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Auction History Result 9y184 REAR WINDOW linen 1sh '54 Alfred Hitchcock, art of voyeur Jimmy Stewart & sexy Grace Kelly! Date Sold 9/1/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window, the classic 1954 Alfred Hitchcock (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) thriller ("The master of suspense brings you his masterpiece!"; "Based on the short story by Cornell Woolrich"; "Screenplay by John Michael Hayes"; about a man who breaks his leg and is forced to stay at his home until he's better; during this time he observes his neighbors and does some voyeuristic detective work) starring James Stewart (Jimmy Stewart; as Jeff), Grace Kelly (as Lisa), Wendell Corey (as Detective Lt. Doyle), Thelma Ritter (as Stella), Raymond Burr (as Lars Thorwald), Judith Evelyn (as Miss Lonelyhearts), Georgine Darcy (as Miss Torso), Jesslyn Fax (as Miss Hearing Aid), Rand Harper, Havis Davenport (Harper and Davenport played the "newlyweds"), and Ross Bagdasarian (as the "Songwriter"). Note that Raymond Burr had appeared in movies for seven years before this, but always had minor roles, usually playing the "heavy". It would be three more years before his big break in 1957, when he became TV's "Perry Mason"! 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. Prior to being backed, the poster had tiny paper loss at the crossfolds and very minor wear on the folds. It had pinholes in the corners. Overall, the poster was in very good to fine condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was displayed in a frame, and unfortunately, the poster faded significantly. Originally, the brick building in the back was a bright red, as was Kelly's dress and the dress of the woman in the top window. The flesh colors of the visible people were all a normal flesh color. Because of the fading, all of the reds in the poster have diminished greatly. The poster is now a sort of pink color, and the skin of the people is now more white than flesh colored. There is some touch up on the Paramount logo at bottom left (my best guess is that this was done after the poster had faded, because the logo was pink, and it looks much better "white", which is what the paint changed it to). However, unlike the vast majority of faded posters I've seen from other titles, this one still displays surprisingly well! It does not have a "washed out" look, and I think most people would not realize it should be a different color (and the ones who are aware of it might well think this is a "variant" printing). However, bidders on this poster need to make their own decision on how they feel about this defect, and bid accordingly. Learn More about condition grades 
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