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Auction History Result 3j0067 MAN FROM PLANET X style B 1/2sh 1951 Edgar Ulmer, great art of alien w/ girl, ultra rare! Date Sold 12/20/2022 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Style B Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 27" [56 x 69 cm]) (Learn More) The Man From Planet X, the 1951 Edgar Ulmer UFO space alien science fiction (sci-fi) horror melodrama ("The Weirdest Visitor the Earth has ever seen!"; "The deadliest enemy the world has ever known!"; "Written and produced by Aubrey Wisberg and Jack Pollexfen"; about a scientist who discovers a planet is approaching the Earth, and then a spaceship lands in a remote part of Scotland, and the daughter of the scientist tries to make contact with the alien onboard!) starring Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, Raymond Bond, William Schallert, Roy Engel, and Pat Goldin (billed as "and the Strange Man from Planet X"). Note that reading the plot summary above would make you think that this movie was a rip-off of The Day the Earth Stood Still, but actually, it came out BEFORE that, and also before most of the 1950s sci-fi greats. It was shot in six days on a budget of $43,000, a tiny fraction of the budgets for "The Thing From Another World" ($1.6 million) and "The Day The Earth Stood Still" ($1.2 million), and while it lacks in special effects, it still was a groundbreaking movie! 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 two styles of half-sheet from this movie are quite different from each other. We are currently auctioning one of each, in two separate auctions! Note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except somewhat heavier). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards, and lobby cards. Finally, note that this poster has been trimmed and it now measures 22" x 27" [56 x 69 cm] (see below). Note that because this poster was paperbacked onto a thicker paper backing, it CAN'T be sent rolled (someone could conceivably roll it or try to do so, but we know it would definitely lessen its condition, so we will only send it in a very large flat package, unless the buyer insists, and then they would be responsible for any damage). What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good. Prior to paperbacking, the poster had all four borders trimmed off, slightly extending into the image background in those areas. It also had creases, scuffs, and tiny paper loss on both folds and some scuffs scattered in the image. Overall, the poster was in fair to good condition prior to paperbacking. A really talented restorer replaced the missing borders, and also the missing edges of the image, and they recreated all the small text in the bottom border. The poster was displays pretty well, but bear in mind the restoration it has had and look closely at our super-sized image before bidding. Finally, note that the person who did the restoration put new borders that measures roughly even amounts, this resulted in the poster measuring 22" x 27" and not 22" x 28", so bear that in mind as well. Learn More about condition grades 
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