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Auction History Result 1a0250 SON OF KONG WC 1933 Ernest B. Schoedsack, Armstrong, Mack, wonderful ape art, very rare! Date Sold 10/31/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Movie Window Card (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) Son of Kong, the 1933 Ernest B. Schoedsack fantasy horror action adventure thriller sequel ("Laughs! Thrills! Pathos!"; "New Thrills! New Adventure! New Romance!"; note that King Kong was SO successful that RKO rushed out a very rare same-year sequel, but they made Kong's son a smaller size than his father ["only" 12 feet tall], perhaps because that made filming easier) starring Robert Armstrong (reprising his role as Carl Denham from the previous King Kong), Helen Mack, Frank Reicher, John Marston, Victor Wong, and Edward Brady 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 we have only previously auctioned two examples of this window card, and only one in the last 26 years (and that last example sold for $2,225 in 2012)! Note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a heavy paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except heavier). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards, and lobby cards. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: fair to good. Prior to paperbacking, the window card had been trimmed to 12" x 16" (no doubt to use as a backing board in a frame!). This means that 2" on the left of the poster was missing, and 6" at the top of the poster, but of course, a good portion of both trimmed areas were the blank border at left and the top blank area. But this trimming did affect the title and also the far left of the image. A really talented restorer recreated the missing areas. Overall, the window card was in fair condition prior to paperbacking. You can see signs of the restoration (and there are some tiny transparent stains in the recreated areas that are mostly only noticeable when the card is tilted to the light), but overall, the card displays pretty well, and we would think most people would not realize the extent of the restoration. Learn More about condition grades 
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