eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 2a073 DEVIL IS A SISSY window card '36 art of Freddie Bartholomew, Jackie Cooper & Mickey Rooney! Date Sold 9/16/2008Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 14" x 22") (Learn More) The Devil is a Sissy, the 1936 Rowland Brown & W.S. Van Dyke New York City Manhattan juvenile rich-kid/poor-kid gang crime comedy ("The man who made 'San Francisco'"; "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's greatest human drama!"; about a wealthy English boy in New York City who is put in a school with gang members, and they recruit him into their gang, and he goes along because he wants to fit in) starring Freddie Bartholomew, Jackie Cooper, Mickey Rooney, Ian Hunter, Peggy Conklin, Katharine Alexander, Gene Lockhart, and Kathleen Lockhart. Note that this was the only movie in which all three great juvenile stars of the middle 1930s appeared together! Also note that Kathleen Lockhart was the wife of Gene Lockhart, and she appeared in 40 movies between 1933 and 1957, when her husband died, and she retired. She is the mother of June Lockhart. 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 this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except somewhat 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. Condition: good. The poster had pinholes, creases, tears, and some areas of paper loss around the edges of the poster and some creases, smudges, scuffs, and a few pinholes scattered throughout the image (there was a V-shaped tear in the brim of Rooney's hat). Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was well backed by a talented restorer, who did not touch up many of the faint smudges and scuffs (and I agree with that decision, because to do so would have required lots of paint, which would have given the poster a "heavily restored" look, and I don't feel the smudges and scuffs are all that distracting, and they help establish that this is a genuine 72 year-old original poster!). Obviously, one would prefer to find an example of this window card that had no defects or restoration, but I do not know if another example of this card exists (or if it does, if the owner would consider parting with it!). This card has had expert restoration and displays nicely. Learn More about condition grades
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