eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 2h0430 COVER GIRL signed LC 1944 by Gene Kelly, who's on stage dancing with sexy Rita Hayworth! Date Sold 6/12/2022Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Autographed Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Cover Girl, the 1944 Charles Vidor romantic modeling musical comedy ("The most brilliant musical of our time!"; "Too thrilling for words... So they set it to music, romance, dance and song!"; "A new joy, a new delight in musical entertainment!"; "An exciting motion picture experience you'll remember for years"; "Music by Jerome Kern"; "Lyrics by Ira Gershwin"; about a young lady who works in a nightclub with her boyfriend and a comic, but then she wins a contest and becomes a famous cover girl, which jeopardizes her romance) starring Rita Hayworth ("Radiant Rita Hayworth - ravishing, audacious, lovely, in the brilliant, exciting musical you've read about."), Gene Kelly, Lee Bowman, Phil Silvers, Jinx Falkenburg (as herself), Jess Barker, Leslie Brooks, Otto Kruger, Eve Arden, and "The Cover Girls, 15 of America's Most Beautiful Women" NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this lobby card has been personally autographed (signed) by Gene Kelly! Also note that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. Note that this signed lobby card (and 63 others) comes from the collection of the late Bob Colman, owner of the Hollywood Poster Exchange store in Los Angeles for decades. What made this store so wonderful for collectors was that Mr. Colman sold the legendary "Cozy Theatre" collection, which he purchased (with a partner) in 1968, and it took over 30 years for him to sell the contents of that single collection, and many of the items contained in it were stamped with "Cozy Theatre" on the back, so they are easily identifiable today. But Mr. Colman was also well known for having Hollywood celebrities shop at his store, where they would often look to purchase items from movies they had appeared in. When a celebrity would come in, Mr. Colman would locate a lobby card from his inventory and ask the celebrity to sign it. Sometimes they would personalize it to him, sometimes to his wife, Janet, and sometimes they would simply sign their name. This lobby card comes from the estate of Bob Colman and was signed by the celebrity in his presence. We do not have a certificate of authenticity, but we are certain the autograph is genuine (and the lobby card has great provenance)! As is true of all the signed items we are currently auctioning, we give every buyer 30 days in which to review what they purchased and they can return any item as long as it is within 30 days of the end of the auction. On non-signed items, we give a "lifetime guarantee" on everything we auction, but on signed items, we give the above modified guarantee of 30 days after the auction closes. Condition: poor to fair. There is staining down the left and right of the card, with some other staining, creases, paper loss, and tears in other parts of the borders, including a 3" jagged tear at middle right extending into Kelly's arm. There is a Canadian censor stamp in the upper center of the background, and there is a French title painted over the original title. Please look at our super-sized images to get a good sense of the exact condition of this card before placing a bid. Learn More about condition grades
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