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Auction History Result 5x073 THING style A 1/2sh'51 Howard Hawks classic horror, natural or supernatural from another world Date Sold 10/30/2011 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Style A Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28") (Learn More) Howard Hawks' The Thing From Another World!, the classic 1951 Christian Nyby science fiction (sci-fi) monster horror thriller ("The Thing from another world!"; "How did it get here?"; "Natural or Supernatural?"; "Howard Hawks' Astounding Movie"; "Look out... it's The Thing from another world!"; produced by Howard Hawks; based on the story by John W. Campbell, best known for being the editor of Astounding Science Fiction!) starring Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan, Robert Cornthwaite, Dewey Martin, Paul Frees, John Dierkes, Eduard Franz, James Arness (in the title role as The Thing From Another World!), William Self, and Billy Curtis (as the miniature "Thing" in the final sequence when the monster appears to shrink). Note that this movie had a very unusual poster campaign, where the letters of the title were made to look like body parts ("blood and guts"!), with wires coming off of the letters. Almost all the posters had this basic design. The pressbook calls all of them "teaser" posters and says "This display material was designed for an advance teaser campaign, as well as for general use". So obviously, they intentionally wanted to have the posters not reveal much about the movie, as a way to get people interested and get them into the theater. 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 many of the original posters from this classic sci-fi movie have only the title on them (but of course, it is the classic title composed of "blood and guts"). This half-sheet, however, has both that title image, plus a montage of five images of the stars of the movie! Also note that the poster was hand-folded down the center at one time, but has no horizontal fold, and it was not machine folded. It will be sent rolled in a tube, unless the buyer wants us to send it in a flat package. Condition: very good to fine. The poster was lightly hand-folded down the center, but the fold is barely visible from the front. There are some creases and tiny tears in the borders and some darkening on the extreme outer edge of the blank borders. There are a few creases and faint scuffs scattered in the image. The poster has never had any restoration or tape on the front or back. Learn More about condition grades 
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