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Auction History Result 2m059 NO WAY OUT 1/2sh 1950 unusual design by Erik Nitsche, Richard Widmark & Linda Darnell, rare! Date Sold 12/16/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) No Way Out, the 1950 Joseph L. Mankiewicz race relations crime film noir ("Is it a question... Or an answer"; "an entertainment with a great courageous theme reaching to new heights of screen dynamics with seven new conceptions of dramatic portrayal"; "Don't miss it!"; "All colored cast"; produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and Written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz & Lesser Samuels) starring Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Stephen McNally, Sidney Poitier (in his first major film), Mildred Joanne Smith (in her only movie appearance, as Poitier's wife), Harry Bellaver, Stanley Ridges, Dots Johnson, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Francine Everett, Frederick O'Neal, and Davis Roberts NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Erik Nitsche Important Added Info: Note that the unusual image on this very striking poster (which is mostly a solid background with cut-outs of Widmark's eyes and a terrified Darnell being grabbed) was decades ahead of its time (and we don't know how the studios or moviegoers reacted to this most unusual image). One unifying image from the No Way Out advertising campaign is the provocative handcuffs/bed image (first suggested by Saul Bass) which Bass, Paul Rand and Nitsche all used in their designs. This is a very rare poster that have only previously auctioned twice before (only once in the last 9 years)! Also note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except somewhat heavier). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards, and lobby cards. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster had creases and scuffs along both foldlines and many scuffs scattered throughout the background areas. There were creases, faint stains, and tiny tears around the edges of the poster, and pinholes in the corners. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to paperbacking. The restorer paperbacked the poster "in the European style", meaning that they did not do restoration to the defects described above, but they are really not at all distracting (and any restorer could easily touch them up without re-backing the poster). Learn More about condition grades 
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