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Auction History Result 6c002 SEVEN YEAR ITCH 40x60 1955 Billy Wilder, sexy Marilyn Monroe's skirt blowing, ultra rare! Date Sold 5/3/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Style Y Forty by Sixty Movie Poster (40x60; measures 40" x 60" [102 x 152 cm]) (Learn More) The Seven Year Itch, the classic 1955 Billy Wilder married-man-with-roving-eye romantic comedy ("It's the stage riot that rocked New York for 3 years!"; "Based upon an original Play 'The Seven Year Itch' by George Axelrod"; the movie that features the famous scene where Marilyn is standing over the grating as her dress flies up around her legs; the entire movie was very sensational in its day!) starring Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell, Evelyn Keyes, Sonny Tufts, Robert Strauss, Oscar Homolka, Marguerite Chapman, Victor Moore (as the plumber; in his final movie role), Dolores Rosedale (billed as "Roxanne"), and Carolyn Jones. Note that the image of Marilyn Monroe with her skirt blowing up is rightfully the most remembered image of Marilyn from any of her movies. But this movie also has the memorable scene which was extremely risque for its time, where a naked Marilyn in a bubble bath gets her toe caught in the faucet and a plumber must free her! 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 we have never before auctioned this 40x60 poster! All of the other first release posters that show Marilyn with her skirt blowing have her against a black background, but in this poster, it has a bright red background (and Marilyn has a different expression on her face, which is also only on the 30x40, but that poster also has a black background, not red like this one). 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: very good. Prior to paperbacking, the poster had been slightly roughly handled while it was rolled, and it had some light horizontal creases scattered throughout. It also had some smaller creases scattered throughout, including one that was in the right side of Marilyn's forehead, and extending into the red background to the right of her nose and mouth. It had some staining on the back of the top right corner that darkened the front somewhat in that area. It had some creases, tiny tears, and light staining in the outer edges of the blank borders, more so in the right blank border. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was expertly paperbacked by a talented restorer, who did a great job addressing the above defects, and the poster will display wonderfully on the new owner's wall! Learn More about condition grades 
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