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THIS GUN FOR HIRE ('42) THIS GUN FOR HIRE ('42) Argentinean OR search current auctions Auction History Result Lot #: v064 THIS GUN FOR HIRE linen Argentinean '42 Lake  Date Sold 12/17/2005Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. Appears in Vintage Hollywood Posters 9 CATALOG SOLD OUT The image at right appears in the auction catalog we published as shown above and was sold long ago and we do NOT have it available for purchase. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Argentinean Movie Poster (measures 28 1/2" x 43") (Learn More) This Gun For Hire, the classic 1942 Frank Tuttle spy espionage counterfeiting murder crime film noir ("Killer without a conscience! Lover without a heart?"; "Based on the novel by Graham Greene") starring Veronica Lake (as a magician who does card tricks!), Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, Alan Ladd, Tully Marshall, Mikhail Rasumny, Marc Lawrence, Pamela Blake, Emmett Vogan, and Victor Kilian. Note that Alan Ladd was fourth billed in this movie (he had been in movies for several years, including in Citizen Kane, but he had mostly tiny roles), but this movie made him a major star. It is incredibly fortunate that the U.S. poster artist chose to feature only fourth-billed Ladd and first-billed Lake on the one-sheet, making it one of the most desirable U.S. posters! 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: Note that this Argentinean poster has virtually the exact same image as the classic original U.S. one-sheet for this title! Since Alan Ladd's billing is identical in both posters, it seems a certainty that this poster is from 1942, and not from even one or two years later, when Ladd had become a major star. The poster measures 28 1/2" x 43" and is linenbacked. Condition: very good. The poster had a tiny hole at the top and bottom crossfolds, and a few tiny areas of paper loss in the vertical foldline between the top and bottom folds. There was a dime-sized area of paper loss in the lapel of Ladd's coat and in the area at the top of his neck next to it. There was tiny paper loss in the "M" of "ALMA" in the title. There were some pinholes, creases, tears, and tiny areas of paper loss around the edges of the poster. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The person who did the restoration put a combination of new blank tan paper and paint over all the blank borders to even out the appearance. This is a common technique used by several top restorers. It is done so well that the majority of collectors are not even aware it has been done, and many do not feel it to be a significant detraction (since it is only blank area affected). Overall, the poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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