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7j0305 INVADERS FROM MARS 1sh 1953 hordes of green monsters from outer space, true 1st release!

Date Sold 10/22/2024
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An Original Vintage Theatrical 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
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Important Added Info: Note that there is a 1955 re-release one-sheet for this classic sci-fi movie that looks very similar to THIS original release poster, and is often mistakenly sold as original (to complicate matters, the 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 the poster with the 1955 date is a "1953 second printing" with a typo in that date, 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. Recently, we uncovered proof that there WAS a 1955 re-release! We were consigned a still that is copyrighted 1955, and it says "National Pictures Corporation", and it still has "Edward Alperson Presents", which would indicate that he purchased the rights to the movie from 20th Century-Fox, and redistributed it himself in 1955. 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). The poster offered here is 100% surely the original 1953 poster (which is more rare than the 1955 re-release)!

Condition: good. The poster is lightly rippled, but it is mostly only noticeable in the lower quarter. There is some discoloration at upper and lower right and there are pinholes around the edges. It has tiny creases, tears, bits of paper loss and areas of separation along portions of the vertical foldline (especially in the upper two crossfolds and top edge of the vertical foldline, and those were once repaired with tape from the back). It is otherwise "mostly all there" and after proper restoration the poster will display well, but bear in mind the poster's condition and the cost of restoration before bidding on it.
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