eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result t230 EXCLUSIVE STORY one-sheet movie poster '36 Franchot Tone, Madge Evans Date Sold 5/15/2008Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (measures 27" x 41") (Learn More) Exclusive Story, the 1936 George B. Seitz romantic newspaper reporter journalism organized crime gambling racketeering melodrama ("Thunderbolt Film Drama of Today!", "Tomorrow's scorching headlines in the making!"; about Mafia-like gangsters controlling the "numbers racket" in the 1930s; Robert Barrat is the kingpin and Joseph Calleia is his "enforcer", and they put the squeeze on a shop owner, and the shop owner's daughter goes to a newspaperman, who, together with a society lawyer, help to get the bad guys) starring Franchot Tone, Madge Evans, Stuart Erwin, Joseph Calleia, and Robert Barrat. Note that after Prohibition ended in 1931, mobsters put even more effort into controlling gambling in the U.S., and one of their main sources of income was "the numbers racket". This sounds sinister, but actually, it was just a daily lottery! Why was it so awful when gangsters ran it, and now it is alright when the government runs it? NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Condition: good to very good. There is paper loss at the top crossfold, but otherwise, the poster is in pretty nice condition! Learn More about condition grades
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