eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result z014 AWFUL TRUTH vintage candid 8x10 movie still '37 Bogart & dog Skippy! Date Sold 7/19/2007Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical 8" x 10" Movie Still (Learn More) The Awful Truth, the classic 1937 Leo McCarey (winner of the Best Director Academy Award for this film) romantic marriage/divorce comedy ("Lend an ear! Give a roar! Give a Cheer! The gayest lovers of the year are here"; "It's glorious comedy... Uproarious romance!"; "Danger! Wild woman on the loose!"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; about a married couple who fight all the time and start to get a divorce, but they do all they can to stop each other in finding their new love) starring Irene Dunne (nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for this film), Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film), Alexander D'Arcy, Cecil Cunningham, Joyce Compton, Robert Warwick, Mary Forbes, and Asta (as Mr. Smith the dog; billed as "Skippy" which was his real name, but he was better known as Asta from the Thin Man films) NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that the still shows a great candid image of Humphrey Bogart presenting the "Dog Oscar" statuette to Henry East, owner of Skippy, the dog, who played an important role in "The Awful Truth". Note that this was at the time right before Bogart's career took off, and I doubt Warner Bros. could have gotten him to do wacky publicity promotions like this one any time in the next ten years! Also note that a paper snipe was glued to the back of the still, and then folded over to the front. Normally, this was done rather than gluing the snipe to the back, so that the snipe could be unfolded and the still could be displayed with the snipe unfolded, which would let moviegoers read the information on the snipe in the lobby. However, this snipe was glued on so that some of the written portion is only readable when the snipe is folded over the bottom of the still, which slightly defeats this purpose (although one can see the top of the still and the snipe at the same time, which could not be done if the snipe was glued on the back). This was done with many stills of the 1930s, but often, the snipes are either partially or completely lost, because it is easier for them to be torn off. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, THE SNIPE DOES NOT HAVE ANY EFFECT ON THE FRONT OF THE STILL! Condition: very good to fine. There are a very few faint emulsion scuffs scattered around the edges of the still, but they are truthfully not at all noticeable except when the still is tilted to the light. Learn More about condition grades
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