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Auction History Result 6p0729 THIS GUN FOR HIRE LC #3 R1945 Veronica Lake w/ Alan Ladd pointing gun at Robert Preston, rare Date Sold 6/4/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1945 Re-Release Theatrical Movie Lobby Card #3 (LC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) This Gun For Hire, the classic 1942 Frank Tuttle spy espionage counterfeiting murder crime film noir ("Killer without a conscience! Lover without a heart?"; "Based on the novel by Graham Greene") starring Veronica Lake (as a magician who does card tricks!), Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, Alan Ladd, Tully Marshall, Mikhail Rasumny, Marc Lawrence, Pamela Blake, Emmett Vogan, and Victor Kilian. Note that Alan Ladd was fourth billed in this movie (he had been in movies for several years, including in Citizen Kane, but he had mostly tiny roles), but this movie made him a major star. It is incredibly fortunate that the U.S. poster artist chose to feature only fourth-billed Ladd and first-billed Lake on the one-sheet, making it one of the most desirable U.S. posters! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned three examples of this 1945 re-release scene card! We are also currently auctioning a lobby card from the first release of this movie in a separate auction. When this movie was first released in 1942, Alan Ladd was fourth billed. But this movie made him a major star, and after several more excellent film noir performances over the next few years, Paramount re-released this in 1945, just three years after its first release, only this time Alan Ladd moved from 4th billed to top billed! The 1945 lobby cards have different scenes from the 1942 cards, and of course, they have more images of Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, because by 1945, they were what fans most cared about! Also note that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. Condition: very good. There are two tiny pieces of tape on the back of the center of two borders, but they were not put there for any restoration purpose. Learn More about condition grades 
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