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Auction History Result 2h0194 FORBIDDEN PLANET signed 22x28 commercial poster R1995 by BOTH Warren Stevens AND James Drury! Date Sold 6/12/2022 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Unfolded 1995 Autographed Commercial Poster (made to be sold directly to the public; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) Forbidden Planet, the classic 1956 Fred McLeod Wilcox science fiction (sci-fi) outer space robot monster thriller ("Amazing!"; "In Cinemascope and Color"; "Based on the story by Irving Block & Allen Adler"; very loosely adapted from William Shakespeare's "The Tempest"; about space men who journey to a distant planet, and they find that all the members of the original expedition have died, except for one man and his daughter, and they have discovered the secrets of a long lost civilization called "The Krell", which dwarfs anything humans have ever discovered, but there is a very dark side to those secrets that is soon revealed) starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly, Richard Anderson, Earl Holliman (as the cook, who was put in the movie for comic relief), Robby the Robot (billed as "Introducing Robby the Robot"), James Drury, and Frankie Darro (who was inside the robot suit until he was fired early in the production for showing up inebriated and almost damaging the expensive prop). Note that after Robby the Robot appeared in this movie, he had another movie role in "The Invisible Boy", and then he appeared in a slightly modified version as the robot in TV's "Lost in Space". On November 21, 2017, the original "Robby the Robot" was auctioned, and it sold for $5.375 million! 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 poster has been personally autographed (signed) by BOTH Warren Stevens AND James Drury! Our consignor ran autograph shows for many years and was an executive director of UACC for many years. He became friendly with many of the stars who appeared at his shows and most of the items from him in this auction are ones where he obtained the autograph in person. He does not have a certificate of authenticity, but we are 100% certain the signatures are authentic. Note also that in 1995, a company called FilmPrints created 100 high quality reproductions of the original style B half-sheets for this film. However, they also went to the trouble of requesting (and receiving) an NSS number from the National Screen Service, and arranged a one-night showing at an art house theater where the posters were displayed in the lobby. So while these are reproductions, they could also be considered to be theatrical re-release posters! This is EXACTLY the same concept that formed the basis of the "Alamo Drafthouse" posters which has been super successful in recent years! As is true of all the signed items we are currently auctioning, we give every buyer 30 days in which to review what they purchased and they can return any item as long as it is within 30 days of the end of the auction. On non-signed items, we give a "lifetime guarantee" on everything we auction, but on signed items, we give the above modified guarantee of 30 days after the auction closes. Condition: very good to fine. The poster has never been folded and it is in pretty nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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