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Auction History Result 3d0673 TOWER OF LONDON 1sh R1948 Basil Rathbone, executioner Boris Karloff Basil Rathbone, rare! Date Sold 10/30/2022 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1948 Realart Re-Release Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Tower of London, the 1939 Rowland V. Lee Universal historical England horror thriller (about a duke who is sixth in line to be the King of England, and he decides to speed up the process by killing those in his way, with the help of the royal executioner at the Tower of London, where enemies of England were beheaded) starring Basil Rathbone (as the Duke of Gloucester), Boris Karloff (as the executioner, Mord), Barbara O'Neil, Ian Hunter, Vincent Price (as George, Duke of Clarence), Nan Grey, John Sutton, Leo G. Carroll, Miles Mander, Lionel Belmore, Rose Hobart, John Herbert-Bond (as young Prince Richard), "and cast of thousands". Note that Boris Karloff appeared to be bald in this movie, but his head was not shaved. It was done through makeup by Jack Pierce, who had made up Karloff for the Frankenstein movies. 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 we have only previously auctioned two examples of this 1948 re-release one-sheet, and only one in the last 18 years! Condition: good to very good. The poster has creases scattered throughout. It has varying amounts of separation in each of the fold edges at left and they are repaired with tape from the back. It has tiny creases, tears, and bits of paper loss along portions of the vertical foldline (much more so in the upper vertical foldline and the upper vertical foldline edge is repaired with tape from the back). There is small paper loss at the top crossfold. It is otherwise in generally nice condition and after linenbacking with some proper restoration the very rare poster will display quite well! Learn More about condition grades 
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