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Auction History Result 2z345 I AM SUZANNE 1sh '33 stone litho of Lilian Harvey w/ marionettes of herself & Raymond, rare! Date Sold 12/8/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) I Am Suzanne!, the 1933 Rowland V. Lee romantic love triangle musical ("Youth... love... melody!"; about an injured pretty dancer who is in love with a puppeteer who mostly communicates through his puppets, which makes her very jealous; there is a fantasy dream sequence where a marionette puppet version of the girl is put on trial by king and queen puppets!) starring Lilian Harvey (in the title role as Suzanne), Gene Raymond, Leslie Banks, Scotty Beckett, Georgia Caine, and "Podrecca's Piccoli Marionettes". Note that if this movie seems extremely familiar, it is because most of the plot was borrowed many years later for the movie "Lili" with Leslie Caron and Mel Ferrer! 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, as noted above, there is a dream sequence in this movie involving marionettes, and this one-sheet shows a wonderful image of Harvey controlling the marionettes of herself and Gene Raymond! Note that this poster is extremely rare. We have never auctioned it before (although we have auctioned the other style of one-sheet, which has a completely different image)! Note that this one-sheet is one of the 28 folded one-sheets in this Part I of eMoviePoster.com's December Major Auction that were not consigned to us by Dominique Besson. It was consigned to us by another collector, but that in no way diminishes this poster, and it fits well with the Besson collection. What is the Dominique Besson collection? He started collecting movie posters in 1981, and became a dealer in French and European posters in 1994, and has remained as a top dealer ever since! But in addition, 30 years ago, Dominique began collecting U.S. one-sheets, first those with Saul Bass art, and then adding Alfred Hitchcock posters, then Humphrey Bogart, and he finally ended up collecting in an amazing total of 47 different categories, purchasing the posters from all over the world! Now the time has come to sell this wonderful collection, and Dominique has chosen eMoviePoster.com to do so, through our auctions! This is not all of the Dominique Besson collection we are auctioning. In addition, there are approximately 200 more folded one-sheets that will be in Part IV of this special auction (ones from the 1970s to present), and there are approximately 100 unfolded one-sheets that will be in Part III (including many great ones). This is a very rare opportunity to purchase folded one-sheets (all of which have had no professional restoration) from one of the greatest one-sheet collections assembled! Note that while Mr. Besson collected a few 1930s posters, he included them in other categories, so this one-sheet is being auctioned in a category that we have labeled "1930s" (there are only five of those). Condition: very good. There is 1/2" of separation at each crossfold, with very minor wear on the folds. There are some creases, smudges, and pinholes around the edges, with a few very tiny tears in the borders. The poster could absolutely be displayed and enjoyed just as it is, or one could choose to have the above truly minor defects corrected through linenbacking. Either way, the new owner will have a great poster to display on their wall! Learn More about condition grades 
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