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Auction History Result 2m035 GENE AUTRY insert 1930s The Screen's New Singing Cowboy Star in Tumbling Tumbleweeds! Date Sold 12/16/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Paperbacked Insert Poster (measures 14" x 36" [36 x 91 cm]) (Learn More) an undated 1930s Gene Autry stock poster created by Republic Pictures for use by theaters showing Gene Autry movies in the 1930s. Theaters showing Gene Autry movies would order this stock poster (which was sometimes sent blank, and sometimes sent with titles of specific movies overprinted in the bottom area). When a poster was sent blank, the theater would either place a snipe in the blank area, overprint the title themselves, or hand write in the name of the particular Gene Autry movie they were showing that week, and then they could reuse the poster with a different snipe at a later time, thus getting many posters for the price of one! 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 the 1935 film Tumbling Tumbleweeds was Gene Autry's first picture for Republic, and it came right after The Phantom Empire as Mascot Pictures ended and merged into Republic with several other studios. Nate Levine (who was in charge of B-Western and serial output) had a falling out with Ken Maynard and signed Gene Autry for a multiple picture deal for the new studio. Likely this stock insert was made right at that time with the knowledge that several pictures would be coming after Tumbling Tumbleweeds as part of that deal. We have seen this stock poster promoting Autry's Oh, Susanna!, Ride, Ranger, Ride and The Singing Vagabond. However, we have never seen a dedicated first release insert for any of these films. It is quite likely that there never was a dedicated insert and this stock poster was the only insert created for the films. Also, 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. Note that because this poster was paperbacked onto a thicker paper backing, it CAN'T be sent rolled (someone could conceivably roll it or try to do so, but we think it would have a strong chance of lessening its condition, so we will only send it in a very large flat package, unless the buyer insists, and then they would be responsible for any damage). What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. Prior to paperbacking, the poster had creases along all three folds. It had pinholes, creases, and some tears around the edges, with some creases in the top edge of the image in Autry's hat. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects. Learn More about condition grades 
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