"Obey your Husband" (Anchor Film, 1928). Fine. Lobby Card

finepostervault · February 24

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I think I’ll give it to my wife. I can hardly imagine a better lobby card—if one is determined to sleep on the couch. :-)

I’m considering having it restored, but I’m undecided. It could probably use a professional cleaning, though. Just picked it up for $119 including buyer’s premium. All joking aside, I genuinely think it’s a wonderful piece.
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Original U.S. lobby card for the independent silent film Obey Your Husband (USA, 1928), presented by Morris R. Schlank. Directed by Charles J. Hunt. Story by Arthur Hoerl. Starring Gaston Glass, Dorothy Dwan, Alice Lake, Henry Sedley, Robert Homans, and Robert Elliott. Distributed by Anchor Film Distributors Inc., Hollywood, Calif.

– Independent/Poverty Row production (Morris R. Schlank).
– Original distributor imprint “Anchor Film Distributors Inc.” clearly legible.
– The title is listed in standard archival records as a lost film, giving surviving original advertising material particular documentary significance.
– Early late-silent-era production from 1928, during the transitional period immediately preceding full industry conversion to sound.

HONDO · February 24

Beautiful looking lobby card, and in very nice condition considering its age. The film ran only 60 minutes which was common in the silent days. Super rare, and on searching I am unable to locate any other original poster material for this film. Thanks for sharing.

finepostervault · February 25

Thank you! What is your opinion about cleaning and small restoring?

HONDO · February 25

One other fact is that the distributor Anchor Film Distributors, Incorporated were only active between circa 1922 and circa 1929.

Regarding your question about thoughts on cleaning and small restoring I will leave that to the experts in this field to respond to you.

finepostervault · February 25

But what is your Opinion? :-)

HONDO · February 25

O.k. you have put me on the spot, I will say if it was mine I would leave it as it exactly as it is untouched.

finepostervault · February 25

Thank you! Overall, I believe that old movie posters should, in fact, look like old movie posters. They can have bumps and bruises, and sometimes a few corners may even be missing. The current trend points in a different direction. Many collectors seem to want “near mint.” At that point, they might as well buy a reproduction, in my view. Of course, it shouldn’t look completely chewed up, but it should be allowed — and even required — to tell a story. I find it deeply fascinating to imagine a young teenage couple standing in front of my poster in 1958, debating whether to see the film, with him reassuring her, “It won’t be that scary!”

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110x75 · February 25

I also prefer used posters to look like used posters. As I view it, cleaning and restoration should only be applied to extremely valuable posters, or those that are somehow historically important (and scarce!)

"Obey your Husband" (Anchor Film, 1928). Fine. Lobby Card

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