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Auction History Result 1s173 GHOST SHIP linen 1sh '43 directed by Mark Robson, produced by Val Lewton, art of Richard Dix! Date Sold 8/19/2008 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Style A One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27 1/4" x 41") (Learn More) The Ghost Ship, the 1943 Mark Robson high seas murder mystery horror thriller ("Story by Leo Mittler"; produced by Val Lewton) starring Richard Dix, Russell Wade, Edith Barrett, Ben Bard, Edmund Glover, Skelton Knaggs (who played a mute but his character narrates the film with an internal voice-over monologue), Lawrence Tierney (uncredited in his third movie role!), and Dewey Robinson. Note that shortly after its theatrical release, producer Val Lewton was sued for plagiarism by a man who said he had sent a script with the same plot to Lewton. Lewton could have settled out of court, but he claimed he never even opened the script, and he decided to fight the case. That proved to be a massive error, because the court ruled against Lewton and The Ghost Ship was withdrawn from circulation, and was unavailable for viewing for the next 50 years, and when it was finally made available, it was ruled to be public domain, so Lewton never received any financial reward from it. 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 poster has an NSS number of "49/398" in the lower right corner. No one has ever seen a "Ghost Ship" one-sheet with a 1943 NSS number, and therefore the consensus opinion of all experts is that the 1949 NSS number is a misprint! THEREFORE, THE POSTER WE ARE SELLING IS AN ORIGINAL FIRST RELEASE 1943 GHOST SHIP, NOT a re-release. Please do not bid on this poster thinking it is a 1949 re-release, as it is a 1943 first release one-sheet! Condition: very good to fine. The poster had tiny paper loss at the crossfolds and minor fold and border wear. Overall, the poster was in very good to fine condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was well backed, and looks great! Note that the restorer left a tiny bit of excess linen around all four sides of the poster (they left a small border in order to protect the poster from handling damage, but they did not leave a larger border to allow it to more easily fit in a frame) Learn More about condition grades 
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