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8y016 BIG OPERATOR signed 1sh 1959 by BOTH Jay North AND Mel Torme, art of Mickey Rooney!

Date Sold 8/28/2018

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An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Autographed One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More)

The Big Operator, the 1959 Charles F. Haas crime thriller ("Vice-violent drama of today's new jungle of crime!"; "What happens to witnesses who dare tell the TRUTH about the racketeers who exploit labor?"; "Based on a Cosmopolitan Magazine story by Paul Gallico") starring Mickey Rooney ("as notorious 'Little Joe' Braun"; in the title role as the Big Operator), Steve Cochran, Mamie Van Doren, Ray Danton, Mel Torme, Jim Backus, Jackie Coogan, Ray Anthony, Ben Gage, Billy Daniels, Allen Rivkin, Jay North (best remembered for playing the title role in TV's "Dennis the Menace"), Charles Chaplin, Jr. (Charlie Chaplin Jr), Vampira, Lawrence Dobkin, and Leo Gordon
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Important Added Info: Note that this poster has been personally autographed (signed) by BOTH Jay North AND Mel Torme! Our consignor obtained these autographs in person at a Hollywood Collectibles show. He does not have a certificate of authenticity, but we are certain the signature is authentic.

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