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Auction History Result 8m085 MR. LUCKY paper banner R50 photo & artwork of gambler Cary Grant & pretty Laraine Day! Date Sold 7/5/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1950 Re-Release Vintage Theatrical Movie Paper Banner (measures 24" x 80" [61 x 203 cm]) (Learn More) Mr. Lucky, the classic 1943 H.C. Potter New York City con man gambling romantic crime comedy ("Cary at his grandest in the story he chose himself - plus lovely Laraine in the role that makes her great!"; "You're society! I'm just one of the mob. To you a guy like me is poison!"; "it's romantic dynamite and loads of fun ...when this hard-to-get guy meets an unforgettable girl who's out of his class... And his reach! You'll say it's Cary's grandest!"; "'Sure I've cut corners! But I never forget a pal - or chear a friend! Remember that!'"; "Cary, reckless and hard-to-get... in love with lovely Laraine, trying to be aloof and proud! Together, they bring you romance to remember!"; about a gambler who, during his attempts to persuade the head of a war relief organization to let him run a gambling "fund raiser" with every intention of pocketing the raised funds and skipping out to Havana, falls in love with the woman and has a change of heart; the movie shows Grant at his most romantic and appealing time, and the movie makes much use of Cockney rhyming slang) starring Cary Grant, Laraine Day, Charles Bickford, Gladys Cooper, Alan Carney, Henry Stephenson, Budd Fine, and Paul Stewart NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that in the 1910s through 1930s, studios would make large cloth banners that movie theaters could hang up above their lobbies (or above their entrances). In the early 1940s, they changed to making paper banners (perhaps there was a cloth shortage during World War II). At first, they were made of one-sheet-like paper, and they didn't survive very well, and they apparently were not very popular, because very few survive. At some point around 1946, they changed to making them out of a heavy paper stock, similar to that used for 40x60s, but measuring 24" x 80". Many people think these became very popular at drive-in theaters, which were then expanding at a major pace throughout the country. The paper banners were very popular until the late 1960s, and then far fewer were made (perhaps corresponding to the decline in popularity of drive-in theaters). We have been consigned a wonderful collection of 133 of these paper banners, and we are auctioning them all, in 133 separate auctions. This is a great opportunity to acquire one or many of these rare posters! Condition: very good. There are some scuffs and dot stains scattered throughout the poster (see our image). Learn More about condition grades 
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