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Auction History Result 6g0465 LONG WAIT style B 1/2sh 1954 Mickey Spillane, art of Anthony Quinn & sexy girls w/ guns, rare! Date Sold 4/11/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Style B Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) Mickey Spillane's The Long Wait, the 1954 Victor Saville romantic crime thriller ("'Three thrill-hungry dames played me for a sucker... Now it's my turn!'"; "It raps you with gun-butt fury... ...rocks you with hot-blooded excitement!"; "Mickey Spillane goes all the way... In the hottest story that ever belted the screen!"; "A new high in Spillane savagery!"; "Mickey Spillane's hottest story blasts the screen!"; "Carol... 'All blond - all innocence... a real doll who walks, talks and even says 'murder'!'"; "A scream... The sound of ripping silk... A shot!.. ...and Spillane hurls you on a murder merry-go-round of strong-armed thugs and warm-armed blondes... -In his hottest story of all!"; based on the novel by Mickey Spillane) starring Anthony Quinn, Charles Coburn, Gene Evans, Peggie Castle, Mary Ellen Kay, Shawn Smith, and Dolores Donlon. Note that Mickey Spillane was a department store salesman in 1940 when he discovered he could sell stories for comic books, and he quickly wrote for all the major companies. After Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the Air Force and became a fighter pilot. After the war, he wrote "I, the Jury" in 19 days, and it was published in 1947, and it sold 6.5 million copies in the U.S. alone. Its hero, Mike Hammer, a hard-boiled private eye, would appear in many more novels. Spillane would write for the movies, and he even played Mike Hammer in "The Girl Hunters" in 1963! 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 auctioned three examples of this rare poster in all our years of auctioning! Condition: good to very good. The poster was never folded. It has some tears of varying lengths at let and some smudges and creases around the edges.. There is some slight discoloration at top. Please see our super-sized image to get a good sense of the condition of this item prior to placing a bid. Learn More about condition grades 
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