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Auction History Result 8b129 PICK A STAR 1/2sh '37 Laurel & Hardy as themselves in Hollywood as favor to Hal Roach, rare! Date Sold 6/16/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22 1/4" x 28 3/4" [57 x 73 cm]) (Learn More) Pick a Star, the 1937 Edward Sedgwick movie-making acting musical comedy ("'So many women are crazy about me!'"; "'You're not hurt-and I can give you a job!'"; "'I'm directing this picture, no you!'"; "'This will teach you to mind your own business!'"; "'You're as good as a movie star already!'"; "Hollywood's gayest night spot... scene of Joe's Waterloo!"; "'Come on Stan, Let's finish this scene!'"; about a country girl who comes to Hollywood to be an actress, and Hal Roach had his top stars Laurel & Hardy appear in sequences about the making of a movie!; produced by Hal Roach) starring Patsy Kelly, Jack Haley, Rosina Lawrence, Mischa Auer, Lyda Roberti, and Stan Laurel, and Oliver Hardy (billed as "also Stan LAUREL, Oliver HARDY"). Note that Laurel & Hardy appeared in this movie as a favor to producer Hal Roach (who had launched their career as a comedy team), and agreed to low billing, and to appear in a corner of the advertising, because their presence and their billing at that time was sure to greatly enhance the box office of this movie! 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 this poster is incredibly rare and we have never auctioned it before! In addition, it has a cool color image of Laurel and Hardy in disguise wearing false mustaches at the bottom center (the one-sheet only has a black and white inset head shot image of them). Also note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a light paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (it means that the poster must be handled carefully, as the backing does not give it much added strength, but it is similar to having an unrestored poster, and yet it has been properly preserved). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. Prior to paperbacking, the poster had creases, and small paper loss at the crossfold with some tiny creases and tiny bits of paper loss on parts of the foldlines. It had pinholes, tears, and paper loss in the blank borders with a few staple holes around the edges of the image. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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