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Auction History Result #113 MONSIEUR VERDOUX linen 1sh R72 Chaplin Date Sold 4/2/2002Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. R72 Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (measures 27" x 41") (Learn More) Monsieur Verdoux, the classic 1947 Charlie Chaplin romantic marriage crime murder serial killer black comedy ("Chaplin Changes! Can You?"; "The Story of a Modern French Bluebeard"; "Hysterical Laughter! Haunting Romance! Shocking Drama!"; "The sensational New Comedy"; "In 'Monsieur Verdoux' there is a peculiar intensity of drama...an even more peculiar hysteria of laughter -and a strange love story that hurts."; "Beauty on the block!"; "What will be the fate of these lovely girls in the hands of the modern Bluebeard?"; about a man who repeatedly marries women and then kills them for their money; Chaplin manages to make this hysterically funny at times, and the movie really does make you think about why killing is acceptable in war, but is not in peacetime; as Chaplin says in the movie, "Numbers sanctify", asking why it is OK for a country to kill thousands during wartime; from an idea suggested by Orson Welles) starring Charles Chaplin (in the title role as Henri Verdoux), Martha Raye (who proves herself to be Chaplin's equal, as an indestructible wife who just refuses to be killed!), Isobel Elsom, Robert Lewis, and Marilyn Nash (billed as "introducing for the first time Marilyn Nash") 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: This poster has been professionally linenbacked. It now looks great, and most dealers would describe it as "fine (or mint) on linen". We have noted the defects that were restored below (and feel everyone should always do this!). Many collectors would not be aware of the restoration this poster has had unless it was specifically shown to them! Condition: fine. This poster has been professionally linenbacked. Prior to being linenbacked, it was in fine condition. It only had the most minor of restoration, and it now looks wonderful!. Most of the linenbacked posters we sell were restored by the finest professionals. An expertly linenbacked poster will often appear "mint", as its defects have been made to "vanish". We are the only seller we are aware of who always tries to describe the condition of the poster prior to being linenbacked, so you are fully aware of what restoration was performed. Learn More about condition grades 
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