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Auction History Result 5r0059 DAWN PATROL Other Company 1/2sh 1938 different art of WWI pilot Errol Flynn & airplanes, rare! Date Sold 9/3/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) The Dawn Patrol, the 1938 Edmund Goulding World War I (WWI) airplane pilot aviation thriller ("From an original story by John Monks Saunders"; about British pilots in World War I flying primitive airplanes that crash with regularity, and one of the pilots, played by Flynn, criticizes the Major, played by Rathbone, for sending men to their death, but then Rathbone is promoted, and Flynn is faced with the same difficult decisions, and he orders his best friend's younger brother on a mission that kills him, which puts a massive rift between him and his best friend) starring Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, David Niven, Donald Crisp, Melville Cooper, Barry Fitzgerald, James Stephenson, Stuart Hall, Carl Esmond, and Morton Lowry. Note that this movie bears many similarities to "Twelve O'Clock High", where pilots faced the same difficulties in World War II. 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 one example of this "other company" half-sheet, and that was 7 years ago, when it sold for $575! This was printed by Associated Displays Corporation which was a company based in New York City. Before it was discovered by noted poster dealer/historian Walter Reuben, collectors did not know the name of this company (and thought it to be located in the Midwest), and it is often referred to as the "other company" (and we will continue to refer to it that way, since collectors know it that way). From 1936 to roughly 1941, this company printed its own one-sheets and lobby card sets (and a very few inserts, half-sheets, three-sheets, 40x60s and stills) for three major studio movies (Warner Brothers, Paramount and United Artists, but no other studios). The items almost always feature a tiny legal disclaimer and cast credits only. The posters and lobby cards are from the original release of the movie, and almost always have completely different artwork from the regular studio release. They did this by combining elements from different film scenes onto one poster or card. Sometimes, "other company" posters have images that are the equal of those from the regular studio release posters. Note that this poster has tape repairs on the back (see below), and it would not make sense to roll it, as doing so would surely lessen the condition. Therefore we must be sent in a very large flat package. Please bear that extra shipping cost in mind BEFORE placing a bid on this poster! Condition: good. The poster was hand folded down the middle, but was not folded horizontally. It has creases and scuffs along that fold, with a few tears. Someone put tape on the back of the entire fold. There are also creases, smudges, scuffs, and tears around the edges, and someone put tape on the back of those areas. There is also tiny paper loss in the left of the bottom border and a scuff at the bottom of the first "R" of "ERROL". In spite of all of the above, this very rare poster can be displayed and enjoyed as it is, or certainly restoration can be performed. Learn More about condition grades 
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