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3p293 PLAYER linen 1sh '71 billiards pool hustling movie starring the real Minnesota Fats!

Date Sold 12/7/2014

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An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More)

The Player, the 1971 Thomas DeMartini pocket billiards pool sports hustling gambling thriller ("FINALLY! The GREATEST pool hustler in the GREATEST pool movie."; "THE LOVE. THE HATE. THE RAW EMOTION. ...set in the dingey [sic] grime and stench of the poolroom.") starring Jerry Como, Rae Phillips, Jack Colavita ("A Top United States Tournament Player"), Rudolf Wanderone Jr. (billed here as "Featuring Minnesota Fats"; Wanderone was a real-life pool hustler who originally went by the name "New York Fats" but renamed himself after the fictional Minnesota Fats from Walter Tevis' novels that went on to become The Hustler and The Color of Money), and Carey Wilmot
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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good to fine. The poster had minor fold and border wear. Overall, the poster was in very good to fine condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well.
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