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Auction History Result

2w056 DETECTIVE STORY Belgian '51 William Wyler, Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, different art!

Date Sold 6/16/2011
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Belgian Movie Poster (measures 14" x 20 1/4") (Learn More)

Sidney Kingsley's Detective Story, the 1951 William Wyler (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) New York City police crime melodrama ("From the great Broadway stage hit!"; "William Wyler's Production of Sidney Kingsley's 'Detective Story'"; "the author of 'Dead End'"; "Based on the play by Sidney Kingsley"; about an incredibly hectic and eventful day in the life of a police detective) starring Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker (nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for this film), William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell, Lee Grant (nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for this film; note that it was right after this movie that Lee Grant was blacklisted!), George MacReady, Craig Hill, Bert Freed, Michael Strong, Gerald Mohr, and Joseph Wiseman
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Important Added Info: Note that this poster has been paperbacked. 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 think it would almost certainly damage it, so we will only send it in a large flat package, unless the buyer insists, and then they would be responsible for any damage).

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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good to fine. The poster originally had a blank top that was partially trimmed off (this is commonly done with Belgian posters, similar to how the blank top is trimmed off of U.S. window cards). Prior to paperbacking, the poster was unfolded and was in nice condition other than the partial top blank border trim. The poster was nicely backed, and the restorer re-created the missing part of the top blank border.
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