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Auction History Result 5a0109 ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET THE KILLER BORIS KARLOFF Italian 2p 1950 Lazzarini art, ultra rare! Date Sold 7/12/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1950 (from the first release of this movie in Italy) Vintage Theatrical Folded Italian Two-Panel (known in Italy as a "4 Fogli") Movie Poster (2p; measures 55" x 78" [140 x 198 cm]) (Learn More) Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, the 1949 Charles Barton screwball horror comedy ("More Ghoulish glee... Than when they met Frankenstein!"; "Help") starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello (Abbott and Costello), Boris Karloff, Lenore Aubert, and Gar Moore. Note that this movie was originally titled "Easy Does It", and it was intended to be a Bob Hope comedy! However, the movie "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" had just come out and was a huge hit, and Universal reworked the script for Abbott & Costello, and changed the title to "Abbott and Costello Meet the Killers"! In that script, the lead villain was a FEMALE character named "Madame Switzer"! Five days before shooting began, Boris Karloff was hired, and the character became a swami, and the title of the movie was changed yet again, to include Boris Karloff's name! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Lazzarini Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this 1950 first release Italian two-panel! Also note that this Italian two-panel was printed in 2 sections designed to overlap. Also note that the theater that used this poster glued the pieces together before putting them on display (this is typical of many actual theater-used posters in multiple pieces). Condition: good to very good. The theater that used this poster glued the pieces together before putting them on display (this is typical of many actual theater-used posters in multiple pieces). The poster has pinholes, smudges, small stains, and some tears around the edges, and some of the pinholes are enlarged. There are some small tears on parts of the folds. After linenbacking by a talented professional, the poster will display wonderfully and require little paint restoration within the image. Learn More about condition grades 
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