eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 7w008 ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET THE KILLER BORIS KARLOFF style B 1/2sh 1949 scared Bud & Lou, rare! Date Sold 7/25/2019Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Style B Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 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. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this is an extremely rare poster. We have only auctioned one in all our years of auctioning and the last time was in 2006! Note also 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. The poster has darkened and it has several tears around the edges and several of those are repaired with tape from the back. It has approximately 3" of separation in the upper edge of the vertical foldline which extends into a tear in Karloff's right eye (see our image). It has discoloration at lower left in the blank border. In spite of the above defects, the rare poster can still be displayed and enjoyed, or restoration could be performed, but bear this in mind before bidding. Learn More about condition grades
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