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Auction History Result z615 OVER MY DEAD BODY half-sheet movie poster '42 Milton Berle, Hughes Date Sold 9/21/2004Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Half-Sheet Movie Poster (measures 22" x 28") (Learn More) Over My Dead Body, the 1942 Malcolm St. Clair mystery crime courtroom legal lawyer romantic comedy ("A Berle's best friend is his murder!...") starring Milton Berle, Mary Beth Hughes, Reginald Denny, Frank Orth, Edwin August, Leon Belasco, George Beranger, Wonderful Smith, and George M. Carleton. Note that Wonderful Smith was a black African-American comedian of the 1940s. He appeared in two movies in stereotypical roles, and he also appeared on Red Skelton's radio show. He is best remembered for a comedy routine called "Hello, Mr. President", where he stood with a telephone and pretended to talk with President Roosevelt. He served during World War II, and when he returned, he found that his role in the radio show had been greatly reduced, and he sued and lost. He later made some TV appearances and was in some 1970s movies! 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 poster has never been machine folded! Most half-sheet posters were folded once horizontally and once vertically right off of the printing press. It is very difficult to find an unfolded copy of most half-sheets, especially from before 1970! Condition: good. lightly hand folded down the center; many creases, smudges, and tears around the edges of the poster and a lesser number throughout the image Learn More about condition grades 
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