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Auction History Result 7c113 BLACKBIRD WC '26 art of thief/mission owner Lon Chaney, written & directed by Tod Browning! Date Sold 5/7/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 13 1/2" x 22" [34 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) The Blackbird (also released as "The Black Bird"), the 1926 Tod Browning silent romantic love triangle crime thriller ("Story by Tod Browning"; a really great story of a master thief in London who steals at night, and by day poses as the crippled owner of a rescue mission, who is called "The Bishop", and of course, no one suspects him of being "The Black Bird", which is what the master thief is called; meanwhile, the thief and his arch rival "West End Bertie" are both in love with the same girl, and they make a bet over which one of them will steal an important diamond collar and give it to the girl as a present; while trying to steal it, The Black Bird shoots a Scotland Yard detective, and retreats to his mission, where he becomes "The Bishop", but he discovers to his horror that his joints are permanently fused by having pretended to be crippled for so long!; so he views it as God's punishment, and he gives up his life as The Black Bird, and becomes The Bishop for real, helping poor people, and West End Bertie gets the girl) starring Lon Chaney Sr. (in the title role as "The Black Bird"), Owen Moore, Renee Adoree, Doris Lloyd, and Andy MacLennan. Note that the IMDb lists the title of this movie as "The Blackbird", but the posters have the title as "The Black Bird". However, the original campaign book trade ad shows it as "The Blackbird", so we imagine the title was changed just prior to release, and it is difficult to say that one is more accurate than the other. 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 first release movie paper on this early Tod Browning/Lon Chaney title is incredibly rare. We have only previously auctioned a handful of stills, and never before any poster or lobby card! Also note that this window card was never folded. Often window cards would be folded across the middle, because that would make them 11" x 14", and they could then be sent with standard folded posters. Most collectors put an added value on a window card that has never been folded. Condition: good. The card has faint staining scattered throughout (but the white dots scattered in the blue background are stars in the sky). There are nail holes around the edges. The top and bottom 3" are "curled", and there is a partial vertical crease along both those areas. There are brown stains in the top left corner. There is a 5" semi-circular tear at the bottom of the credits, with a 3" semi-circular tear at the right of the credits, and tiny paper loss where the two meet. In spite of the above defects, this window card is an excellent candidate for restoration. It is likely some or most of the stains can be removed through chemical means, and the card would be flattened during the paperbacking process, and after proper restoration, this extremely rare window card will look fantastic! Learn More about condition grades 
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