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Auction History Result 2c009 DADDY LONG LEGS 1/2sh 1919 Brinkerhoff art of Mary Pickford in 1st movie by her studio, rare! Date Sold 12/12/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) Daddy Long Legs, the 1919 Marshall P. Neilan silent orphan romantic comedy ("Jean Webster's famous story and play"; about a middle aged millionaire who meets an 18 year old girl in an orphanage, and he is in love with her, but restrains himself and sends her to college, but after several years, they fall in love) starring Mary Pickford, Milla Davenport, Percy Haswell, Fay Lemport, and Mahlon Hamilton (as Jarvis Pendleton). Note that this was the first movie produced by Mary Pickford's own studio! Note that this movie was based on a play and novel by Jean Webster from 1912. It was made into this silent movie in 1919, and was remade as a sound film in 1931 with Janet Gaynor, and then was significantly altered so that Shirley Temple could play the lead in "Curly Top" in 1935, and then was remade with Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron in 1955. Obviously, it is extremely unlikely that this plot will ever be used again, because in today's world, a story about a middle aged man falling in love with an 18 year old that he "adopts" is very inappropriate! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: R.M. Brinkerhoff Important Added Info: Note that first release 1919 movie paper from this movie is incredibly rare. We have only previously auctioned four lobby cards and some heralds from this movie (and no posters) until we received this half-sheet! Also note that this poster has never been machine folded! Some pre-1970 half-sheet posters were machine folded twice horizontally at the poster exchange, while some were not. It can be difficult to find an unfolded example of many pre-1970 half-sheet posters (note that most post-1970 half-sheets were NOT machine folded, so they are pretty much only found unfolded, and therefore this does not apply to those half-sheets). Condition: good. The poster was never folded. It has a crease in the image that extends into the right of Pickford's face. It has pinholes and creases around the edges, with creases in the top right of the image, but mostly in the background. It has a small stain in the "L" of "Long" in the title and a diagonal crease in the top left corner. The poster is not fragile, surprising in a poster of this age! Learn More about condition grades 
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