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Auction History Result 2h001 DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL insert '51 Robert Wise classic, art of Gort & scared Patricia Neal Date Sold 9/8/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Insert Movie Poster (measures 14" x 36" [36 x 91 cm]) (Learn More) The Day the Earth Stood Still, the classic 1951 Robert Wise science fiction (sci-fi) alien-contact thriller ("From out of space.... a warning and an ultimatum!"; "Strange power from another planet menaces the Earth!"; from the story by Harry Bates; about a super intelligent alien visiting the Earth, and mankind mistrusts him without reason; he is able to "pass" as a human, and he visits the world's greatest scientist, and when he is injured and taken to a hospital, he is rescued by his robot Gort) starring Michael Rennie (as Klaatu), Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, and Lock Martin (as Gort the Robot). Note that the unusual music heard in this movie was achieved through the use of the musical instrument called a theramin, and audiences loved the eerie sounds it made, and it became standard in many science fiction movies thereafter to use this instrument in the same way! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. Prior to paperbacking, the poster had pretty minor wear on the foldlines, with some tiny creases, scuffs, and tiny bits of surface paper loss. There were some pinholes, smudges, and small tears around the edges of the poster, with triangular paper loss in the bottom right corner, extending into the right corner of the image (it was an area about 1" x 1 1/2" at its longest points). Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was nicely backed, but when the restorer replaced the missing bottom right corner, they did not repaint the NSS numbers that were missing in that area (any other restorer could add them, but personally, I prefer restorers not to replace missing tiny writing, because the main reason for doing so seems to be to deceive a later buyer somewhere down the line). The poster will look great on anyone's wall! Learn More about condition grades 
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