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Auction History Result 3y784 ENFORCER Japanese 1954 image of D.A. Humphrey Bogart w/gun in hand, different & ultra-rare! Date Sold 2/12/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1954 (from the first release of this movie in Japan) Vintage Theatrical Folded Japanese "B2" Movie Poster (measures 20 1/4" x 28 1/4" [51 x 72 cm]) (Learn More) The Enforcer, the 1951 Bretaigne Windust & Raoul Walsh organized crime thriller ("'If you're smart you'll come in - if you're dumb you'll be dead...'"; "The hero of this story is the fighting District Attorney of this city - and every city!"; "Here is the story of the man who matched himself against a nationwide network of 'killers-for-hire'... The first story of the double-fisted D.A. who tore apart the evil dynasty that peddled murder for a price!"; "The Most Vicious Words In Crimedom and Angela learned them all! 'Contract': an order for a killing 'Hit': a murder victim 'Troop': the local murder mob 'Finger': he set up the 'hit'"; "Written by Martin Rackin"; detailing the history of the famous "Murder, Inc." crime gang) starring Humphrey Bogart ("as the double-fisted District Attorney who matched bullet for bullet with a nationwide network of killers-for-hire!"), Zero Mostel (excellent in an early non-comedic role!), Ted de Corsia, Roy Roberts, Everett Sloane, Adelaide Klein, and Patricia Joiner. Note that organized crime language had never achieved mainstream use before this, so they needed to explain on the posters what "contract", "hit", "troop", and "finger" meant! 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 is an extremely rare first release Japanese B2 poster. We have never auctioned one in all our years of auctioning and have never auctioned ANY type of Japanese poster for this title before either! Note also that this Japanese B2 poster measures 20 1/4" x 28 1/4" [51 x 72 cm]. Finally, 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. Condition: good to very good. The poster has several light horizontal creases scattered in various areas (see our image). It has a horizontal line of slight discoloration approximately 3" from the lower edge and there are remnants of tape along portions of the back of the lower edge. There is tiny separation in the left edges of the lower horizontal folds. The ultra-rare poster is otherwise colorful and in pretty nice condition and after a pretty simple linenbacking it would display absolutely fantastically! Learn More about condition grades 
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