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Auction History Result 1s428 WHITE DEVIL linen 1sheet '31 stone litho art of Ivan Mosjoukine & ballet dancers in theater! Date Sold 8/19/2008 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Style A One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27 1/2" x 41") (Learn More) Der Weisse Teufel (released in the U.S. in 1931 as "The White Devil"), the 1930 Alexandre Volkoff German Russia nobility romantic war melodrama ("Adapted from Leo Tolstoi's story 'Hadschi Murat'"; "A Spectacular ALL-TALKING Feature Picture") starring Ivan Mozzhukhin (billed as "Ivan Mosjoukine"), Lil Dagover, Betty Amann, Fritz Alberti and Acho Chakatouny. Note that star Ivan Mosjoukine had been a major French star in the mid-1920s (he turned down the role of Napoleon with Abel Gance!), and he made a single U.S. movie, "Surrender", but he did not click with American audiences, and he returned to Europe, and his co-star Lil Dagover similarly did not catch on in America, and most of her movies were made in her native Germany. This movie was a German movie that was billed as an "all-talking" feature, but actually, it only had a synchronized soundtrack (likely added on post-production). The movie was made in January of 1930, but its U.S. release was not until August of 1931. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Condition: very good. The poster had a diagonal tear in the bottom left corner that extends through the center of the left ballerina's body, and into the toe of the ballerina next to her. It also had small paper loss at the top crossfold and some minor wear on the foldlines. There were some creases, tears, and small areas of paper loss around the edges of the poster. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! The person who did the restoration put new blank white paper over all the borders to even out the appearance (but the small writing at the bottom of the poster was not covered over). This is a common technique used by several top restorers. It is done so well that the majority of collectors are not even aware it has been done, and many do not feel it to be a significant detraction (since it is only blank white area). Learn More about condition grades 
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