eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 1a0164 SPHINX linen 1sh 1933 art of deaf/mute twin Lionel Atwill, early Monogram thriller, ultra rare! Date Sold 10/31/2021Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) The Sphinx, the 1933 Phil Rosen mistaken identity romantic love triangle murder mystery crime thriller (about a rich deaf mute man who is always around when people are found murdered, and some people claim to have heard him talking, but the police test his hearing by firing guns and making loud sounds near him, and he always passes; at the end of the movie it is revealed that he CAN talk and hear, but that he has a deaf mute twin brother, who takes his place when it is necessary!) starring Lionel Atwill (as twin brothers), Sheila Terry, Theodore Newton ("Courtesy of Warner Bros."), Paul Hurst, Lucien Prival, and Robert Ellis. Note that the title of this movie refers to the old expression about someone being "as unmoving as a Sphinx", which is how the deaf mute man in the movie reacts to loud sounds. But the designer of the lobby cards either didn't know this or didn't care, and they put artwork of the actual Sphinx and the pyramids in the border of the lobby cards! 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 ANY movie paper from this movie is incredibly rare. We have only previously auctioned a lobby card (we auctioned the same card twice) and a single still from this movie (and NO other movie paper of any kind) until we received this one-sheet (and also a group of 7 cards from the same title, which we are auctioning as a group of 7 in a separate auction)! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster's borders were trimmed off, slightly extending into the solid background areas. It also had some tiny paper loss at the crossfolds and some pretty minor fold wear. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to linenbacking. A talented restorer replaced the missing borders and the poster displays well, but bear in mind all of the above before placing a bid on this incredibly rare poster. Learn More about condition grades
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