eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 3y320 IT AIN'T HAY Belgian 1946 Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Shemp Howard, Eddie Quillan, Damon Runyon Date Sold 2/12/2019Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1946 (from the first release of this movie in Belgium) Vintage Theatrical Folded Belgian Movie Poster (measures 14 1/4" x 19 1/4" [36 x 49 cm]) (Learn More) Damon Runyon's It Ain't Hay, the 1943 Erle C. Kenton horse racing sports slapstick comedy (based on the story 'Princess O'Hara' by Damon Runyon) starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello (Abbott and Costello), Grace McDonald, Cecil Kellaway, Eugene Pallette, Patsy O'Connor, Richard Lane, Leighton Noble and His Orchestra, Shemp Howard, Eddie Quillan (as Harry the Horse!), and Janet Ann Gallow. Note that Shemp was uncredited, but he is pictured prominently on the half-sheet! 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: This poster is printed on the back of a map or part of another poster! Why is this? During World War II, there were massive paper shortages in Belgium. Where Belgian movie posters had previously been approximately 23" x 32", there was such a shortage of paper that not only did they often have to print them on the back of other posters or maps, but during World War II, the size of the posters shrank dramatically, with some of them as small as 11" x 15". This situation continued even after World War II, until around 1946 or 1947, when they began making Belgian movie posters in a size of roughly 14" x 22", which became the standard size, and continued for decades! The posters like these that are from during World War II or immediately after, and which are printed in a small size (often on the back of other posters or maps) are INCREDIBLY rare (surely they did not print many, and surely many of them were soon recycled themselves! Note that this poster has been trimmed and it now measures 14 1/4" x 19 1/4" [36 x 49 cm]. Also note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: good to very good. The poster originally had a blank top that was neatly trimmed off (this is commonly done with Belgian posters, similar to how the blank top is trimmed off of U.S. window cards). There is a tax stamp at upper right and there are some creases scattered in various areas with some slight discoloration along the lower blank border. It is otherwise in pretty nice condition. Learn More about condition grades
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