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Auction History Result 9a589 PHILO VANCE'S GAMBLE 1/2sh '47 Alan Curtis plays for his highest stakes, film noir! Date Sold 12/15/2009 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28") (Learn More) Philo Vance's Gamble, the 1947 Basil Wrangell detective mystery crime film noir ("Philo Vance plays for his highest stakes!"; "The screen's ace sleuth is tied to kisses... And murder!"; "He's up against his most beautiful clue!"; "Original Story by Lawrence Edmund Taylor") starring Alan Curtis (in the title role as Philo Vance), Vivian Austin (billed as "Terry Austin"), Frank Jenks, Tala Birell, Gavin Gordon, and Cliff Clark. Note that William Powell first played Philo Vance in 1929's "The Canary Murder Case" and after the character proved very popular, he followed it the next year with "The Greene Murder Case", after which Basil Rathbone took over the role that same year in "The Bishop Murder Case". After Powell played Vance again in "The Benson Murder Case" (which was also made in a Spanish language version with an entirely different case), he then played him one more time in "The Kennel Murder Case" in 1933, but the character also appeared in ten more movies between 1934 and 1947, with other actors in the lead roles. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Condition: good. There are several 4" and smaller tears around the edges of the poster with some tape repairs on the back. There are stains, creases, and smudges throughout the poster. Learn More about condition grades 
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