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Auction History Result 8c062 GORILLA other company insert '39 completely different art of The Ritz Brothers & giant ape! Date Sold 10/29/2009 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Other Company Insert Movie Poster (measures 14" x 36") (Learn More) The Gorilla, the 1939 Allan Dwan detective mystery horror screwball comedy ("Based on the play by Ralph Spence"; about a wealthy man who is being threatened by a criminal known as "The Gorilla", and he hires three detectives to investigate, and things get really complicated when a real escaped gorilla shows up on the premises) starring The Ritz Brothers (Jimmy Ritz, Harry Ritz, and Al Ritz), Anita Louise, Patsy Kelly, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, Joseph Calleia, Edward Norris, Wally Vernon, and Art Miles (in the title role as the gorilla; he played a few gorillas over the years, which was only slightly better than the rest of his career, which was almost all uncredited roles). Note that poor Bela Lugosi's star had fallen quite a bit since his rise to fame in 1931 in Dracula. The same year this movie was made, he had a great role as Ygor in "Son of Frankenstein", but in this movie (made for 20th Century-Fox), he was seventh billed! 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: Maybe it's just me, but it sure looks like the poster artist for this other company poster stole his gorilla image from the 1938 re-release "King Kong" one-sheet, which had just come out the year before! Note that this was printed by the "other company". This was a company in the Midwest that from roughly 1936 to roughly 1941 printed its own one-sheets and lobby card sets (and a very few inserts and half-sheets) for three major studio movies (Warner Brothers, Paramount and United Artists, but no other studios). The posters and lobby cards are from the original release of the movie, and almost always have completely different artwork from the regular studio release. They never have the name of the releasing studio on the poster or any of the lobby cards. Sometimes, "other company" posters or lobby cards have images that are the equal of those from the regular studio release posters or lobby cards! Also note that this poster was machine folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: fair. The poster has many tears around the edges and some areas of paper loss. It is separating on the folds and there are two areas of paper loss in the center of the image. There are several paper tape repairs on the back of the poster. The poster is quite fragile and is in urgent need of expert professional restoration. Learn More about condition grades 
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