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Auction History Result 8a0651 ENFORCER British quad 1951 Bogart, Murder Inc., they sold murder for a price, ultra rare! Date Sold 3/21/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded British Quad Movie Poster (BQ; Quad Crown; measures 30" x 40" [76 x 102 cm]) (Learn More) The Enforcer, the 1951 Bretaigne Windust & Raoul Walsh organized crime thriller ("'If you're smart you'll come in - if you're dumb you'll be dead...'"; "The hero of this story is the fighting District Attorney of this city - and every city!"; "Here is the story of the man who matched himself against a nationwide network of 'killers-for-hire'... The first story of the double-fisted D.A. who tore apart the evil dynasty that peddled murder for a price!"; "The Most Vicious Words In Crimedom and Angela learned them all! 'Contract': an order for a killing 'Hit': a murder victim 'Troop': the local murder mob 'Finger': he set up the 'hit'"; "Written by Martin Rackin"; detailing the history of the famous "Murder, Inc." crime gang) starring Humphrey Bogart ("as the double-fisted District Attorney who matched bullet for bullet with a nationwide network of killers-for-hire!"), Zero Mostel (excellent in an early non-comedic role!), Ted de Corsia, Roy Roberts, Everett Sloane, Adelaide Klein, and Patricia Joiner. Note that organized crime language had never achieved mainstream use before this, so they needed to explain on the posters what "contract", "hit", "troop", and "finger" meant! 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 is an extremely rare poster. We have never auctioned one in all our years of auctioning and we have never auctioned ANY movie paper from the U.K. for this title! Note also that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: good to very good. The poster has smudges scattered in various areas throughout (see our image) and some discoloration along a few portions of the left vertical foldline. It has some blank border defects as well as some tape staining in the upper blank corners. Other than some fold and border wear it is otherwise in generally nice condition and after linenbacking the very rare poster will display well. Learn More about condition grades 
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