eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 4z043 LIONEL BARRYMORE 22x28 personality poster '33 intense head & shoulders portrait of the star! Date Sold 2/18/2016Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Personality Poster (measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) Lionel Barrymore was an actor from the 1900s to the 1950s. He was the brother of John Barrymore and Ethel Baryrmore. Some of his movies include: Rasputin and the Empress (as Rasputin), It's a Wonderful Life (as Mr. Potter), Free Soul (winner of the Best Actor Academy Award for this film), Madame X (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film), On Borrowed Time, Key Largo, Grand Hotel, Dinner at Eight, Captains Courageous, and as Dr. Gillespie in the many "Dr. Kildare" movies. Note that in his later years, he played most of his performances in a wheelchair, leading many to think he was paralyzed! However, it was a combination of two hip fractures as well as arthritis that limited his mobility in later years (by 1938, Barrymore used a wheelchair exclusively and never walked again). He passed away in 1954 at the age of 76. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that MGM created three different sets of personality posters in the 1930s to promote their stars (there had also been two earlier sets, at least, in the early and late 1920s). The earliest set from the 1930s was made in 1931, and it featured MGM's top stars of that time, with each getting a beautiful 22" x 28" full-color head & shoulders portrait (these were the same size as half-sheets, but oriented vertically, and they have no blank borders). Approximately 2 years later, in 1933, MGM created a second set, reflecting the change in their top stars, so some stars remained in the set, but with new images of them, and some stars were dropped and others added in their place. Approximately 2 more years later, in 1935, MGM created yet another set. All three sets can be easily distinguished from each other by the way the stars' names are presented in the bottom. These posters are extremely rare as few theaters ordered them, and fewer still saved them, and in addition, they could be easily torn, and if they were not stored carefully, they would become fragile, and it is likely many were damaged and discarded for that reason! Note that these posters were printed on a high quality paper stock, but it is one that does not always age very well, and can become fragile (usually resulting in chips around the edges of the poster). Because of their fragile nature and their age, we always send these posters in large flat packages, and never roll them into tubes (unless the buyer insists)! PLEASE DO NOT BID ON THIS POSTER, UNLESS YOU ARE WILLING TO PAY THE COST OF SHIPPING IT IN A LARGE FLAT PACKAGE! Note that this item needs to be shipped in an oversized flat package. If it is a size that might ordinarily be rolled in a tube (like a half-sheet), the reason it is in this auction is specifically because we feel it either CAN'T be rolled or because we feel it would be a mistake to roll it, because it might well damage the item. In the case of the few items that could be rolled, we will roll the item in a tube if the new owner insists, but only if they accept that they can't return the item if it is damaged from being rolled. So please bear in mind that this item must be sent in a LARGE flat package (the size of the package will depend on the size of the item), and bear this added expense in mind before placing a bid on it. Condition: good. There are creases in Barrymore's eye, with a tiny bit of surface paper loss beneath it. There is a 5" tear in the left of the bottom border, going through the center of the credit area. There is a 2" tear in the top border and some tiny tears in the other borders, with tiny paper loss in the bottom right corner. Learn More about condition grades
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