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Auction History Result 4y0014 LEOPARD MAN insert 1943 Tourneur, Val Lewton, giant cat claw over sexy Margo, beyond rare! Date Sold 8/29/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Insert Movie Poster (measures 14" x 36" [36 x 91 cm]) (Learn More) The Leopard Man, the 1943 Jacques Tourneur wild-animal-on-the-loose murder mystery crime thriller ("Women alone the victims of strange, savage killer!"; "You'll gasp with amazement!"; "Thrill-Killer of Women and Girls!"; "You'll be astounded to learn that such things can happen!"; "Death striking from the dark with ripping fury!...Was it man or beast that tore to shreds victim after victim - striking only at defenseless beauty? ...Know the truth about these murders-for-a-thrill!"; "Produced by Val Lewton"; based on the novel 'Black Alibi' by Cornell Woolrich; as in "Cat People", Lewton and Tourneur did not have money for much make-up or special effects, so the posters for this movie promise much more than the film actually delivered in terms of a monster, but the movie works quite well on its own terms!) starring Dennis O'Keefe, Margo, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, James Bell, Ben Bard, Abner Biberman, and Margaret Landry. A knowledgeable collector tells us that this may be the first film to use the desert of the American Southwest as a setting for a horror film. 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 we have never before auctioned this 1943 first release insert! Also note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a heavy paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except heavier). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards, and lobby cards. Note that because this poster was paperbacked onto a thicker paper backing, it CAN'T be sent rolled (someone could conceivably roll it or try to do so, but we know it would definitely lessen its condition, so we will only send it in a very large flat package, unless the buyer insists, and then they would be responsible for any damage). What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. Prior to paperbacking, the poster was never folded. It had some faint partial horizontal creases, with a few other creases scattered in the image. It had creases, tears, and a few small areas of paper loss around the edges, more so in the top and bottom 1" of the poster. It had a few scuffs scattered in the image, with a 1 1/2" tear in the upper right border that extended into the top of the "D" of "LEOPARD" and tiny paper loss in the lower part of the "R" of "LEOPARD". Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to paperbacking. The person who paperbacked the poster did so in somewhat of a "minimalist" fashion, definitely not wanting to put a lot of paint on it. I would think the vast majority of collectors would be happy to display this incredibly rare poster as it is, or certainly, additional restoration could be performed, if the new owner chooses to do so. Either way, the new owner will have a wonderful and extremely distinctive poster to display on their wall, one that they likely won't see anywhere else! Learn More about condition grades 
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