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Auction History Result 4f0202 FLASH GORDON Belgian 1940s Bos art of Buster Crabbe in title role, best serial, ultra rare! Date Sold 5/12/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1940s (probably late 1940s or early 1950s; from the first release of this movie in Belgium) Vintage Theatrical Folded Belgian Movie Poster (measures 14 1/4" x 21 3/4" [36 x 55 cm]) (Learn More) Flash Gordon, the classic 1936 Frederick Stephani science fiction (sci-fi) serial ("The first great serial spectacle!"; "The Gigantic Serial Spectacle! 13 Chapters of Strange World Adventures"; "Syndicated by King Features"; "From Alex Raymond's famous newspaper comic strip"; "13 Thrilling Chapters!") starring Buster Crabbe (in the title role "as Flash Gordon"; the 1932 Olympic swimming champion who is most famous for this role and as "Buck Rogers" in the Universal serials), Jean Rogers ("as Dale Arden"), Charles Middleton ("as Emperor Ming" [Ming the Merciless]), Priscilla Lawson ("as Aura"), Frank Shannon ("as Dr. Zarkov"), Jack 'Tiny' Lipson (billed as "John Lipson as Vultan"), Richard Alexander ("as Prince Barin"), James Pierce, Duke Ford Jr., Theodore Lorch, and Ray 'Crash' Corrigan (as the man in the really fake ape "Orangopoid" suit!). Note that Crash Corrigan made a REALLY wise investment in the 1930s, when he bought a "gorilla suit". In many of the movies in the 1940s where there is a fake gorilla, it is played by Crash Corrigan, no doubt because he could supply the suit! Also note that this classic science fiction serial was also released in 1936, in a feature version (approximately 73 minutes, and condensed from all the separate chapters joined together). Universal created posters and lobby cards for all the chapters of the serial version, and also created additional posters and a set of lobby cards for the feature version. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Bos Important Added Info: Note that this is a very rare poster. We have only auctioned three in all of our years of auctioning, and this poster (which sold in May of 2018 for $950) has been reconsigned to us for this auction! 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. Condition: good. There is light rippling throughout the poster from exposure to moisture and there are a few patches of slight discoloration mostly at lower left and in portions of the upper large blank area where a snipe was once removed. There are pinholes in the large upper blank area and there are two extra horizontal folds in the upper half that run through the art of Crabbe's chest. It has creases and tiny tears along portions of some edges but they only affect blank paper. Most of the art is "all there" still, and after restoration the poster will look great, but bear in mind the cost of restoration before placing a bid. Learn More about condition grades 
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