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Auction History Result 9c023 OLD DARK HOUSE 1sh '63 William Castle's killer-diller with a nuthouse of kooks! Date Sold 5/30/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) The Old Dark House, the 1963 William Castle English/U.S. Hammer horror comedy thriller ("The murder mystery with a difference: You Die Laughing!"; "Open the door to a Nuthouse of Terror!"; "A killer-diller with a nuthouse of kooks!"; "The thriller-chiller with the key to a coffin-ful of laughter!"; "EveryBODY laughs!"; "Based on J.B. Priestley's Classic Novel of Suspense") starring Tom Poston, Robert Morley, Janette Scott, Joyce Grenfell, and Mervyn Johns. Note that Janette Scott is best remembered for her starring role in "Day of the Triffids" in 1963, which was immortalized in the lyrics of the song from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" that says "And I really got hot When I saw Janette Scott fight a triffid that spits poison and kills." She divorced her first husband and married Mel Torme in 1966, which pretty much ended her career, as she quickly had two children. 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 the collector who consigned this poster (and 17 others, mostly one-sheets and inserts, but also three others) had those 18 posters displayed in his home in a different way, but one that was highly effective for this collector. He brought the 18 posters to the "Museum Mount Gallery" in Los Angeles, California, and they took each of the posters and placed them on a 1/4" thick corrugated board that had a colored border around the edges, and they then shrink-wrapped the poster tightly and attached a sturdy cardboard hanging mount to the back. This allowed the collector to simply put a nail in the wall and then hang the poster on it, and there was no need for expensive framing. The poster will be sent to the new buyer exactly as the collector had it on his wall, with the shrink-wrap and the hanger on the back, so the new owner can immediately display it. Our consignor specifically requested that the posters be attached without adhesive (relying on the shrink wrap to keep the posters in place) and that 100% rag acid-free corrugated backing board be used. However, we know of cases where framers and gallery owners have NOT followed the instructions they were given, so it is possible that some of these posters ARE attached to the backing board, and it is also possible that some of the backing boards are not acid-free. We do not know if this poster is attached or not, because we do not want to open the shrink-wrap (because that would ruin the shrink-wrap) so please do not bid on this poster unless you can accept the uncertainty of whether or not it is attached to the backing in any way. Please realize that this item will require shipping in a very large flat package. Condition: good to very good. The item has been 'museum mounted' (see above for a more detailed description of what that means). There are some smudges, minor creases, and scuffs along the foldlines and around the edges of the poster. There is a pair of staple holes at top in the "o" in "old" in the title and there are a few pin holes and tiny areas of paper loss around the edges of the poster. Learn More about condition grades 
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