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Auction History Result 8a114 TARTUFFE LC 1927 F.W. Murnau's German movie within a movie with Emil Jannings, ultra rare! Date Sold 8/4/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1927 Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Herr Tartuff (released in the U.S. in 1927 as "Tartuffe" and "Tartuffe: The Hypocrite"), the 1925 F.W. Murnau German silent family relationship inheritance melodrama (a very clever movie that was decades ahead of its time; about a young man who has a wealthy ancient grandfather, and he discovers that his grandfather's governess has exerted control over him to have him disinherit his grandson and leave his fortune to her; the young man, who is an actor, brings a filmed version of Moliere's Tartuffe to his grandfather and shows it to him; in that "film within a film", you see the story of a man who falls under the control of a religious fanatic, played by Emil Jannings, and it is only through great effort that the man comes to see that the religious fanatic he has been influenced by is actually a fraud; after the movie is shown, the grandfather realizes that he has been duped in a similar way by his governess) starring Emil Jannings (in the title role as Tartuffe, in the movie within the movie), Hermann Picha, Rosa Valetti, Andre Mattoni, Werner Krauss, Lil Dagover, and Lucie Hoflich. Note that director Murnau employed this unusual technique, which would later become far more common, but which was very extremely innovative in its day, and the cinematography was by long time Murnau collaborator, Karl Freund, and the movie is considered an amazing visual achievement (both the entire movie and the movie within the movie!). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that first release 1927 movie paper from this movie is incredibly rare. We have only previously auctioned a German still and two U.S. stills (and no other movie paper) from this movie until we received this great lobby card! Also note that this lobby card has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the lobby card was backed onto a very light paper backing (acid-free), that keeps the "feel" of the lobby card similar to that of the original lobby card. Some restorers prefer to paperback lobby cards on to a heavy backing, while others prefer to use a very lightweight backing. The advantage of a lightweight backing is that the card still "feels" like a regular lobby card, but a heavier backing makes restoration easier to do and less noticeable. 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 paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. Prior to paperbacking, the card had some darkening and tiny bits of paper loss around the edges. Overall, the lobby card was in good to very good condition prior to paperbacking. The card was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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