eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 5p584 TOBACCO ROAD WC '41 John Ford & Erskine Caldwell, art of sexy Gene Tierney & Grapewin! Date Sold 3/15/2016Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) Tobacco Road, the 1941 John Ford Georgia poor uneducated family comedy melodrama ("At last... it's on the screen!"; based on the classic novel by Erskine Caldwell, which became a Broadway play in 1933, and set a then-record of 3,281 performances, running until 1941; when the play finally ended, 20th Century-Fox and producer Darryl F. Zanuck made this film version of it, and because it had taken so long to reach the screen, it was given the tagline "At last... It's on the screen!"; about a family of uneducated Georgia farmers who have valuable land that is ultimately taken away from them, and director John Ford had difficulty translating the play to the screen, because of the censorship of the day; Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews were the romantic leads, but they ended up with only a few minutes of screen time together, and Charley Grapewin's character "stole" the picture!) starring Charley Grapewin, Marjorie Rambeau, Gene Tierney (in her third movie role!), William Tracy, Dana Andrews, Slim Summerville, Ward Bond, Grant Mitchell, and Zeffie Tilbury 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 window card was never folded. Often window cards would be folded across the middle, because that would make them 11" x 14", and they could then be sent with standard folded posters. Most collectors put an added value on a window card that has never been folded. Condition: poor to fair. The window card has heavily stained and rippled throughout. It can be restored, but bear this in mind before placing a bid. Learn More about condition grades
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