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Auction History Result p485 MESSAGE TO GARCIA linen Leader Press one-sheet movie poster '36 Stanwyck Date Sold 3/21/2005Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Leader Press One-Sheet Movie Poster (measures 28 1/4" x 41") (Learn More) A Message to Garcia, the 1936 George Marshall Spanish-American War Cuba military romantic adventure thriller ("Suggested by Elbert Hubbard's immortal essay and the book by Lieut. Andrew S. Rowan"; produced by Darryl F. Zanuck; very loosely based on the real life story of the American lieutenant in Cuba during the Spanish-American war, who went to a Cuban rebel general named Garcia and asked him to help the Americans against the Spanish) starring Wallace Beery, Barbara Stanwyck (as a Spanish senorita!), John Boles, Alan Hale Sr., Herbert Mundin, Mona Barrie, and Enrique Acosta (in the title role as General Calixto Garcia). Note that in real life, the actual "Message to Garcia" was simply carried by the American lieutenant to General Garcia, with no difficulty or danger. But Hollywood couldn't make a movie of that, so they created an involved plot, making it seem more dangerous and glamorous than it really was! 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 this a Leader Press one-sheet. Leader Press was a company in Oklahoma City that made its own posters for movies of the 1930s and 1940s, and it sent them to theaters throughout the Midwest! Leader Press posters are original posters that were made when the movies first came out. Also note that this one-sheet measures 28 1/4" x 41". Please do not bid on this poster thinking it is 27" x 41". Condition: very good. This poster was linenbacked, and one of the following is true: either the poster had very minor defects, and was well backed, OR it had more significant defects, but they were well restored, OR it had some minor defects that were not completely restored, and are somewhat noticeable. You can tell which of the above is the case for this particular poster by reading our "pre-restoration" description and also by looking at our "super-sized" image of the actual poster (we are the only major auction company we know of that gives accurate detailed pre-restoration information about linenbacked posters to our bidders, but we wish everyone did!). The poster had paper loss at each crossfold and a pinhole in each corner. There were creases and tiny tears on some foldlines. The poster was very nicely linenbacked, and looks great! Learn More about condition grades 
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