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8d0194 KING KONG 30x40 R1956 art of the giant ape carrying Fay Wray on Empire State Building, rare!

Date Sold 4/4/2021
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A 1956 Re-Release Theatrical Unfolded Thirty by Forty Movie Poster (30x40; measures 30" x 40" [76 x 102 cm]) (Learn More)

King Kong, the classic 1933 Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack Africa New York City giant ape fantasy romantic love triangle adventure horror thriller ("'The most awesome thriller of all time' the one and only"; "Not beast.. Not human.... Not devil.. But all three magnified! Raging.. Roaring.. Crushing.. Killing.."; "Strangest story ever conceived by man!"; "Out-leaping the maddest imaginings! Out-thrilling the wildest thrills!"; "See the living, fighting monsters of Creation's dawn rediscovered in the world today!"; "See the death-fight between giant ape and prehistoric dinosaur... the most amazing combat since the world began!"; "See the ape as big as a battleship wrecking New York!"; "Unique..! Thrilling! Startling!"; "From an idea conceived by Edgar Wallace & Merian C. Cooper"; based on the story by Edgar Wallace, with incredible special effects by Willis O'Brien) starring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong (as Carl Denham), Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher, and Sam Hardy
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Important Added Info: Note that this is only the second 30x40 we have ever auctioned from any of the releases of this classic movie, and the earlier one we auctioned was mounted to a board.

Note that this 30x40 is a silkscreen printed poster with an actual black & white photo which has neatly been "tipped in" (glued to the upper left corner of the poster). This is how almost all 30x40s were made at this time! Paper banners were also commonly made in this way at that time, and it makes for a striking poster, and few people would realize that it is not printed on a single piece, unless they examine the poster closely. Note that the silkscreen portions of this poster usually pick up scuff marks far more easily than other posters of this period (this was caused by the method of silkscreen printing, and is very common on these posters, and is not considered a major defect, unless it is very noticeable or distracting).

Condition: good to very good. The poster was never folded. It was reused in 1957, and a 1957 NSS number was written in pencil in the left and right blank borders, and the 1956 NSS number next to it has a mark through it. It has some scuffs scattered in the image, including in the faces of the stars at center, but in pretty easily restore-able areas. There are stains in the top of the yellow background area and a 1" tear in the top border. There are tiny tears scattered down the left and right borders, with one 1 1/2" tear near the middle of the right border that was repaired with tape from the back. This really cool and rare poster can be displayed as it is, or certainly, restoration can be performed.
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