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Auction History Result 6h0239 MARIHUANA 1sh 1930s Dwain Esper daring drug expose, weed with roots in Hell, weird orgies! Date Sold 4/14/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 28" x 42" [71 x 107 cm]) (Learn More) Marihuana, the 1935 Dwain Esper marijuana marihuana pot weed drug crime thriller ("Daring Drug Expose!"; "Horror Shame Despair!"; "Today's headlines.... Tomorrow's despair....!"; "What happens at marihuana parties?"; "Lust crime sorrow despair shame hate"; "Not recommended for children"; "Smoke that gets in youth's eyes!"; "Misery"; "Weird orgies, wild parties, unleashed passions!"; "America's Crime Creator!"; "A puff of smoke changed their lives!"; "The weed with roots in Hell!", "The sweet pill...that makes life bitter!"; "The most daring picture ever made!") starring Harley Wood, Gloria Browne, Pat Carlyle, Juanita Crosland, Dorothy Dehn, Paul Ellis, Richard Erskine, Hugh McArthur and Hal Taggart. At the time this movie was meant to be a "daring drug expose", but it is now laughable and a camp classic, and posters from the first release of the movie in 1935 (and the roadshow releases that followed it in the late 1930s and early 1940s) are both rare and extremely desired by collectors. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that it is impossible to date this poster. The movie was first released in 1935, but it was taken around the U.S. and played in individual towns and cities over the next 20 years. Looking at the poster and the quality of the printing, I would guess it is likely from the late 1930s or early 1940s, but there is no way of knowing for sure. No matter when it is from, it is certainly a wonderful poster! Note that there is at least one other similar version of this poster which appears to date from the same time (it has very similar art, but a slightly different layout and background colors) and there are also similar posters where the girl at top has a different hairstyle! There is a collector who has literally spent years compiling images of EVERY different poster from this movie, and he has done massive research trying to exactly date when each poster is from, but some of his research naturally involves some guessing, so I am reluctant to put an exact date on this poster until the day that it can be precisely dated. In the past few years, we auctioned two different styles of this poster, one with white taglines in the top corners, and one with red taglines in white boxes in the top corners, and both styles have sold for prices ranging between $1,700 and $4,600. Given the legalization of marijuana increasing throughout the United States, it seems that the interest in this poster (and likely the price) will continue to grow! Condition: very good. Oddly, the poster only has a single fold 14" from the bottom, and it was completely separated on that fold, and someone put tape on the back of that area. There is a 3" tear in the left of the bottom border and some creases at the left end of the separated area. Otherwise, the poster is generally in really nice condition. It can be displayed and enjoyed as it is, or after the most simple of linenbacking, it will display wonderfully, but that will be the choice of the new owner of this really cool poster. Learn More about condition grades 
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