eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 1h0930 BEST FOOT FORWARD linen style D 1sh 1943 art of Lucille Ball & Harry James with trumpet, rare! Date Sold 12/26/2021Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Style D One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Best Foot Forward, the 1943 Edward Buzzell military prep school musical comedy ("Metro-Goldwyn Mayer's Honey of a Musical!"; "Technicolor and Terrific!"; "Book by John Cecil Holm"; "Music and lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane"; "Produced on the stage by George Abbott"; based on the hit Broadway musical, Lucille Ball is a movie star who visits a military prep school and is invited to be queen of the prom, but then complications ensue) starring Lucille Ball (billed as "Gorgeous Lucille Ball"), Harry James (billed as "Hot Harry James and His Music Makers"), William Gaxton, Virginia Weidler (in her final movie role before retiring at 16!), Tommy Dix, Nancy Walker, June Allyson (in her first movie role!), Kenny Bowers, Gloria DeHaven, Jack Jordan, Chill Wills, and Stanley Donen (uncredited in his first movie role as a cadet, years before he became a director!) 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 we have only previously auctioned three examples of this style D one-sheet, and only one in the last 11 years! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had tiny paper loss at the crossfolds and small paper loss in the vertical fold above the "H" of "HARRY", with tiny bits of paper loss on small parts of some folds. It had some pinholes, smudges, and stains around the edges. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades
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