.S. Van Dyke ("The Hit-Director of 'After the Thin Man' 'San Francisco' and others") romantic comedy ("At last they're together - and how!"; "Just because he's her handsome butler can she call him her 'Personal Property'"; "They're sweethearts now! And what thrills!"; about a broke American widow living in London, and a son of a formerly wealthy family is assigned to watch over her so that she can keep her house, and his brother meets her and begins romancing her, and each thinks the other is rich and the solution to their problems, but of course, she eventually falls for the handsome man who knows she is broke!) starring Jean Harlow, Robert Taylor, Reginald Owen, Una O'Connor, Henrietta Crosman, E.E. Clive, Lionel Braham, and Marla Shelton. Note that this was a re-make of the 1931 film The Man in Possession, with Robert Montgomery and Charlotte Greenwood. 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 the card measures very slightly under 14" x 22" (an extremely tiny amount in each direction!) and has no left, right, or bottom blank borders, but it has NOT been trimmed (this was done at a time when MGM was experimenting with having as few borders as possible). Also note that this window card was never folded. Often window cards would be folded across the middle, because that would make them 11" x 14", and they could then be sent with standard folded posters. Most collectors put an added value on a window card that has never been folded. Condition: fair to good. The card was framed against a board backing, and the back of the card has darkened considerably, and the entire front of the card has faded, most noticeable in the red background, which has changed from a deep red to a pink color. There are also many faint smudges and water stains scattered throughout the front of the card, including in the stars' faces. There are pinholes in the corners and someone put clear tape on the back of the corners and on the back of a tiny tear in the upper right border. In spite of the many defects, the card can certainly be displayed and enjoyed as it is. A talented restorer could likely remove some or all of the smudges and water stains, but the only way to reverse the fading would be to do a lot of paint restoration to the entire image. Please do not bid on this poster unless you can accept its defects described above and are willing to pay to have them properly restored! Learn More about condition grades 
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