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Auction History Result 3k403 MAD DOCTOR linen 1sh '40 artwork of Basil Rathbone looming over Ellen Drew & John Howard! Date Sold 9/4/2012 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Style A One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) The Mad Doctor (released in other English-speaking countries as "A Date with Destiny"), the 1940 Tim Whelan serial killer romantic crime murder thriller (written by Howard J. Green; also written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, who were not credited on the posters; about a seemingly normal doctor who marries women and then kills them, but because he is a doctor, he is able to say that they died of natural causes, because he does the autopsies!) starring Basil Rathbone (in the title role as the Mad Doctor), Ellen Drew, John Howard, Barbara Jo Allen (billed as "Barbara Allen [Vera Vague]"), Ralph Morgan, Martin Kosleck, and Sheila Ryan (billed as "Betty McLaughlin") NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had tiny paper loss at the crossfolds and minor wear on the foldlines. There was a diagonal crease or tear that ran into the bottom of Rathbone's left eye. There were tears and tiny areas of paper loss around the edges of the poster. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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