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Auction History Result 3r054 INVADERS FROM MARS 1sh R55 sci-fi classic, hordes of green monsters from outer space! Date Sold 11/3/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1955 Re-Release Vintage Theatrical Tri-Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Invaders From Mars, the classic 1953 William Cameron Menzies (who also did the production design) science fiction (sci-fi) alien thriller ("From Out of Space.... Came hordes of green monsters!!"; "The Martians are coming!"; "Photographed in Color") starring Helena Carter, Arthur Franz, Jimmy Hunt, Leif Erickson, Hillary Brooke, Morris Ankrum, Max Wagner, Bill Phipps, Milburn Stone, and Janine Perreau 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 we believe that this is the 1955 re-release one-sheet for this classic sci-fi movie. It looks very similar to the original release poster (see below for the differences), and is often mistakenly sold as original (to complicate matters, this re-release has the original 1953 NSS number in the bottom right corner, but has a 1955 date in the bottom left corner, but that wrong NSS number increases the chances of it being mistakenly sold as an original). There are those who claim that this poster is a "1953 second printing", but that makes no sense to us, because if they were reprinting the poster in 1953, there would be absolutely no reason to change the copyright date, while there would be every reason to change the copyright date if it was printed in 1955 (if you think about it, the only reason to change the date would be if the "mistake" poster was printed FIRST, and then it was "corrected", and nobody is arguing for that!). People who try to defend the "second printing" theory say that the movie was not re-released in 1955, but certainly, it is extremely likely the movie was still playing in Saturday matinees (or on double bills) in 1955, so there would still be a need for posters at that time. Note that there are a few subtle differences between the two posters (the biggest one is that the "EDWARD L. ALPERSON" at the top of the poster is in yellow on the 1953 release, but is in white on the 1955 release), but just about every collector agrees that both are wonderful! Also note that this poster was tri-folded only (which means there is no vertical machine fold) but because it would be more expensive to send flat, it will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: very good to fine. The poster was tri-folded only (there is no vertical fold down the center of the poster). It was once lightly folded while tri-folded 7 1/2" from the left border, so there is a light vertical crease in that area, and there are two 3/4" tears in the bottom blank border. There is some tiny separation at the ends of some of the foldlines. Other than the above, the poster is in nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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