Pathe; 1925; dir: Leo McCarey: cast: Charley Chase, Katherine Grant, Bull Montana. Vintage original 27 x 41-1/4 in. (68.6 x 104.8 cm.) U.S. one-sheet poster, stone lithograph, folded and unrestored, excellent condition. Produced by Hal Roach, this silent film comedy stars Charley Chase in a spoof of Lon Chaney's 1925 silent film, "The Unholy Three." The artwork features a medium shot of Chase seated at a piano and looking horrified as a baby pulls the foot pedals loose. A beautiful young woman happily dances as Chase plays the piano and another man plays the harp. Folded as originally issued with an extra fold, this poster is in excellent unrestored condition. There is approximately 8 in. of separation at the top of the left vertical fold line and 4 in. of separation at the bottm of that same fold line; the center horizontal fold line has 1 in. of separation at the center crossfold and 2 in. of separation and a 2 in. vertical tear at the right crossfold; the bottom horizontal fold line has approximately 1 in. of separation at the center crossfold and 12 in. of separation starting at the edge of the right outer white border and extending into the image; a small portion of the right outer white border has multiple creases which extends slightly in the background area of the image which has been reinforced on the verso with tape; there are several 1 in. tears at various portions of the outer white borders; there is one pinhole in each corner. These minor flaws can be easily corrected if the poster were to be linen-backed and it would then present as "very fine" condition. This vintage original one-sheet was taken home by a man that worked for the Hal Roach Studio when this film was produced and has been in his possession since 1925.

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