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Auction History Result 1v133 LIGHTNIN' WC '25 John Ford, great art of man posing as Lady Liberty by New York Skyline! Date Sold 8/28/2008 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 14" x 22") (Learn More) Lightnin', the 1925 John Ford silent sentimental family hotel swindling crime romantic comedy ("An Everlasting Monument to American Drama"; "William Fox presents the play that broke the World's Record"; "John Golden's triumph"; "Play by Frank Bacon & Winchell Smith"; "Scenario by Frances Marion"; "'The play that broke the world's record"; from a hit Broadway play, it is a convoluted story of a ne'er-do-well hotel owner on the California/Nevada border who just sits around and spends time with his drinking buddies; some swindlers try to steal the hotel away, and after many complications, during which the hotel owner's wife leaves him, everything works out for the best!) starring Jay Hunt (in the title role as William "Lightnin' Bill" Jones), Madge Bellamy, Ethel Clayton, J. Farrell MacDonald, Edythe Chapman, Brandon Hurst, Wallace MacDonald, Otis Harlan, Richard Travers and James Marcus. Note that Will Rogers remade this silent movie in 1930 as a sound movie, with an entirely different cast, and with Henry King directing. 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 has a really great artwork image of the lead character of the play standing on a pedestal in front of the New York City Skyline, standing in the pose of the Statue of Liberty's Lady Liberty (we have no clue why this art would be used, since the movie has no New York connection, but it certainly is really cool art! 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. Condition: good to very good. The poster had creases, tears, and areas of paper loss around the edges of the poster. The bottom 1/4" to 1/2" of the bottom of the image was mostly gone, and there was triangular paper loss in the bottom right blue background area. There were some smudges, pinholes, creases, and stains scattered in the image, more so in the upper right. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was quite nicely backed by a talented professional, and it really displays quite well. You can see signs of the restoration of the above defects from close up, but from any reasonable viewing distance, they are not very distracting at all. Learn More about condition grades 
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