eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 4h326 PYGMY ISLAND linen 1sh 1950 Cravath art of Johnny Weissmuller as Jungle Jim & Ann Savage! Date Sold 3/3/2019Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Pygmy Island (also released as "Jungle Jim in Pygmy Island"), the 1950 William A. Berke adventure thriller ("Masked enemies ambush Army in Johnny's jungle!"; "Johnny drives America's enemies out of jungle frontier!"; "Based upon the famous Jungle Jim King Features Syndicate newspaper feature") starring Johnny Weissmuller ("as Jungle Jim"), Ann Savage, David Bruce, Steven Geray, Jean Byron, James Seay, Jeanne Dean, and Steve Calvert (as the man in the gorilla suit!). Note that in 1948, Steve Calvert bought Ray 'Crash' Corrigan's gorilla costume, which Corrigan had been using in movies since at least 1932. He appeared in 12 movies between 1948 and 1958 as a gorilla wearing Corrigan's costume! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Glenn Cravath Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: fair. The poster had darkened considerably. It had separation, tears, and paper loss scattered down the center and in parts of the horizontal folds, with tears and paper loss around the edges and marks on Weissmuller's upper lip. Overall, the poster was in poor to fair condition prior to linenbacking. The restorer did what he could, but the poster has many defects, and they, and the restoration, are quite noticeable (see our image). Learn More about condition grades
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