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Auction History Result 8s020 VERTIGO style A 1/2sh 1958 Hitchcock, James Stewart & Kim Novak by Saul Bass' wonderful art! Date Sold 8/19/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Style A Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, the classic 1958 Alfred Hitchcock San Francisco California suspense obsessive love crime mystery thriller ("Alfred Hitchcock's Masterpiece"; "Based upon the novel D'Entre Les Morts by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac"; "Music by Bernard Herrmann"; about a man with a fear of heights who is caught up in a murder, or is he?, and he meets a woman who looks very similar to the "dead girl", and he becomes obsessed with solving the mystery) starring James Stewart (Jimmy Stewart), Kim Novak (in a dual role), Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, and Henry Jones. Note that John Whitney Sr. (who did the spiral title sequence for the movie) also did the spiral art for the posters from this movie, which was utilized by the poster artist Saul Bass. Also note that Alfred Hitchcock did not make a final decision on what to name this movie until the last minute! At various times, it had working titles of Darkling I Listen, Fear and Trembling, From Among the Dead, and Illicit Darkening. Many of the early advertising stills don't have a title at all, but say "An Alfred Hitchcock Production". Personally, we think "Vertigo" is a better title than any of those other four! Finally, note that critical acclaim for this movie has consistently risen in the years since it was first released. In fact, in the 2012 "Sight and Sound" poll of top movie critics, Vertigo was declared to be the number one film of all time, over Citizen Kane, and every other masterpiece! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Saul Bass Important Added Info: Note that the style B half-sheet has just the Saul Bass artwork, but this style A poster also has the stars at right. Some collectors prefer the poster with solely the art, but because this is a wonderful movie that is remembered as among the best work of both of these stars, many other collectors prefer this style, because that way they get images of the stars in addition to the great art! Most collectors don't realize that Saul Bass did many different designs for this classic movie! All look very similar, with the classic swirl, but the two figures are different on many of the posters! Also 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. 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 think it would have a strong chance of lessening its condition, so we will only send it in a 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: fair to good. Like most posters from Vertigo, this poster was likely once a reddish color that has changed to an orange color (some people think that there were two different printings, one red and one orange, but it is clear that there are definitely some red posters that have faded to an orange color). In the case of this poster, we know for certain that this is true, because when it was originally paperbacked, it had surface paper loss and creases along both folds, with some creases and scuffs around the edges of the background area, and when it was first backed, the restorer used restoration paint that matched the color the poster was then, but in the years since, the printed background has changed to an orange color, while the restoration paint has changed, so it is very noticeable. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to paperbacking. Because of the fading described above, and how noticeable the restoration paint is, if I owned this poster, I would do one of two things. I would either have a restorer paint over the restoration paint to have it match the current background color, or one could choose instead to have the entire background painted over to match the original color of the restoration paint. Either way, bear in mind the cost of additional restoration before bidding on this poster (although I could imagine some collectors choosing to simply display it as is). Learn More about condition grades 
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