eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 4c0093 STAR IS BORN linen Danish 1955 different Stilling art of Judy Garland on stage, ultra rare! Date Sold 4/30/2020Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1955 (from the first release of this movie in Denmark) Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Danish Movie Poster (measures 24 3/4" x 33 1/2" [63 x 85 cm]) (Learn More) A Star Is Born, the classic 1954 George Cukor theater stage acting musical romantic melodrama ("We believe there hasn't been before, even once, such a performance by a motion picture star, such perfection in motion picture entertainment!"; "There has been no performance like Judy Garland's. There has been no picture like 'A Star is Born'."; about an aging star who marries an up-and-coming star; partially based on the true story of Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler, which had been previously somewhat covered in "The Jolson Story" in 1946) starring Judy Garland (nominated for of the Best Actress Academy Award for this film; her loss to Grace Kelly was famously quipped by Groucho Marx as "the biggest robbery since Brink's"!), James Mason (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film), Jack Carson, Charles Bickford, Tommy Noonan, Lucy Marlow, Amanda Blake, Irving Bacon, James Brown, Lotus Robb, Richard Webb, and Sam Colt. Note that this movie was loosely remade in 1976, with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristoffersen in the lead roles, and they were updated to being rock 'n' roll (rock and roll) performers. It was remade again in 2018, with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Benny Stilling Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this 1955 first release Danish poster! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good. The poster had two vertical tears in Garland's hair, with one extending into her forehead. There were tape stains in her forehead where someone once repaired the tear from the back. There was an 8" vertical tear starting under the "N" of "CARSON", with a tape stain to the right of that on the middle fold. There are smaller tears and smudges on that fold, and some small tears around the edges and a tape stain in the top left corner. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can clearly see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects. Learn More about condition grades
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