Lot 118 Australian Pre-War Daybill (15 X 40) Very Fine- on Linen | HORSE FEATHERS (1932)

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Sold Stock #167251 | Sold Dec 19 2023

HORSE FEATHERS (1932)

Collectible Posters Live Auction US Dec 2023

Lot # 118: Australian Pre-War Daybill (15" X 40"); Very Fine- on Linen

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Australian Pre-War Daybill (15" X 40")
Very Fine- on Linen
Paramount, 1932

Fashioned after Sam Berman's artwork done domestically for this film, this is a wonderful and rare poster for one of the brother's greatest.

Prior to restoration, this poster had issues, including fold wear with separation and some scattered chipping. The poster has had sporadic airbrushing in areas, minor touchups including to the title, and now on linen displays wonderfully.

For Marx Brothers aficionados, the five films they released through Paramount - beginning with The Cocoanuts (1929) and ending with Duck Soup (1933) - represent their best work. Horse Feathers was the fourth movie of that hallowed quintet, taking place on the grounds of Huxley College, a venerable institution led by the new president, Quincy Adams Wagstaff (Groucho), where an important football game against rival Darwin College is about to be played. Throw in Thelma Todd as a sexy vamp trying to steal Huxley's playbook for Darwin, as well as a couple of memorable songs, including "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It," and you have all the makings of a madcap classic.

Estimate: $4,000 - 8,000
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