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RUDOLPH VALENTINO / THE SHEIK (1921) Lobby card ft. iconic image w/Agnes Ayres

RUDOLPH VALENTINO / THE SHEIK (1921) Lobby card ft. iconic image w/Agnes Ayres

$ 660

Availability: 62 in stock
  • Year: Pre-1940
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Size: 11 x 14" (28 x 35 cm.)
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Memorabilia Type: Lobby Card
  • Modified Item: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Condition / Grading: Fine
  • Condition: See item's description below for specific details about condition.
  • Country: United States
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Format: Lobby card

    Description

    SHEIK, THE (1921)
    Vintage original 11 x 14" (28 x 35 cm.) lobby card, USA. Rudolph Valentino, Agnes Ayres, Ruth Miller, George Waggner, Adolph Menjou, dir: George Melford, Paramount. A legendary and iconic film, the ultimate romantic melodrama.
    A free thinking British woman is abducted by an Arab sheik who has become infatuated with her when she visits the Sahara desert. He takes her to his desert tent castle and seduces the reluctant beauty. Only when she is kidnapped by desert bandits does she realize she has fallen in love with him, and he is to her rescue!
    This film made Rudolph Valentino a star and the image of him as The Sheik is now iconic. He appears on this card in his most famous costumes with leading lady Agnes Ayres. Interestingly, his future wife, Natasha Rambova, appears as an extra, as do three sisters who would become stars -- Sally Blane, Polly Ann Young, and Loretta Young. Border art includes line art of "The Sheik" carrying his lady across the desert while being pursued by bandits. There is one single neat closed pinhole in each corner, FINE.
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    If you don't like an item, you can return it for any reason within 14 days of receipt. It must come back in the same condition as it was sent. I make a full refund less the cost of shipping the item to you.
    AUTHENTICATION:
    My name is Walter Reuben. I have been collecting movie posters since 1978. I have been a full-time dealer since 1982. I have personally handled thousands of rare vintage posters and have sold to collectors, libraries, and museums in all parts of the world. Everything which I sell is fully researched and entirely guaranteed to be completely authentic and as described. A lifetime of experience goes behind every description of every piece which I offer.
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