eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 5m361 FOLLOW THE FLEET 8x10.25 still R53 c/u of Betty Grable, Harriet Hilliard & Lucille Ball! Date Sold 3/13/2016Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1953 Re-Release Theatrical 8" x 10 1/4" [20 x 26 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) Follow the Fleet, the classic 1936 Mark Sandrich military Navy sailor romantic musical ("Clear the decks for action!..."; "They're the life of the Navy... in the musical gem of the ocean!"; "Irving Berlin composed the salty songs and tantalizing tunes"; "A 21-gun salute to the mirth of a nation! ...with more new dances... more new songs... more new things to make you laugh and thrill and tingle than you've ever seen or heard before!"; "In the Super-Dreadnaught of musical shows"; "Strike up the band!... Here come the king and queen rhythm... in the super-dread-naught of musical shows!"; "Based on the play 'Shore Leave' by Hubert Osborne"; "Lyrics and music by Irving Berlin who gives you a broadside of Song Hits"; about two sailors on leave in San Francisco and they are romancing two pretty performers) starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott, Betty Grable, Harriet Hilliard (billed as "Harriet Nelson"), Astrid Allwyn, Lucille Ball, "and scores of glorious girls and go-get 'em gobs hitting the high spots afloat and ashore!". Note that this was one of the nine wonderful movies that Astaire and Rogers made between 1933 and 1939 (they made one final movie, "The Barkleys of Broadway", thirteen years later in 1949). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this still measures 8" x 10 1/4" [20 x 26 cm]. Also, note that this still of Betty Grable has a wonderful provenance! It was consigned to us by the granddaughter of the lady who ran the Betty Grable fan club in the 1950s, and she developed a close friendship with Ms. Grable, and she was given a large number of first release stills (some personally autographed), and we are auctioning 28 of this consignor's Betty Grable stills in this set of auctions (which includes almost all of the best unsigned ones they had). We will also have some stills from this same consignor in our auction of sets of stills that begins in 2 weeks, and we will have some signed stills from the same consignor in our next all-signed auction. This is a wonderful opportunity to obtain great stills of this wonderful actress! Condition: very good. Someone marked over the NSS number at bottom right, but the still is otherwise in nice condition. Learn More about condition grades
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