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The Bandit Buster, 1926 Lobby Card

Taken by surprise, in 1926.

What

A 1926 lobby card for the Western The Bandit Buster, from Lester F. Scott Productions, Action Pictures and Associated Exhibitors, captioned Buddy is taken by surprise.

Why

The Beinecke Library at Yale holds the card; Tom Bay and Slim Whitaker were in the cast.

Notice

The caption reads like a line from the reel.

“The surprise, in the foyer”

Format

The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.

Size

$29.00

Provenance

Film
The Bandit Buster (1926)
Country / studio
United States · Associated Exhibitors
Format
Lobby card
Poster published
U.S. lobby card, 1926
Source
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University
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Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18. Star-portrait piece: sold as the artifact, the film named, the star incidental.

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