Mar 09, 2023 - Sale 2629

Sale 2629 - Lot 188

Unsold
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200

DESIGNER UNKNOWN

"CUSTER'S LAST FIGHT." Circa 1920s.


79 1/2x41 inches, 202x104 cm. The Otis Lithograph Co., Cleveland.
Condition B+ / B: repaired tears, creases, abrasions and restoration in margins and image; vertical and horizontal folds; staining in margins. Two-sheets.

An exceptional movie poster for, what was by all accounts an exceptional film. The Film Encyclopedia explains that "to achieve the kind of spectacular action he found lacking in Westerns of the day, [Ince, the producer] put a whole Wild West show on the payroll, thus obtaining the services of trained horses and buffaloes, as well as authentic cowboys and Indians and real props. He also acquired nearly 20,000 acres of land on which to shoot" (p.597 ff).