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Window Card (14" x 22") ;
Fine+
Warner Bros., 1933

One of the standout pre-Code horror films is director Michael Curtiz's thriller, shot in two-strip Technicolor and featuring Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray. The film depicts a model standing next to her wax figure counterpart. This piece has been professionally restored to remove a layer of green paint that had been applied over the tagline box beneath the film's title. The restoration included touch-ups to the letters of the tagline and expert airbrushing of the dark green area surrounding it. No other restoration work was done, and the card shows some wear, including pinholes, a dust shadow in the left border, a diagonal crease in that corner, and edge wear with small creases. This scarce and highly desirable window card would make a superb addition to any classic horror collection.

Lionel Atwill delivered one of his finest performances as Ivan Igor, a wax sculptor who uses real people to model his wax figures. Warner Brothers sought to capitalize on the success of the horror genre that Universal was enjoying, and with "Wax Museum," they crafted one of the true masterpieces of the era. Fay Wray, who would star in "King Kong" the same year, became the first "scream queen" of the talkie era.

Estimate: $3,000 - 6,000