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Auction History Result z808 TO CATCH A THIEF style B half-sheet movie poster '55 Grant, Hitchcock Date Sold 5/22/2007Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Style B Half-Sheet Movie Poster (measures 22" x 28") (Learn More) Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief, the 1955 Alfred Hitchcock romantic crime mystery thriller ("It's a web of romance and suspense that spins you from delight to danger - then spirals to an explosive climax on the fabulous Riviera!"; "Based on the novel by David Dodge"; "Screenplay by John Michael Hayes"; about a retired jewel thief living on the Riviera, and there is a string of daring jewel robberies, so naturally, he is the lead suspect, and he decides to find the true thief himself, and he is aided by a beautiful rich young woman and her mother!) starring Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams, Charles Vanel, Brigitte Auber, Rene Blancard, Georgette Anys, and Jean Martinelli. Note that Cary Grant had announced his retirement from movies in 1953, but he was lured out of retirement by Hitchcock to make this one. Also note that Jessie Royce Landis, who had played Grant's mother in "North by Northwest", this time played his potential mother-in-law, and yet, she was only eight years older than Grant, who had aged very well! 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 was machine folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: good. Note that there are a great number of creases and scuffs throughout the poster, including some in both stars' faces. There is a 3" tear in the lower part of the right border extending into Kelly's cheek. There is some paper tape on the back of the center of the left and right borders, but it was not put there for any restoration purpose. There are many pinholes, creases, and some tiny tears around the edges of the poster. The poster DOES have real defects, but it is also true that any talented restorer can paperback the poster, and the paperbacking process will minimize many of the creases, and after proper touch up, the poster will display quite nicely! Learn More about condition grades 
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