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Auction History Result 3j227 DEVIL COMMANDS 1sh R55 cool art of Boris Karloff & the devil who commands him! Date Sold 12/15/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1955 Re-Release Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) The Devil Commands, the 1941 Edward Dmytryk communicating-with-the-dead mad scientist horror melodrama ("When the Devil Commands Karloff Obeys..!"; "Monstrous master of horror.. Enters Satan's service!"; "Steep Yourself for the iron hand of horror!"; "Karloff turns killer in a horror-crammed thriller!"; a wild story of mad scientist Boris Karloff's wife dying, and he discovers that one of his machines can pick up her brain waves even after her death, and he is therefore convinced that there must a way to communicate with the dead; he finds a medium conducting a seance, and even though she is a fake, Karloff thinks she can help him in his work, and he builds suits that hold dead bodies that kind of look like space suits, and with electricity, he is able to somewhat revive them, but before he can complete his experiments, he is killed) starring Boris Karloff, Richard Fiske, Amanda Duff, Anne Revere, Ralph Penney, Cy Schindell, and Shirley Warde. Note that this movie is mostly forgotten today, but most viewers say it is a really underrated B-horror movie gem, especially thanks to the performances of Karloff and Anne Revere (as the fake medium), and thanks to the really crazy seance sequence at the end with the dead bodies in the weird suits! 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 the poster says "A COLUMBIA REPRINT" in the lower left corner. This was a terminology used by Columbia Pictures at this time for some re-releases, and it has caused some collectors to be confused! This poster is the original poster from the 1955 re-release of this movie, and is NOT a "reprint"! Condition: good to very good. There is separation in the lower crossfold. It is otherwise in generally nice condition. Learn More about condition grades 
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