eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 8p016 ROAD TO RIO 8 LCs 1948 EIGHT signed by Bob Hope & SEVEN also signed by Dorothy Lamour! Date Sold 8/27/2019Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. 8 Original Vintage Theatrical Autographed Movie Lobby Cards (LCs; measure 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Road to Rio, the 1948 Norman Z. McLeod South America Brazil Rio De Janeiro musical romantic action adventure screwball comedy ("Take a new year cruise to Rio with the screen's top laughter trio!"; "Something great for '48... Their new and nuttiest 'road' show!"; "Join the joyride... on the roar-paved road to Rio!"; "Bing and Bob are more uproarious... Dottie's even more lamourious!"; "Original Story and Screenplay by Edmund Beloin & Jack Rose"; "New Songs - Lyrics by Johnny Burke"; "Music by James Van Heusen"; one of the seven highly successful "Road to..." pictures) starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Gale Sondergaard, Frank Faylen, The Wiere Brothers (Harry, Herbert, and Sylvester Wiere), and The Andrews Sisters (Laverne, Maxene, and Patty Andrews) NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that ALL EIGHT of these lobby cards have been personally autographed (signed) by Bob Hope, and SEVEN of the cards were signed by Dorothy Lamour! These autographed lobby cards were obtained from the estate of a consignor, who recently passed away. He started collecting mostly lobby cards and stills in the late 1960s, and he hit on the idea that he could get a lot of them signed, because he knew that many of the stars were still alive, but that many of them lived in the Motion Picture Home run by the Academy, and he visited there many times, becoming friendly with a number of the stars there. He also was able to meet other older stars, and acquired most of his signatures in person, although a few were acquired through the mail. He went out of his way to obtain signed items from his favorite films and stars, which included It's a Wonderful Life and Harvey (because he became friends with Jimmy Stewart). He was also friends with Moe Howard and Larry Fine, and he obtained many signatures on items from their films, which he loved, and he also was friends with Margaret Hamilton, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, and most of the Munchkins, because he especially loved The Wizard of Oz! His family does not have certificates of authenticity for any of his items, but they do have multiple pictures of him with the stars who signed for him, and we are 100% certain that the items we are auctioning from his collection were personally signed by the stars! As is true of all the signed items we are currently auctioning, we give every buyer 30 days in which to review what they purchased and they can return any item as long as it is within 30 days of the end of the auction. On non-signed items, we give a "lifetime guarantee" on everything we auction, but on signed items, we give the above modified guarantee of 30 days after the auction closes. Condition: good to very good. Each of the cards has some pinholes around the edges and/or light scuff marks and smudges, typical of vintage lobby cards that were likely displayed at a theater at one time. All but cards #1 and #8 have tiny pencil writing in the upper right corner or blank border and card #8 has some tiny pen writing in the upper left yellow border. Card #4 has some small paper loss in the lower left blank border and a few small tears at right and card #3 has some scuff marks and scratches in the image, and creases and tears of varying lengths (approximately 1/2" or less) around the edges (that only affect blank paper.) The cards are otherwise in pretty nice condition and they have no tape whatsoever on the front or back, and they never have had any restoration of any kind! Learn More about condition grades
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