poster on linen John Ford's FORT APACHE 1948 ORIGINAL LINENBACKED John Wayne

Description: Original 1948 ITALIAN Medium Photobusta (13.5 inches by 19 inches) poster on LINEN BACKING used in movie theaters for marketing in Italy, post WWII. Very rare and hard to find poster in VERY GOOD condition. The poster was nicely backed and displays well. Natural age-appropriate appearance. A restored poster that displays signs of use with bright color and clean overall appearances. Minor touchup has been applied along the borders to address a few pinholes and small tears. A few blemishes may remain lightly visible. Linen Backing is one to two inches outside paper border. FAST & SAFE DELIVERY. Part of a gallery of more than ONE THOUSAND LINENBACKED and more than 30,000 un-restored original rare paper items being offered for the first time to the eBay community. ALL PHOTOS of Rare Paper are ACTUAL ITEMS being sold. Please, ask questions before purchase, we will do our best to oblige you. 1948. Directed by JOHN FORD. TAGLINES : "John Ford's Masterpiece of the Frontier!" "Adventure Thunders Across the Screen!" - At Fort Apache, an honorable and veteran war captain finds conflict when his regime is placed under the command of a young, glory hungry lieutenant colonel with no respect for the local Indian tribe. Deep into the territory of the great Apache chief, Cochise, the demoted Civil War general, Lieutenant Colonel Owen Thursday, reports for duty as a commanding officer at the remote U.S. cavalry outpost known as Fort Apache, along with his daughter, Philadelphia. There, the arrogant commander will soon lock horns with the realistic and sensible second-in-command, Captain Kirby York, who, as an expert in the local Apaches, disagrees with Thursday who wants to make a name for himself in the Arizona frontier. In the end, is it wise to engage in battle when personal glory is all you seek? CAST includes John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, Pedro Armendariz, George O'Brien, Ward Bond, Anna Lee, Victor McLaglen, Irene Rich, Dick Foran, Guy Kibbee, Grant Withers, Jack Pennick, Movita, Mae Marsh, John Agar (debut), Richard Farnsworth (stunts), Ben Johnson (stunts). BEHIND THE SCENES TRIVIA : John Ford seemed to enjoy creating difficulties among cast and crew, starting fights and behaving abusively, all of it designed to make everyone fearful of him and obedient. The cast member who had the hardest time with John Ford was John Agar, making his film debut. Whether it was because Agar was newly married to Ford's beloved Shirley Temple or because he wanted to test him, the director rode him mercilessly, calling him "Mr. Temple" in front of everyone, criticizing the way he delivered lines, chastising him for his lack of expert horsemanship. One day Agar stormed off, vowing to quit the picture, but John Wayne took him aside and helped him with some of the more difficult aspects of his job. John Agar never forgot the generous and patient help John Wayne gave him as an inexperienced young actor on this production. "I would go to hell and back for Duke," he later said. They worked on five more films together. Shirley Temple and John Agar were married at the time the movie was made, but went through a highly publicized divorce complete with allegations of spousal abuse, infidelity and alcoholism a couple of years later. Stuntman John Hudkins broke his back during shooting--as a speeding munitions wagon was going around a sharp bend, the vehicle turned over, dragging the four people on board right toward a rock wall (Hudkins broke his back when one of the horses fell on top of him; the scene was kept in the film). Luckily, occasional stuntman and oscar winning actor Ben Johnson galloped in and prevented a potentially deadly accident. He was rewarded with a seven-year contract with Argosy and substantial roles in the years to come. Hudkins was out of work for about a year while recovering. After his work on the film, Ben Johnson was signed as a "termer" by John Ford and Merian C. Cooper and went on to appear in several other Ford westerns, including 3 Godfathers (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), Wagon Master (1950) and Rio Grande (1950). Ben Johnson, who plays Sgt. Tyree in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) and Trooper Tyree in Rio Grande (1950), also appears in this film, though not as an actor. A former rodeo rider described as "the best horseman in Hollywood", Johnson was Henry Fonda's stunt double in this movie. The opening music sequence contains a few bars of "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon." This was the theme music for the film of the same name, the second of John Ford's "Cavalry Trilogy". Although this and the others in the Cavalry Trilogy are now considered important films, John Ford once described them as "potboilers" made primarily for money.

Price: 394.95 USD

Location: Wake Forest, North Carolina

End Time: 2024-10-27T20:19:53.000Z

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