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Auction History Result 3g137 JUDGE PRIEST 6sh R37 John Ford, Will Rogers at his best, from a story by Irvin S. Cobb, rare! Date Sold 12/10/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1937 Re-Release Theatrical Folded Six-Sheet Movie Poster (6sh; measures 81" x 81" [206 x 206 cm]) (Learn More) Irvin S. Cobb's Judge Priest, the 1934 John Ford Kentucky country homespun small town political comedy ("Enough laughs to make your head spin!"; "Enough laughs for every day of the year"; "You can judge for yourself - but Will Rogers says 'Judge Priest' is my best!"; about a small town judge named Billy Priest, based on the character created by Irvin S. Cobb,) starring Will Rogers (in the title role), Tom Brown, Anita Louise, Henry B. Walthall, Rochelle Hudson, Stepin Fetchit, and Hattie McDaniel 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 six-sheet posters from any of Will Rogers' movies are incredibly rare. This is the very first six-sheet we have ever auctioned from ANY of his movies! Also note that Will Rogers was the foremost movie star for Fox Pictures in the early 1930s, and was at the height of his career when he was killed in a plane crash in 1935. Fox had just merged with Twentieth Century Pictures to form 20th Century Fox (Rogers had made one movie for the combined company), and immediately after his death, and for the year after, 20th Century Fox re-issued all of his sound movies. This poster is from the 1937 re-release of Rogers' 1934 "Judge Priest". Note that this six-sheet was printed in 4 sections designed to overlap. Condition: very good. There is some darkening on the back of the part of the poster that was on the outside when it was fully folded. There are some creases and several tears along the foldlines that were on the outside when the poster was fully folded. There are some creases, smudges, and tiny tears on some foldlines, and some tiny paper loss at some crossfolds. There are many tiny staple holes around the edges. Learn More about condition grades 
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