eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 3t0026 MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON Czech 12x35 1940s Frank Capra, James Stewart & Jean Arthur, rare Date Sold 3/17/2020Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1940s (from the first release of this movie in Czechoslovakia) Vintage Theatrical Folded Czechoslovakian Movie Poster (measures 11 3/4" x 35 1/4" [30 x 90 cm]) (Learn More) Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, the classic 1939 Frank Capra (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) political corruption politics romantic melodrama ("A great director creates his most heart-stirring human spectacle!"; "Capra's magic probes the very heart of America to produce this greatest hit - a blend of laughter, tears, romance, excitement!"; "Capra's greatest hit --- the screen at its most inspired!"; "The greatest of all Capra hits!"; "Gayer than 'It Happened One Night', More Moving than 'Mr. Deeds Goes to Town', More Tender than 'You Can't Take It With You'"; "Overwhelming... in its universal appeal!"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; about a political innocent from the country who is appointed as a replacement senator, and he learns of political corruption, and tries to expose it, only to find that even the senator he most admires is in on the corruption) starring Jean Arthur, James Stewart (Jimmy Stewart; nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; in the title role as Jefferson Smith), Claude Rains (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as Senator Paine), Edward Arnold (as the corrupt businessman, Jim Taylor, who tells senators what to do), Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, Beulah Bondi, Harry Carey Sr. (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as President of the Senate), Porter Hall, Jack Carson, Bobs Watson, Astrid Allwyn, and Eugene Pallette NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Perman Important Added Info: Note that this is an extremely rare poster. We have only auctioned one in all our years of auctioning and that was in 2010! Note also that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube.
UPDATED 03/17/2020: Note that this poster is from the first Czech release in the 1940s. The poster mentions MPEA (Motion Picture Export Association), which help to distribute movies in Germany, Japan, Austria and Czechoslovakia right after World War II. Condition: very good. The poster has a few dot stains on back but they are not very noticeable or distracting on front except for a few tiny areas of blank paper. It is otherwise in nice condition! Learn More about condition grades
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