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Expert: DM - 4/5/2009


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Cervantes
Hi, I have this old original lobby card or poster. I'm not sure which you'd call it. It is 14" across by 11" tall and it is thicker then a regular poster, more like the thickness of poster board. It is an original of "Cervantes...The Young Rebel From LaMancha" starring Buchholz, Gina Lollobrigida, Jose Ferrer, and Louis Jourdan. On the bottom left it says 1968 American International Pictures and on the right bottom it says -Property of National Screen Service Corp. Licensed for display only in connection with the exhibition of this picture at the theater licensing this property. Licensor agrees not to sublease, trade, sell, give away or permit others to receive or use this material. Immediately after completion of display, rented material must be returned and leased material either returned or destroyed...And then in the corner, are typed numbers 68/152. I don't know if that means they had 152 of these and this was number 68 or what. But if you could tell me a ballpark estimate of what it might be worth and where I might be able to sell it, I would greatly appreciate it....Thank you very much for your time !!!.....Sincerely...Diane

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Dear Diane,

Thank you for your very interesting question.

In order to guage the value of a lobby card, I would recommend having a look on Ebay and seeing if there is one already for sale on that web site that is just like it and whether or not anyone is bidding on it. Most lobby cards from little known films have very little value, and I'm sorry to tell you that this film is probably little in demand, so the value of any advertising materials from it is going to be slight, perhaps $10-$20.

You might also do an Internet search and see if there are Gina Lollobrigida fan sites. Contact them and see if anyone is interested in buying the lobby card from you.

Please let me know if I can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
David W. Menefee



RICHARD BARTHELMESS: A LIFE IN PICTURES

No one will ever forget the scene in D. W. Griffith’s Way Down East where Richard Barthelmess as David rescued Anna Moore from certain death on an ice floe as it was about to plummet over a waterfall. The actor risked his life for that stunt, and the exciting sequence still thrills audiences to this day. His effort to fight back and live on became more than the stuff of Hollywood legend. Richard went on to be nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actor for The Noose and The Patent Leather Kid. His signature roles are in many of D. W. Griffith’s silent films including Broken Blossoms, Scarlet Days, The Love Flower, and The Idol Dancer. Few people are aware that he was nearly felled by the chaos of Hollywood’s transition from silent to talking pictures when he used a voice double to sing for him in Weary River. Despite the setback, his transition to talking pictures and work in The Dawn Patrol, Cabin in the Cotton, and Only Angel’s Have Wings proved that his talent was enduring.  

For the first time, the story is fully told how Alla Nazimova, a famous Russian star, plucked him from obscurity to play in her first film, and how his worldwide fame was nearly snuffed out when he followed America’s call to arms and gave up his movie career to assist in the fight against Nazi aggression in World War Two. By the time he returned to civilian life, a new generation had grown up never seeing his work, but his determination to succeed against all odds regained a foothold in films, and he continued to work until retiring to a happy life as a senior citizen. Richard appeared in more than 80 films, and this book reveals them with a richly researched biography, an extensive Filmography, and hundreds of rare portraits, posters, and lobby cards that capture the glamour of Hollywood’s Golden Era.

David W. Menefee is the author of Sarah Bernhardt in the Theater of Films and Sound Recordings (Mcfarland 2003,) The First Female Stars: Women of the Silent Era (Greenwood/Praeger 2004), and The First Male Stars: Men of the Silent Era (Bear Manor Media 2007.)

          
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    CommentWarp-Speed response again and always gives excellent & correct information....Thanks Again !!!...Diane


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US silent films made from 1900-1929. Sarah Bernhardt, Lillian Gish, Mary Pickford, Jack Pickford, Lottie Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, Richard Barthelmess, George O'Brien, Lou-Tellegen, Wallace Reid, Mae Marsh, Alla Nazimova, D. W. Griffith, Billy "Buckwheat" Thomas.

Experience

I am the author of Sarah Bernhardt in the Theater of Films and Sound Recordings (McFarland 2003), The First Female Stars: Women of the Silent Era (Greenwood/Praeger 2004) The First Male Stars: Men of the Silent Era (BearManor Media March 2007) Richard Barthelmess: A Life in Pictures (BearManor Media February 2008) George O'Brien: A Man's Man in Hollywood (BearManor Media January 2010) I have spent many years researching silent films, and have a large collection of rare resource books from which I can draw information that may be helpful.

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Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts

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