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Auction History Result 6b058 NO WAY OUT 1sh 1950 wonderful different design by Paul Rand that was years ahead of its time! Date Sold 5/1/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) No Way Out, the 1950 Joseph L. Mankiewicz race relations crime film noir ("Is it a question... Or an answer"; "an entertainment with a great courageous theme reaching to new heights of screen dynamics with seven new conceptions of dramatic portrayal"; "Don't miss it!"; "All colored cast"; produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and Written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz & Lesser Samuels) starring Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Stephen McNally, Sidney Poitier (in his first major film), Mildred Joanne Smith (in her only movie appearance, as Poitier's wife), Harry Bellaver, Stanley Ridges, Dots Johnson, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Francine Everett, Frederick O'Neal, and Davis Roberts NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Paul Rand Important Added Info: Note that this is a much admired poster, and in good condition, it consistently sells for around $2,000 or more! Its really unusual design by Paul Rand was dramatically different from other posters of its time, and the person in charge of the ad campaign obviously wanted to make it extremely special, because they hired Paul Rand to do the one-sheet and 24-sheet, and they also hired Erik Nitsche to do several posters, and Saul Bass did the insert! Having these three great artists designing the posters has caused much confusion as to "who did what" over the years, but there has never been any doubt on this one-sheet, because Rand's name is printed under the image! One unifying image from the advertising campaign is the provocative handcuffs/bed image (first suggested by Bass) which he, Rand and Nitsche all used in their designs. Condition: very good. The poster has tiny surface paper loss at the bottom crossfold and 1/2" of separation at the middle crossfold. It had 2 1/2" of separation at the top crossfold and someone put tape on the back of that area, with they put a small amount of ink on the front of that area, where there was tiny paper loss. There are two creases to the left and right of part of the vertical fold that is directly below the top crossfold that was caused when the poster was machine folded. There is 1" of separation in the top of the vertical fold and two tiny tears in the bottom blank border. There is tiny paper loss in the middle of the left blank border. There is a 1/2" tear, a tiny tear, and a tiny bit of paper loss in the right half of the top fold. I go into extreme detail about the poster's defects, because it is very valuable. The poster can absolutely be displayed and enjoyed as it is, or one could choose to have it backed, if they wanted to do so. Either way, the new owner will have a really great poster to display on their wall. Learn More about condition grades 
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