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Auction History Result 9k1565 GHOST SHIP insert 1943 Captain Richard Dix behind ship's wheel, incredibly sexy art, rare! Date Sold 8/5/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Insert Movie Poster (measures 14" x 36" [36 x 91 cm]) (Learn More) The Ghost Ship, the 1943 Mark Robson high seas murder mystery horror thriller ("Story by Leo Mittler"; produced by Val Lewton) starring Richard Dix, Russell Wade, Edith Barrett, Ben Bard, Edmund Glover, Skelton Knaggs (who played a mute but his character narrates the film with an internal voice-over monologue), Lawrence Tierney (uncredited in his third movie role!), and Dewey Robinson. Note that shortly after its theatrical release, producer Val Lewton was sued for plagiarism by a man who said he had sent a script with the same plot to Lewton. Lewton could have settled out of court, but he claimed he never even opened the script, and he decided to fight the case. That proved to be a massive error, because the court ruled against Lewton and The Ghost Ship was withdrawn from circulation, and was unavailable for viewing for the next 50 years, and when it was finally made available, it was ruled to be public domain, so Lewton never received any financial reward from it. 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 the image of the woman at the bottom of the poster is REALLY surprising, because her blouse is transparent! We wonder how the artist got away with that! Also note that we have previously auctioned three examples of this insert, but only one in the last 16 years! Condition: very good. The poster was never folded. It has two thin stains in the upper left border next to the "D" of "DIX". It has a faint outline of a tape stain in the lower right border, likely because it came in contact with another poster that laid on top of it. There is a thin stain near the center of the poster above the "S" of "SHIP" and extending down through the "V" of "GLOVER" down into the image of the man below. It has some other very minor border wear. Other than the above defects, the poster is in pretty nice condition, and it can be displayed and enjoyed as it is, or certainly, one could choose to have restoration performed (it never had any). Learn More about condition grades 
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