{"id":41935,"date":"2017-11-26T16:57:19","date_gmt":"2017-11-26T21:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=41935"},"modified":"2018-11-14T00:08:42","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T05:08:42","slug":"forbidden-planets-robby-robot-breaks-auction-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2017\/11\/26\/forbidden-planets-robby-robot-breaks-auction-record\/","title":{"rendered":"FORBIDDEN PLANET’s Robby The Robot Breaks Auction Record"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This year\u2019s Turner Classic Movies auction at the Bonham House in New York City set a new record on Tuesday as Forbidden Planet<\/strong> star Robby the Robot, along with the jeep, and alternate custom head created for his appearance in an episode of The Twilight Zone<\/em> was sold for $5.375 million; with buyer premium the total comes to $5.8 million. That movie prop record was previously held by Marilyn Monroe’s white dress from The Seven Year Itch, (sold for $4.6 million), as well as the original Batmobile from the 1966 Batman<\/strong> (also sold for $4.6 million).<\/p>\n

The auction also included a group of lots based around the work of Joseph L. Mankiewicz (All About Eve<\/strong>, Guys and Dolls<\/strong>). These lots included his typewriter, director\u2019s chair, awards, correspondence, and custom bound scripts. Out of this, the Golden Globe for All About Eve<\/strong>, sold for the most at $11,250.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Other notably sold lots were a Batman cowl from Joel Schumacher\u2019s 1995 Batman Forever<\/strong>, sold for $8,125. A portrait of Raquel Welch, done in 1965 by the iconic Spanish painter Salvador Dali, went for $57,500. $23,750 was the amount the poster for Gold Diggers Of 1933<\/strong> sold for, easily the most preserved poster in the auction.<\/p>\n

Speaking of posters, quite a sizable portion of this auction was based around promotional materials. Whilst Gold Diggers<\/strong> was the highest selling lot, two others notable posters that were high selling were The Maltese Falcon<\/strong> with Humphrey Bogart as well as the Audrey Hepburn starring film, Breakfast at Tiffany\u2019s<\/strong>. The latter of the two was a six sheet linen backed poster from 1960. Both of these sold for $10, 625. But not all notable posters were high sellers. The 1944 Billy Wilder directed feature Double Indemnity<\/strong> only went for $3,500, which is low in the range which it was valued at. Even more so was three sheet linen backed poster of the 1977’s Star Wars<\/strong>, which only sold $1,250.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The annual Turner Classic Movies auction produced a new world’s record for a film prop sale.<\/div>\n

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