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Auction History Result 6k0157 CAPTIVE WILD WOMAN 1/2sh 1943 most classic image of ape carrying sexy Acquanetta, ultra rare! Date Sold 11/12/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) Captive Wild Woman, the 1943 Edward Dmytryk Universal mad scientist horror thriller ("Shockingly Savage"; a wild movie about a mad scientist who is convinced that animals have a huge amount in common with human beings, and he injects an intelligent female gorilla with a serum he invented, and it turns the gorilla into a beautiful girl, but when she is "aroused", she returns to her original state!) starring Evelyn Ankers, John Carradine, Milburn Stone, Lloyd Corrigan, Martha MacVicar, Vince Barnett, Acquanetta (billed as "Introducing Acquanetta as the Gorilla Girl"), Fay Helm, and Ray Corrigan (uncredited as "Cheela" the ape). Note that this movie has one of the most sought after and wonderful images of the 1940s (with a gorilla holding a beautiful girl), but it really doesn't in any way give an idea of what the movie is actually about! Also note that Clyde Beatty staged the wild animal scenes in this movie, and footage was used that showed the real Beatty, so character actor Milburn Stone was cast in a major part, because he resembled Beatty enough that the stock footage would pass! Acquanetta never speaks during the movie (not surprising, since her character is actually a gorilla transformed into a human)! Finally, note that Crash Corrigan made a REALLY wise investment in the 1930s, when he bought a "gorilla suit". In many of the movies in the 1940s where there is a fake gorilla, it is played by Crash Corrigan, no doubt because he could supply the suit! 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 this poster has been singed by Milburn Stone, who signed it next to his credit. Our consignor has no certificate of authenticity, but we are certain the autograph is authentic. Note also that this is an extremely rare poster. We have never auctioned one in all our years of auctioning, and all first release posters from this title, with its great image of Acquanetta being carried by a gorilla, are incredibly rare! Note also that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time. However, the folds have not diminished at all, so it can either be sent rolled in a tube or re-folded and sent in a flat package (how we send it will be determined by what the buyer wants and whether they have rolled or flat items to combine it with.) Condition: good. The poster had 7" of separation at the right end of the horizontal fold and 1 1/2" at the left end, and many years ago someone put a piece of paper tape on the back of each of those areas and folded it over to the front. There are also four ancient tape repairs on the borders. Someone removed the tape from the bottom right corner causing surface paper loss. In each case, the tape was also on the back of those tears. The poster is in better condition than the above makes it seem! Other than the border defects described above, and some pinholes, smudges and small stains in the borders, the poster only has surface paper loss in the right half of the horizontal fold with slight discoloration from an ancient piece of tape that was on the front of that area. If I owned this great poster I would give it to a top restorer and after proper restoration it will display wonderfully and requite little paint restoration except on those areas described above. Learn More about condition grades 
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