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Auction History Result 2p0584 KISS OF DEATH German 1947 close up of art of Victor Mature kissing Coleen Gray, ultra rare! Date Sold 8/2/2022 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1950 (from the first release of this movie in Germany) Vintage Theatrical Folded German "A1" Movie Poster (measures 23" x 33" [58 x 84 cm]) (Learn More) Kiss of Death, the classic 1947 Henry Hathaway crime film noir ("20th Century-Fox Sensation!"; "It will mark you for life as it marked him for... Betrayal!"; "Based on a Story by Eleazer Lipsky"; "Screen Play by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer") starring Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray (billed as "Introducing Coleen Gray"), Richard Widmark (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as the psychopathic killer, Tommy Udo, who, in one of the cinema's most memorable scenes, laughs as he pushes a woman in a wheelchair down a flight of stairs!), Patricia Morison (while she was billed on the poster and listed in the credits, her scenes were cut from the film for being too shocking), Taylor Holmes, Robert Keith, Howard Smith, and Karl Malden (in his third credited movie role!). Note that when this movie was first released, 20th Century-Fox knew they had a very "special" movie, and they created a one-sheet that was intentionally black and white, with no white borders, which is very striking. They did NOT realize that Richard Widmark would become a star off of his portrayal of a psychopath, so he was not pictured on the one-sheet or the other advertising, and even when they re-released the movie in 1953, they simply reused the image from the 1947 one-sheet (oddly, adding color), and still, Widmark was not pictured. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Stahlberg Important Added Info: Note that this is an extremely rare poster. We have only auctioned one in all our years of auctioning and that was 19 years ago! Condition: good to very good. The poster has pinholes around the edges and some crossfold separation. Someone backed all of those areas as well as some tears around the edges and at bottom with conservation tape. Some of the tears at bottom have been touched up (see our image). After proper restoration the poster will display well, but one could choose to display it as is. Learn More about condition grades 
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