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9f176 KING OF THE CORAL SEA linen 1sh '56 scuba divers Chips Rafferty & Ilma Adey in Australia!

Date Sold 7/13/2014
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An Original 1956 Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More)

King of the Coral Sea, the 1953 (released in the U.S. in 1956) Lee Robinson Australian scuba diving underwater ocean romantic crime adventure thriller ("Sail the South Pacific... to Spectacular Adventure!"; "A beautiful girl is the pawn in a deadly game of deep sea fortune hunting and international intrigue!"; "Actually filmed in the treacherous waters and fabulous islands of the Coral Sea!"; "Thrill-swept adventure on and below the coral reefs!"; about the practice up until the 1950s of hiring illegal aliens to scuba dive to retrieve coral; in the movie, a body is discovered among the coral, and that exposes a ring that is coercing poor people to retrieve coral, and a company has modern machinery that can do the job without risking lives!) starring Chips Rafferty (who co-wrote the screenplay and produced the movie), Ilma Adey, Charles Tingwell, Rod Taylor, and Lloyd Berrell
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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had tiny paper loss at the bottom two crossfolds and minor fold and border wear. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well!
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