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Auction History Result 8a199 LADYKILLERS English 1sh '55 cool art of Alec Guinness & gangsters, English crime classic! Date Sold 6/14/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded English One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 39 3/4" [69 x 101 cm]) (Learn More) The Ladykillers, the classic 1955 (released in the U.S. in 1956) Alexander Mackendrick English Ealing Studios gangster crime black comedy ("A riot of fun!"; "The most hilarious gangster film ever made!"; "FUNNIEST crime story ever!"; "The Titan of Comedy in his most hilarious frolic!"; "Written by William Rose"; about a gang of thieves who rent a room from a little old lady as a hideout from which to perform their crimes, but then she learns of their activities, they decide to kill her, but she proves to be indestructible!) starring Alec Guinness ("As the guiding genius of 'The Ladykillers'"), Katie Johnson (billed as "introducing Katie Johnson" and "the inimitable Katie Johnson"), Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Danny Green, Jack Warner, and Frankie Howerd 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 this is a "country of origin" poster for this English movie! Also note that this English one-sheet measures 27" x 39 3/4" [69 x 101 cm]. Condition: fair to good. The poster has pinholes and tape stains in the corners, with small paper loss in the top corners, and larger paper loss in the bottom right corner. It had a 7" L-shaped tear in the middle left of the image, extending into the edge of the man's hair, and going into the blue border, with tiny paper loss in that tear, and it was repaired with paper tape from the reverse. It has a 3" tear in the left of the bottom border, with a yellowed tape stain at the bottom of the tear. It has three small areas of paper loss in the right border, with some small tears in the lower right border. It has tiny paper loss at the crossfolds, with creases, scuffs, and a few tiny tears on parts of the folds. It has smudges and scuffs scattered in the background areas. It has a small circular foreign stamp touching the top of the "e" of "The" in the title. Obviously, this poster has substantial defects, but many of them are in the borders, and a talented restorer can certainly rescue this poster, but bear this in mind before placing a bid on it. Learn More about condition grades 
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