Lot 571
John Wayne: 3 GODFATHERS Directed by John Ford, Vintage Original, 1948 Film Poster Nmint On Linen. Plus Poster for El Dorado and 4 Lobby Cards. 3 Godfathers: Based on a 1913 short story which was a retelling of the Three Wise Men in a Western context, John Ford expanded the work and cast John Wayne, Pedro Almandáriz and Harry Carey Jr., three outlaws who come across a baby making a promise to the dying mother they will get her newborn to safety and be the boy's godfathers Terrific Western, the third of four separate versions spanning 50 years. Poster measures 27 x 41 and has been professionally de-acidified and mounted on linen by Lumiere Poster Restoration. Only slight touch up to fold lines.
Also included is a fine folded one sheet for El Dorado starring John Wayne and Dean Martin, a very good folded one sheet for BRANNIGAN a non-western detective drama for Wayne famously set in London, 3 lobby cards from THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER starring Wayne, Dean Martin and Martha Heyer and one lobby card of John Wayne on horseback from his last film, THE SHOOTIST. Estimated Value $900 - 1,500
Ex Black Horse Collection.
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| Realized $563 |
