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Auction History Result 4z307 DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL 24x38 Trinidadian R60s art of Gort holding Patricia Neal! Date Sold 3/2/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Undated (probably 1960s) Re-release Vintage Folded Trinidadian Movie Poster (measures 24 1/4" x 37 3/4" [62 x 96 cm]) (Learn More) The Day the Earth Stood Still, the classic 1951 Robert Wise science fiction (sci-fi) alien-contact thriller ("From out of space.... a warning and an ultimatum!"; "Strange power from another planet menaces the Earth!"; from the story by Harry Bates; about a super intelligent alien visiting the Earth, and mankind mistrusts him without reason; he is able to "pass" as a human, and he visits the world's greatest scientist, and when he is injured and taken to a hospital, he is rescued by his robot Gort) starring Michael Rennie (as Klaatu), Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, and Lock Martin (as Gort the Robot). Note that the unusual music heard in this movie was achieved through the use of the musical instrument called a theramin, and audiences loved the eerie sounds it made, and it became standard in many science fiction movies thereafter to use this instrument in the same way! 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 is a real mystery! It was surely printed many years ago (likely in the 1960s), but beyond that, we really don't know. In some ways, it has the look and feel of a U.S. "military" poster, and it is also sort of like a South African poster, but it doesn't really fit either of those all that well. We don't think it is a commercial poster that was sold to the public, but for what reason it was created and how it was distributed is something we just don't know. Please do not bid on this poster unless you can accept the uncertainty of when and for what purpose it was created. Note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube.
UPDATED 02/24/2017: Note that our consignor has solved the mystery behind this poster. It is a Trinidadian poster which our consignor received in person from a theater in Trinidad! Condition: good to very good. The poster was tri-folded only. There is a tear in the left border and a few dot stains in the blank borders. There are some light creases scattered down the center of the poster, where it was once lightly partially folded. Learn More about condition grades 
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