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Auction History Result 2h219 PALM BEACH STORY linen 1sh 1942 Preston Sturges, Colbert, Joel McCrea, Astor, Vallee, rare! Date Sold 12/9/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Style A One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) The Palm Beach Story, the classic 1942 Preston Sturges Florida screwball romantic love triangle comedy ("What a life for a runaway wife!"; perhaps Sturges' best; about a husband and wife who pretend they are not married so that the wife can romance a millionaire, and the millionaire's sister romances the husband, and things get extremely confused, and extremely funny!; this is one of Preston Sturges' best movies, and a highlight is the scene where Colbert and McCrea try to keep from getting back together, but Vallee unwittingly causes that to happen with his wonderful rendition of "Goodnight Sweetheart") starring Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Rudy Vallee, William Demarest, and Monte Blue. Note that Preston Sturges wanted this movie called "Is Marriage Necessary?", but the Production Code Office vetoed that! 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 from this classic Preston Sturges movie is extremely rare (perhaps because it was released during World War II, when there were paper shortages). We have only previously auctioned this poster once before, and it sold for $1,800! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good. The poster had tiny paper loss at the crossfolds and tiny bits of paper loss in the vertical fold between the middle and bottom crossfolds, with a lesser amount of wear on the other folds. It had some pinholes, tears, and paper loss around the edges. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was well backed, but at some point after it was backed, it acquired tiny bits of surface paper loss in the upper right and lower right (a tiny bit in McCrea's ear and hair, and some in his collar, and in the bottom of the poster in the bottom of Astor's dress). Any restorer could touch up those areas without re-backing the poster, and afterwards, it will display wonderfully. Also note that the poster was attached to a mat with clear tape on the excess linen at left and right. Someone removed the clear tape from the right of the excess linen, but left it on the left. Of course, this does not have anything to do with the poster itself, just the excess linen. Learn More about condition grades 
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