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Auction History Result 8b188 BIG KNIFE 1sh '55 Robert Aldrich, Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Shelley Winters, Rod Steiger Date Sold 6/16/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 26 3/4" x 41 1/4" [68 x 105 cm]) (Learn More) The Big Knife, the 1955 Robert Aldrich Hollywood Los Angeles California movie making expose crime film noir ("THE BIG STORY from the stage play by Clifford Odets who gave you 'The Country Girl'"; "The Big Cast"; "The hottest hunk of film Hollywood ever shot!"; "The real-life heroes and celluloid heels... the build-up boys and tear-down barons... the lovely starlets and swimming-pool pets... the back-slappers and knifers... the greats and gossips... the ten-percenters and spotlight-grabbers... the queens and playgirls... the leopard-skinned minxes and the 'jaguar crowd... they're all here, the good and the bad - in the screen's big story of one of its stars... based on the stage play by Clifford Odets who gave you 'The Country Girl'"; "The Private Jungle Of One Movie Star"; "1 STUDIO HEAD... He had to be respectable at any cost- even murder! 2 YES-MAN... Just another way of saying 'hatchet man'! 3 FRIEND... Loyal, understanding, helpful - that made it tough! 4 WIFE... She knew he would never be true to one woman! 5 A STARLET... A perfect pet for a Hollywood star! 6 A PLAYGIRL... She lived everywhere - but home! 7 COLUMNIST... She picked up dirt like a vacuum cleaner! 8 AN AGENT... He'd do anything for ten per cent!"; about a major Hollywood star who refuses to sign a long-term contract with a Hollywood studio, and his estranged wife, his agent, and the studio head try everything possible, including blackmail, to get him to sign!) starring Jack Palance ("as Charlie... The biggest STAR"; "as THE STAR he went for three kinds of women... his wife, his friend's wife, and anyone's wife!"), Ida Lupino ("as Marion... The biggest FOOL"; "as THE WIFE it was hard for her to play her role - there were so many stand-ins."), Wendell Corey ("as Smiley... The biggest FIXER"; "as THE 'YES-MAN' in between nods, he took care of the fan mail and the blackmail."), Jean Hagen ("as Connie... The biggest PLAYGIRL"; "as THE PLAYGIRL her husband went to jail for the star - but she didn't care!"), Rod Steiger ("as Hoff... The biggest PRODUCER"; "as THE STUDIO HEAD a 'god' who dictated which stars would rise and which would fall."; in his third movie role!), Ilka Chase ("as Patty... The biggest GOSSIP"; "as THE COLUMNIST she picked up dirt like a vacuum cleaner."), Everett Sloane ("as Nat... The biggest AGENT"; "as THE AGENT everyone was 'darling' and 'sweetheart'... as long as he got his 10%"), Shelley Winters (billed as "Miss Shelley Winters as Dixie Evans... The biggest PICKUP"; "as THE STARLET she knew more private phone numbers than a hundred secretaries!"), Wesley Addy ("as Hank... The biggest LISTENER"; "as THE FRIEND loyal, understanding, helpful - that made it tough!"), Nick Cravat, and Paul Langton 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 one-sheet measures 26 3/4" x 41 1/4" [68 x 105 cm]. Also note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a light paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (it means that the poster must be handled carefully, as the backing does not give it much added strength, but it is similar to having an unrestored poster, and yet it has been properly preserved). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: fair to good. Prior to paperbacking, the poster had tiny paper loss at the crossfolds and minor wear on parts of the folds. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was pretty well paperbacked onto a thin backing with no excess. Unfortunately, after it was backed, it acquired water staining in the top left. This caused a large brown water stain in the upper left, extending into the blue background. Please do not bid on this poster unless you can accept these defects or are willing to pay to have further restoration performed. Learn More about condition grades 
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