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Auction History Result 7f404 FIGHTING LADY map back Belgian 11x16 '40s WWII, cool artwork of early Navy aircraft carrier! Date Sold 3/7/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Undated (probably 1940s; from the first Belgian release) Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Belgian Movie Poster (measures 11" x 15 1/2" [28 x 39 cm]) (Learn More) The Fighting Lady, the 1944 Louis De Rochemont World War II (WWII) Naval Navy military documentary ("'The Fighting Lady' is a true story photographed in zones of combat by the United States Navy under the supervision of Commander Edward J. Steichen, U.S.N.R."; "Narration written by John Stuart Martin"; with much footage from the newly commissioned USS Yorktown aircraft carrier, the replacement to the old Yorktown that was lost during The Battle of Midway) narrated by Robert Taylor, and Charles Boyer (for the French version). Note that documentaries like this were made during World War II to let the people on the Home Front see what it was they were fighting for (and how hard the troops were fighting!). 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: This poster is printed on the back of part of another poster! Why is this? During World War II, there were massive paper shortages in Belgium. Where Belgian movie posters had previously been approximately 23" x 32", there was such a shortage of paper that not only did they often have to print them on the back of other posters or maps, but during World War II, the size of the posters shrank dramatically, with some of them as small as 11" x 15". This situation continued even after World War II, until around 1946 or 1947, when they began making Belgian movie posters in a size of roughly 14" x 22", which became the standard size, and continued for decades! The posters like these that are from during World War II or immediately after, and which are printed in a small size (often on the back of other posters or maps) are INCREDIBLY rare (surely they did not print many, and surely many of them were soon recycled themselves! Note that this poster was folded across the middle at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: good to very good. There are remnants of a snipe across the top edge of the poster (the poster does not appear to have been trimmed). There is a 1 1/2" tear in the middle of the top edge of the poster. There are some smudges and minor creases scattered throughout the poster. Learn More about condition grades 
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