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Auction History Result 6t041 REAR WINDOW linen style A 1/2sh '54 Hitchcock classic, voyeur Jimmy Stewart & Grace Kelly! Date Sold 5/3/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Style A Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window, the classic 1954 Alfred Hitchcock (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) thriller ("The master of suspense brings you his masterpiece!"; "Based on the short story by Cornell Woolrich"; "Screenplay by John Michael Hayes"; about a man who breaks his leg and is forced to stay at his home until he's better; during this time he observes his neighbors and does some voyeuristic detective work) starring James Stewart (Jimmy Stewart; as Jeff), Grace Kelly (as Lisa), Wendell Corey (as Detective Lt. Doyle), Thelma Ritter (as Stella), Raymond Burr (as Lars Thorwald), Judith Evelyn (as Miss Lonelyhearts), Georgine Darcy (as Miss Torso), Jesslyn Fax (as Miss Hearing Aid), Rand Harper, Havis Davenport (Harper and Davenport played the "newlyweds"), and Ross Bagdasarian (as the "Songwriter"). Note that Raymond Burr had appeared in movies for seven years before this, but always had minor roles, usually playing the "heavy". It would be three more years before his big break in 1957, when he became TV's "Perry Mason"! 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 style A half-sheet shows the courtyard, but it also shows Stewart peeping with his binoculars and Grace Kelly behind him (the style B half-sheet only shows the courtyard!). It is much desired by collectors, but it rarely comes up for auction! However, this example has had considerable restoration (see below), so bear this in mind before placing a bid on this poster. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good. The poster had creases and scuffs on both folds, with some tiny bits of paper loss. It had a 1/2" tear in the vertical fold 2" above the crossfold. It had a slightly diagonal vertical crease down the middle left, going through the "S" of "JAMES" and down through the right side of Stewart's face, with some tiny bits of paper loss in the lower part of that crease. There was another slightly diagonal vertical crease 3" to the right of the middle vertical fold. There were some pinholes, tears, and paper loss around the edges. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can clearly see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects. Learn More about condition grades 
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