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Auction History Result 8m008 ARENA 3D paper banner '53 Gig Young, Jean Hagen, cool 3-D art of cowboy riding off the screen! Date Sold 7/5/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Paper Banner (measures 24" x 80" [61 x 203 cm]) (Learn More) Arena, the 1953 Richard Fleischer 3-D (3D; 3-Dimension) rodeo cowboy western ("They live dangerously in MGM's great western romance!"; "1001 Outdoor Thrills in MGM's Rip-Roaring Romance!"; "Romance! Thrills! Drama!"; "The First 3 Dimension Western - MGM's Full-Length Feature"; "YOU live dangerously in MGM's great outdoor romance!"; "This Blow Strikes at YOU!"; "This love affair happens to YOU!"; "This Daredevil Comes at YOU!"; "Story by Arthur M. Loew, Jr.") starring Gig Young, Jean Hagen, Polly Bergen, Harry Morgan (billed as "Henry Morgan"), Barbara Lawrence, Robert Horton, and Lee Van Cleef 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 movie was originally in 3-D. The studios created both 3D and 2D posters and lobby cards (the 2-D posters and lobby cards were for theaters that lacked the 3-D equipment). This poster is from the "3-D" release. Also note that in the 1910s through 1930s, studios would make large cloth banners that movie theaters could hang up above their lobbies (or above their entrances). In the early 1940s, they changed to making paper banners (perhaps there was a cloth shortage during World War II). At first, they were made of one-sheet-like paper, and they didn't survive very well, and they apparently were not very popular, because very few survive. At some point around 1946, they changed to making them out of a heavy paper stock, similar to that used for 40x60s, but measuring 24" x 80". Many people think these became very popular at drive-in theaters, which were then expanding at a major pace throughout the country. The paper banners were very popular until the late 1960s, and then far fewer were made (perhaps corresponding to the decline in popularity of drive-in theaters). We have been consigned a wonderful collection of 133 of these paper banners, and we are auctioning them all, in 133 separate auctions. This is a great opportunity to acquire one or many of these rare posters! Condition: good to very good. There are some scuffs and dot stains scattered throughout the poster. There are a few tears in the left and right borders (see our image). Learn More about condition grades 
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