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Auction History Result

2f600 MONKEY ON MY BACK 1sh 1957 Cameron Mitchell chooses a woman over dope and kicks the habit!

Date Sold 11/21/2017
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More)

Monkey on my Back, The Story of Barney Ross, the 1957 Andre de Toth romantic drug addiction boxing biographical melodrama ("'How can I get this monkey off my back?'"; "The Story of Barney Ross"; "Not since 'The Man With The Golden Arm' has the screen told so daring a story!"; "The true story of a man who had to choose between dope and the woman he loved!"; "Junkie! It means Dope-Fiend... The hottest Hell on Earth!"; "The craving rips through your head, your guts... You tear the wallpaper off the walls and skin off your chest... You can hang your hat on the eyeballs... You freeze, you burn, you drown! You don't die - but you wish you could!"; "Champ of Champs... Marine Hero... Until He Caught The 'Drug Habit' - and Hit Rock Bottom!"; "He never could have come back without her!"; "He kicked the 'dope' habit! The greatest battle a champ ever won!"; "Champ of Champs... Marine Hero... Dope Addict!"; "Shock by Shock it jabs like a hopped-up needle!"; "Today - A Drug Addict! Yesterday - a Marine hero... Idol of millions!"; "Today - a guy hooked by the dope habit! Yesterday - The Idol of Millions..."; "The no-holds-barred story of a champ of champs... A marine hero... Who suddenly turned into a drug addict... A screaming animal who'd kill for a 'fix'!"; "Written by Crane Wilbur, Anthony Veiller and Paul Dudley"; the true story of Barney Ross, born Dov-Ber David Rosofsky, a Jewish World War II war hero, Golden Gloves Champion professional boxer, and morphine addict, who beat his addiction and later gave lectures to students about the dangers of drugs!) starring Cameron Mitchell, Dianne Foster, Paul Richards, Jack Albertson, Kathy Garver, Lisa Golm, Barry Kelley, and Dayton Lummis
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