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Auction History Result 3t532 GENTLEMAN JIM Italian 1sh '48 Martinati art of Errol Flynn as James J. Corbett & boxing baby! Date Sold 12/14/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1948 (from the first release of this movie in Italy) Vintage Theatrical Folded Italian One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27 1/4" x 39 1/4" [69 x 100 cm]) (Learn More) Gentleman Jim, the 1942 Raoul Walsh boxing sports romantic biographical melodrama ("Based upon the life of James J. Corbett"; about world heavyweight champion boxer James J. Corbett) starring Errol Flynn (in the title role as Gentleman Jim Corbett), Alexis Smith, Jack Carson, Alan Hale Sr., William Frawley, Ward Bond (as John L. Sullivan), and John Loder NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Luigi Martinati Important Added Info: Note that this is an extremely rare Italian poster from the next few years after World War II! Virtually no Italian posters survive from right after World War II (mostly only some heavy stock lobby cards, and even those are rare). Apparently there were many paper shortages in Italy during World War II, resulting in the destruction of almost all posters from before World War II, and also from during the war, and the first few years afterwards! Also note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: good. The poster had a 10" horizontal tear 2" below the left half of the middle horizontal fold, and someone put tape on the back of that area, and it bled through to the front. There was paper loss in the left blank border at the end of that tear that slightly extended into the background area, and someone taped a piece from another poster to the back of that area and performed amateur restoration on the small missing border area. The poster has uneven darkening around the edges. There are some pinholes and tears around the edges, with a tape repair in the lower right border that bled through to the front. It has tiny paper loss at the crossfolds and minor wear on the foldlines. It has scuffs in the solid background areas. While the poster has the above clear defects, any talented restorer can linenback this poster, and after proper restoration, it will look fantastic! Learn More about condition grades 
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