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Auction History Result 2m129 HOOPLA WC 1933 sexy full-length hula dancer Clara Bow over fiery background, very rare! Date Sold 12/16/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) Hoopla (also released as "Hoop-La"), the 1933 Frank Lloyd pre-Code romantic comedy melodrama ("From a play by John Kenyon Nicholson"; about a "hula dancer" in a carnival, who, on a bet, tries to seduce the carnival boss' son, and ends up falling hard in love with him) starring Clara Bow (in her final movie!), Preston Foster, Richard Cromwell, Herbert Mundin, James Gleason, and Minna Gombell. Note that this was a remake of the part-talkie movie from 1928, "The Barker", and those who have seen the movie say that Bow is sensational and super sensual in this, her final movie. She had the gift of making the audience like her, even though she played a character with no morals, and her hula dancing in the movie also receives rave reviews. Most fans say that had she not had her serious personal problems, she would have likely been a major rival to Jean Harlow for roles like these throughout the 1930s! 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 once before auctioned this window card, and it sold for $3,172! Condition: good. The poster was "starch backed", which means that it was moistened with a special starch solution, attached to a backing, allowed to dry, and then the poster had touch up while it was backed, and afterward, the backing was removed. This particular poster had tiny pinholes around the edges and a few scattered in the image, including one in Bow's belly. It had some smudges and stains scattered throughout the card, including in Bow's image. Overall, the poster was in "fair to good" condition prior to restoration. The poster was starch backed by a talented professional and expert restoration was performed to the above defects. However, the staining required that the letters in the left of the card were painted over, as were the background colors behind Bow. Her body was not painted over, so you can see signs of the staining when you look closely at it. The card displays pretty well, but it has had significant restoration, so bear this in mind before bidding on this card. Learn More about condition grades 
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