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Auction History Result 2y091 BLUE DAHLIA linen Spanish trade ad '46 best image of Alan Ladd with gun & sexy Veronica Lake! Date Sold 12/4/2008 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Spanish Movie Trade Ad (measures 8" x 11 1/2") (Learn More) The Blue Dahlia, the classic 1946 George Marshall romantic crime murder film noir ("Double Dame Trouble! Double-Barreled Action!"; "Double-dame trouble on his hands... and a murder mob at his throat!"; "One's out to frame him... the other to tame him!"; "With 3 famous 'finds' from 'The Lost Weekend'"; "Written by Raymond Chandler"; "Produced by John Houseman"; Ladd is a veteran just back from the war who finds his wife having an affair, and she is murdered, and he is naturally the lead suspect; he gets the ex-wife of his wife's new lover, played by Lake, to help him, and together they solve the crime) starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Howard da Silva, Doris Dowling, Frank Faylen, Tom Powers, Vera Marshe, Hugh Beaumont, and Walter Sande. Note that while many of Raymond Chandler's works were adapted to movies, this was the only one that Chandler wrote directly as a movie! Also note that by 1946, Alan Ladd had become a very top star, so on the advertising for this movie, his image dominates the posters, with Veronica Lake in the background, whereas when "This Gun For Hire" was released 4 years earlier, Ladd was pretty unknown, and Lake dominates the advertising for that movie (although Ladd does appear on the posters)! Also, note that a year after this film was released, a woman was murdered and newspapers dubbed it "The Black Dahlia" case in a morbid twist on this film's title. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we don’t know where the ad was printed, and we do not know where and how this trade ad was used. It was found in South America, and might have been sent to South American theaters to try to get them to book this movie. It originally had writing on the other side, but it can no longer be read because it has been linenbacked. If anyone knows more about this ad, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Condition: very good to fine. The ad had some very minor scuffing around the edges. Overall, the ad was in very good to fine condition prior to linenbacking. The ad was well backed, and looks great! Learn More about condition grades 
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