Think you need to show us your rear end to clear up what's on the back Mark
Your all right! My biggest fear with linenbacking this poster is that through the bleaching process, I won't be able to eliminate the ghosting....it should work, but....
The problem that occured with the Phanton Gold Australian one sheet having an image on the reverse side showing through to the front of the poster is something that I have seen before. This subject deserves it's own thread, so I will introduce one shortly covering this type of problem. Ghosting has been mentioned as the name of the type of problem under discussion, so I will name the new thread ''Ghosting Poster Problems''.
Gorgeous poster Mark! And this from someone not generally a fan of westerns
I dunno, I think the ghosting adds to its charm and history. If it doesn't come out, so what! I think it would look great. I have a long daybill that has a hand print in the main pink artwork area. It was obviously touched at the printers while the ink was still dry. I had it backed and gave the restorer specific instructs to leave the hand print as is...I love that kinda stuff.
I'm guessing Mysterious Pilot is a loner? Loved to be proved wrong so I can see the missing artwork etc!
I had been wondering if it was a re-release or remake of another serial I have, but this one turns out to be a later film with a different plot. However, both are directed by Louis Weiss. Mysterious Airman in 1922 and Mysterious Pilot in 1937
I had been wondering if it was a re-release or remake of another serial I have, but this one turns out to be a later film with a different plot. However, both are directed by Louis Weiss. Mysterious Airman in 1922 and Mysterious Pilot in 1937
Lovely looking lobby, bloody brave actors/pilots in those days (many flew without the rather recent invention of parachutes!).
Frank Hawks sadly died months after the Mysterious Pilots release whilst flying an experimental aircraft. Not before he'd accomplished a career as a WW1 military pilot, broken a host a air speed records (touted by Texaco as the fastest man alive), took Amelia Earhart on her first ever flight and conducted the first ever display of air to air refuelling.
The image below shows Hawks keeping one of the aircraft steady as his Wing Walking friend with a Jerry can of fuel on his back moves from engine to engine (with no parachute - madness!).
A Woman Commands (RKO, 1932). One Sheet (27" X 41") Style A. This was international silent screen star Pola Negri's first American talkie, in which she plays a noblewoman ordered to marry the Serbian King Alexander (Roland Young). Her heart really belongs to a gallant army captain (Basil Rathbone), seen on this poster, but she goes through with her arranged marriage. Although the picture was a box office flop, the posters from the film are very rare and beautiful. Professional restoration has addressed slight paper loss at the lower crossfold, a tear in the top left corner, and a misfold at the bottom. The linen has been trimmed to the border. Fine+ on Linen.
Your posted Running Wild image is the only one that I have seen. There is also is another style of this title I sighted years ago, but I don't have an image of it. If my memory serves me right it displayed a running W.S.Fields on a white background.
A Woman Rebels I have never this this beautiful daybill before, only the Australia one sheet.
A Lady From Shanghai Australian one sheet was sold by Christie's in 1994 and sold for $380, but again I don't have an image.
Your posted Running Wild image is the only one that I have seen. There is also is another style of this title I sighted years ago, but I don't have an image of it. If my memory serves me right it displayed a running W.S.Fields on a white background.
I have just found that there is another image of your posted Running Wild daybill, and you can find it on on Heritage. The poster is a complete long daybill on linen.
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Probably ghosting from being stored folded. I had a US one sheet with similar issue a long time ago.
I dunno, I think the ghosting adds to its charm and history. If it doesn't come out, so what! I think it would look great.
I have a long daybill that has a hand print in the main pink artwork area. It was obviously touched at the printers while the ink was still dry.
I had it backed and gave the restorer specific instructs to leave the hand print as is...I love that kinda stuff.
Can't wait to see what you do with it
Frank Hawks sadly died months after the Mysterious Pilots release whilst flying an experimental aircraft. Not before he'd accomplished a career as a WW1 military pilot, broken a host a air speed records (touted by Texaco as the fastest man alive), took Amelia Earhart on her first ever flight and conducted the first ever display of air to air refuelling.
The image below shows Hawks keeping one of the aircraft steady as his Wing Walking friend with a Jerry can of fuel on his back moves from engine to engine (with no parachute - madness!).
My bad David. Duly noted.
Oh, bites the dust gurl? Come on, little bit more info.
Open that door a bit, people bound to get their foot stuck in it.
A Woman Commands (RKO, 1932). One Sheet (27" X 41") Style A.
This was international silent screen star Pola Negri's first American talkie, in which she plays a noblewoman ordered to marry the Serbian King Alexander (Roland Young). Her heart really belongs to a gallant army captain (Basil Rathbone), seen on this poster, but she goes through with her arranged marriage. Although the picture was a box office flop, the posters from the film are very rare and beautiful. Professional restoration has addressed slight paper loss at the lower crossfold, a tear in the top left corner, and a misfold at the bottom. The linen has been trimmed to the border. Fine+ on Linen.
LOVE IT!
does anyone have a complete image of Shanghai one sheet ?
A Woman Rebels I have never this this beautiful daybill before, only the Australia one sheet.
A Lady From Shanghai Australian one sheet was sold by Christie's in 1994 and sold for $380, but again I don't have an image.
No go find me one please Sven
Alrighty!