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Auction History Result 6f879 TO CATCH A THIEF 1sh '55 great art of beautiful Grace Kelly & Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock! Date Sold 4/25/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (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. Condition: good to very good. There is an extra vertical fold that is 1" to the right of the regular vertical fold. The bottom 2" of the poster was folded back and then staples were placed in that area, which left staple holes there. There are also some tiny tack holes around the edges of the poster. The poster was attached to something with pieces of clear tape on the back of each corner, but they do not affect the front. There is a pinhole in the lower left and lower right of the image, near the bottom of the blue area below the VistaVision credit. Otherwise, the poster has some pretty minor fold and border wear. I could certainly see many collectors happy to display this poster as it is and keep it unrestored, or certainly, one could choose to have it linenbacked and have restoration performed to the above pretty minor defects. Learn More about condition grades 
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