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Auction History Result 4r127 LADYKILLERS linen English trade ad '55 great completely different playing card art by Longi! Date Sold 4/9/2009 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked English Movie Poster (measures 11" x 14 3/4") (Learn More) The Ladykillers, the classic 1955 (released in the U.S. in 1956) Alexander Mackendrick English Ealing Studios gangster crime black comedy ("A riot of fun!"; "The most hilarious gangster film ever made!"; "FUNNIEST crime story ever!"; "The Titan of Comedy in his most hilarious frolic!"; "Written by William Rose"; about a gang of thieves who rent a room from a little old lady as a hideout from which to perform their crimes, but then she learns of their activities, they decide to kill her, but she proves to be indestructible!) starring Alec Guinness ("As the guiding genius of 'The Ladykillers'"), Katie Johnson (billed as "introducing Katie Johnson" and "the inimitable Katie Johnson"), Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Danny Green, Jack Warner, and Frankie Howerd NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Carlantonio Longi Important Added Info: Note that this is a "country of origin" item for this English movie! It has information about the movie on the back, with "Printed in Great Britain in the bottom right, so this may be a cover to an oversized pressbook, or it may have been created for a different purpose. The art is by an Italian poster artist, Longi, and it shows Katie Johnson playing solitaire with standard playing cards, and behind her are five playing cards with great art of each leading male actor within each card! Condition: very good to fine. The poster was never folded and had very minor border wear. Overall, the poster was in very good to fine condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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