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Auction History Result 1t001 GOLDEN BOY signed title movie lobby card '39 by William Holden in 1976, classic boxing movie! Date Sold 8/21/2008 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Autographed Movie Title Lobby Card (LC TC; measures 11" x 14") (Learn More) Golden Boy, the classic 1939 Rouben Mamoulian romantic family relationship boxing sports melodrama ("The great Broadway stage success ...now a memorable picture!"; "The great love drama that took Broadway by storm!"; "No wonder Broadway took the play to its heart... no wonder it is now a memorable picture!"; "A deeply moving story of youthful love... and broken dreams!"; "A drama of conflict and regeneration... of heartbreak and romance!"; "You've never met such fascinating people..."; "Based upon the Group Theatre play by Clifford Odets"; about a father who wants his son to be a classical violinist, but he turns to boxing, and risks his hands; this movie has been parodied to death!) starring Barbara Stanwyck ("Lorna, she's the dame from Newark"), Adolphe Menjou ("Moody, he loves Lorna"), William Holden (in his first movie ever, and he plays the lead; he was spotted in community theater, and signed to a Hollywood contract at 21!; "Joe Bonaparte, 'Golden Boy', he wants to be a big shot"), Lee J. Cobb (in his first real role; he had some uncredited roles previously; "Papa Bonaparte, he wants his son"), Joseph Calleia ("Fuseli, he wants a champion"), Edward Brophy ("Roxy, he wants the Golden Boy to win"), Sam Levene ("Siggie, he loves the Duchess"), and Beatrice Blinn ("Anna, she loves Siggie") NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this title card has been personally autographed (signed) in 1976 to Ray Campi by star William Holden (Ray Campi obtained this title card from Bob Colman in 1976, and it has the famous Cozy Theater stamp on the back)! This autographed movie paper item comes to us from the personal collection of Ray Campi. Ray Campi was born in 1934 and in the 1950s, was a rockabilly musician, whose trademark was his white double bass (he is sometimes referred to as "The King of Rockabilly"). He left the performing life in the 1960s (after having supplemented his music career with lots and lots of unusual jobs!) and spent many years as a high school teacher, and also conducted hundreds of radio interviews with famous celebrities of past years (from movies, radio, TV, and music!) over a 25 year period. When he would schedule a guest for his interviews, he would obtain some movie paper memorabilia (almost always original release items, but sometimes re-releases, and in rare cases reproductions), and he would have that famous celebrity autograph those items while they conducted their interviews. eMoviePoster.com is offering these items directly from the collection of Ray Campi. In these days where so many people worry about the provenance of autographed items, it is so nice to be able to purchase items that were 100% certainly obtained in person, because Ray Campi was with the celebrity in question while they were signing this item! Those interested in learning more about Ray Campi can visit his website at http://www.electricearl.com/campi.html, and as he says on his site, "Ray Campi wants everyone to know that 'all rumors about my being dead are lies!' Ray would like to thank his friends for worrying about him." eMoviePoster.com is proud to offer this group of items from the Ray Campi collection, and we hope to offer many more in the future! Condition: good to very good. The card has darkened somewhat. There are creases, tears, and areas of paper loss around the edges of the card. There is a 2" tear in the center of the bottom border which extends into the credits area, but otherwise, the defects are almost exclusively in the blank borders. Someone put tape on the back of large parts of the borders mending the tears (there was also a thin strip of tape on the back of the top border where the card was once attached to a mat). If I owned this great card, I would certainly have it professionally paperbacked. A talented restorer could lighten the card and repair the border defects (being careful to preserve the autograph!), and after proper restoration, the card will look great, and there will be very little paint restoration anywhere in the image. Learn More about condition grades 
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