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Auction History Result 7w109 FACE BEHIND THE MASK linen Canadian 1sh '41 what madness turned Peter Lorre to a cold-blooded killer! Date Sold 10/15/2009 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Canadian One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 28" x 42") (Learn More) The Face Behind the Mask, the 1941 Robert Florey romantic crime thriller ("What weird madness turned an ordinary man into a monstrous cold-blooded killer?"; "Is this the face that caused a thousand crimes?"; "Weird drama!"; "Why did a simple, ordinary man... Become the underworld's phantom terror?"; "What terror lurks behind this mask? What dark deeds are being hatched? What strange vengeance is brewing?"; about a European immigrant who is disfigured in a fire, and turns to crime, because everybody shuns him) starring Peter Lorre, Evelyn Keyes, Don Beddoe, George E. Stone, and John Tyrrell 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 do not know exactly what this poster is, but it seems likely that it is a Canadian one-sheet, because we have seen many other similar "silkscreen"-like one-sheets that originated in Canada, and were apparently only used in that country. It would seem extremely likely that it dates from 1941. If anyone knows more about this poster, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Also note that this one-sheet measures 28 1/4" x 42 1/4" [72 x 107 cm]. Please do not bid on it thinking that it is 27" x 41". Condition: good. This poster has been linenbacked, but it was not very well done, either because the restorer did not do a very good job, or because the years since it has been linenbacked have not been kind to the poster. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to linenbacking. Generally, it had paper loss and tears in the bottom quarter of the vertical foldline, and a lesser amount in the other folds. There are diagonal creases in the middle of the left of the poster and the entire poster has darkened somewhat. The poster was not that well backed, because you can see signs of the above general defects and the restoration of the defects (in some cases, as should be immediately evident in our image, the linenbacker did no restoration to some of the defects). I would think few collectors would want to display it as it is, without someone performing some additional restoration. Certainly, a talented restorer could perform additional restoration (either with or without re-backing the poster), but it might be fairly expensive to have this done, so bear that in mind before you place a bid. Learn More about condition grades 
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