eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 8z140 LADYKILLERS English 1sh 1955 cool art of Alec Guinness & gangsters, English crime classic! Date Sold 9/12/2019Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded English One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 26 1/2" x 39 3/4" [67 x 101 cm]) (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. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this is a "country of origin" poster for this English movie! Also note that this English one-sheet measures 26 1/2" x 39 3/4" [67 x 101 cm]. Condition: good. The poster has paper loss in the top right corner, affecting the "TI" of "PRODUCTION". There are small tears and paper loss in the left of the bottom horizontal fold and there is an extra horizontal fold 1 1/2" below the regular top one. There is paper loss in the bottom of the left border. It has enlarged pinholes in the top left corner and one in the forehead at top left. It has faint stains in the upper left green background area, extending into the credits to the right of it that is ink transfer from the lower part of the poster. There is similar ink transfer in the top center yellow area. There is a tear in the left border to the left of the beginning of the title, and someone put tape on the back of that area and on the back of the left border next to it. Obviously, the poster has many defects, but certainly, all of it can be restored during the linenbacking process. But bear in mind its many defects and look at our super-sized image before bidding on this poster. Learn More about condition grades
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