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Auction History Result 2a172 KING KONG linen 1sh R56 different art of him carrying Fay Wray on Empire State Building, rare! Date Sold 10/30/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1956 Re-Release Theatrical Linenbacked Style A One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) King Kong, the classic 1933 Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack Africa New York City giant ape fantasy romantic love triangle adventure horror thriller ("'The most awesome thriller of all time' the one and only"; "Not beast.. Not human.... Not devil.. But all three magnified! Raging.. Roaring.. Crushing.. Killing.."; "Strangest story ever conceived by man!"; "Out-leaping the maddest imaginings! Out-thrilling the wildest thrills!"; "See the living, fighting monsters of Creation's dawn rediscovered in the world today!"; "See the death-fight between giant ape and prehistoric dinosaur... the most amazing combat since the world began!"; "See the ape as big as a battleship wrecking New York!"; "Unique..! Thrilling! Startling!"; "From an idea conceived by Edgar Wallace & Merian C. Cooper"; based on the story by Edgar Wallace, with incredible special effects by Willis O'Brien) starring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong (as Carl Denham), Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher, and Sam Hardy 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: Know that this movie was of course one of the most successful of all time, and because of this, it was re-released many, many times to theaters, both in the U.S. and in other countries. There was a U.S. re-release in 1956, and there are one-sheets from that re-release that have a 1956 NSS number and copyright, and there are also one-sheet that have a 1957 NSS number, but have the same 1956 copyright, indicating that this re-release was so popular that it carried over into 1957, requiring additional one-sheets to be printed! The same situation is true with the 1946 re-release that carried over into 1947. The poster offered here is the one with the 1956 copyright and the 1956 NSS number. Paper from this re-release is definitely scarce, perhaps even more scarce than the original 1933 movie paper, because surely the movie played in far fewer theaters in 1956 than it did in 1933. While, of course, everyone would prefer to own a full-color one-sheet from the 1933 original release or from the 1938 re-release, but both of those almost never change hands, and when they do, it is for staggering amounts of money, so this 1956 re-release can be a very attractive alternative! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster had tiny paper loss at the crossfolds. It had paper loss near the top of the vertical fold, affecting the bottom of the "H" of "THRILLER" (and it had two 2" tears coming off of that paper loss). There was small paper loss in the top of the "K" of "KONG". There were tiny bits of paper loss in the vertical fold between the middle and bottom crossfolds, and pretty minor wear on the other folds. There were some small stains in the blank borders, with a few small tears. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. Someone backed the poster onto a fairly thin linen with no excess, and only very slight restoration. While the poster can certainly be displayed and enjoyed just as it is, one could also choose to have it removed from the old backing, and after proper re-backing, the poster will look fantastic! Learn More about condition grades 
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