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6j017 ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET CAPTAIN KIDD 1sh '53 art of pirates Bud & Lou with Charles Laughton!

Date Sold 8/11/2009

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An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41") (Learn More)

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd, the 1953 Charles Lamont seafaring pirate sailing adventure screwball comedy ("Ahoy! A Howl!"; "They're Raising Cain on the Bounding Main!"; "You can have the galleons... Just give us the gals."; "Warner Bros' new super-riot in SUPERcineCOLOR"; "It's One Big Roar from Shore to Shore!"; "Salty songs! Saucy Babes! And that Spicy Songstress - introducing Fran Warren"; "Yo, ho, ho, and a barrel of fun!"; "Written by Howard Dimsdale and John Grant") starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello (Abbott and Costello), Charles Laughton (in the title role as Captain Kidd; billed as "Co-starring the mighty 'Mutiny' man as 'Captain Kidd' - Charles Laughton"), Hillary Brooke, Bill Shirley, Leif Erickson, Fran Warren (billed as "Introducing Fran Warren"), and Harry Wilson
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Condition: fair. There is much paint and writing on the back of the poster that slightly bleeds through to the front throughout. There is some rippling and discoloration throughout the poster from exposure to moisture.
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