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Auction History Result 4d0386 MODERN TIMES Central Show 1sh 1936 different full-length art of Charlie Chaplin, ultra rare! Date Sold 5/3/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Modern Times, the classic 1936 Charlie Chaplin (Charles Chaplin) romantic automation assembly line factory worker comedy ("He stands alone as the greatest entertainer of modern times! No one on earth can make you laugh as heartily or touch your heart as deeply... the whole world laughs, cries and thrills to his priceless genius!"; "He surpasses his unforgettable performances in the 'Gold Rush' and 'City Lights', in this, the greatest of all his great comedies..."; "Written, Directed, and Produced by Charles Chaplin"; about a down and out man who has trouble fitting into the "modern" world, and he forms a friendship with a beautiful homeless woman) starring Charlie Chaplin (Charles Chaplin), Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford, Chester Conklin, and Mira McKinney 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: This one-sheet was printed by the Central Show Printing Company, and it was printed in advance of the movie's release (note the "Watch for Charlie Chaplin" at the top of the poster). It is incredibly rare, and we have never auctioned it before! As noted above, this poster was printed by "Central Show Ptg. Co." of Mason City, Iowa. In the 1930s and 1940s, a constant headache for theaters was being sure of having movie posters for their current releases. Often, the posters would travel with the actual film prints, and sometimes the theater before them might have forgotten to include the poster, it might have been defaced or torn, etc. If a theater didn't have posters, it was very frustrating! Several companies began in the 1930s (Leader Press, the "other company", Woolever Press, Central Show, etc) that made posters of their own for new releases, and they would provide a back up for theaters in case they didn't get a studio issued poster. Often the posters from these companies (with the exception of the "other company") were silk-screen posters, but they were often quite attractive, and virtually always had a completely different design from the regular studio issued poster. It is a certainty that these posters were issued when the movies were first released. In fact, they were created PRIOR to the movie's release, so that they could serve as teaser or advance posters (theaters rarely got the studio issued posters before receiving the actual movie). Condition: good. The poster was never folded. It is separated down the middle (it is in two pieces). It has small tears and tiny paper loss in parts of the blank borders. After a relatively simple linenbacking by any talented professional, the poster will display wonderfully, and it will require virtually no paint restoration. Learn More about condition grades 
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