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3a105 TAXI DANCER WC '27 wonderful stone litho of sexy young Joan Crawford dancing for admirers!

Date Sold 12/11/2008
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 14" x 22") (Learn More)

The Taxi Dancer, the 1927 Henry F. Millarde silent New York City Roaring '20s romantic gambling dancing comedy ("She'll dance with you at so much per dance!"; "From the story by Robert Terry Shannon"; about a beautiful poor southern girl who goes to New York City to become a professional dancer, but she can't find work, so she ends up becoming a taxi dancer in a gambling club, and gets a boyfriend who is a professional gambler; she thinks she meets a rich man who will take her out of this dive, but he turns out to be a thief and murderer, and she returns to her gambler boyfriend) starring Joan Crawford, Owen Moore, Marc McDermott, Gertrude Astor, Rockliffe Fellowes, and Douglas Gilmore. Note that the phrase "taxi dancer" was a Roaring '20s phrase and refers to a 10-cents-a-dance type dancer, who dancers with men for money, and each dance lasts for a set amount of time, and then they must pay again, much like when you are being driven in a taxi! Also note that this movie was very early in Crawford's career. She had had a few major roles before this, but they were supporting to the lead male actor, and this was her first movie where she was the headliner. But she was still so relatively not a major draw to the general public that MGM did not even put her name on this window card (although they did put a wonderfully sexy image of her!).
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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 to very good. It appears that the right 2" of the card and the bottom 1" of the card were neatly trimmed off, and that an incredibly talented restorer re-created those missing areas (by looking at a complete example of this card). The restoration is so nicely done that I can't say for certain if those areas are replaced or original! The card was folded across the middle at one time and there were a few pinholes around the edges and some scuffs within the card. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was really expertly backed, and it will look fantastic on anyone's wall!
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