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HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL ('59) HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL ('59) 40x60 OR search current auctions Auction History Result 1a0195 HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL 40x60 1959 classic art of Vincent Price & skeleton hanging girl, rare! Date Sold 10/31/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Forty by Sixty Movie Poster (40x60; measures 40" x 60" [102 x 152 cm]) (Learn More) House on Haunted Hill (some stills identify the movie as "House of Haunted Hill" but a collector tells us that he saw the film on the opening weekend and it was titled "House on Haunted Hill"), the 1959 William Castle haunted house horror thriller ("First film with the amazing new wonder Emergo [specially installed for this engagement] The thrills fly right into the audience!"; "The 13 greatest shocks of all time! Consult your doctor! Bring your seat belts! See it with someone with warm hands!") starring Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long, Alan Marshal, Elisha Cook Jr., Carolyn Craig, Julie Mitchum, and Leona Anderson. Note that the "gimmick" for this movie (Emergo) described above consisted of an actual fake skeleton that was pulled out from above the screen on a wire and dragged across the audience when the skeleton on the movie comes out of its box, and then it is reeled back in across the audience, making two trips. This required special equipment, and apparently many theaters chose not to install it, because the pressbook has special ads for it only for theaters that have the Emergo equipment. We have read that some of the theaters that DID install the equipment had it uninstalled, once teen boys learned of it, because they would come to the showings with slingshots and damage the skeleton with rocks or BBs! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that while we have previously auctioned nearly every size U.S. poster from this movie, we have never before auctioned THIS 40x60! Also note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except somewhat heavier). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards, and lobby cards. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good. Prior to paperbacking, the poster was almost certainly displayed and the reds in the poster had faded. It had many creases and scuffs scattered throughout, with some pen marks on the back of the poster to the right of the title that bled through to the front. It had creases and tears around the edges. Overall, the poster was in fair to good condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but in a somewhat minimalist fashion. Also, after it was backed, it was slightly roughly handled, and there is now a partial horizontal crease 3" from the top of the poster, running across the top of the image, including in the top of the skull. In spite of all the above, this incredibly rare poster can certainly still be displayed, but bear all of the above in mind before bidding on it. Learn More about condition grades 
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