eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 6y075 CAUGHT style A 1/2sh '49 James Mason's 1st U.S. film, Barbara Bel Geddes & Robert Ryan Date Sold 4/28/2015Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Style A Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) Caught, the 1949 Max Ophuls romantic love triangle melodrama ("The Story of a Desperate Woman!"; "The Story of a Desperate Girl."; "A new MGM hit!"; "From the novel 'Wild Calendar' by Libbie Black"; a loose fictionalized version of Howard Hughes' life at the time; a wealthy but crazy man marries a beautiful model and then becomes obsessed with her, keeping her away from the rest of the world; she manages to take a job with a doctor, and she falls in love with him, but her husband gets her back for a while) starring James Mason ("In his first American motion picture"), Barbara Bel Geddes, Robert Ryan, Curt Bois, Art Smith, Natalie Schafer, and Frank Ferguson. Note that Mason was originally slated for the villain's role, but he had been a bad guy in so many of his British films, he successfully lobbied to be the protagonist in his first U.S. film. 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 poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Note that this item (and others we are auctioning in this set of auctions) come to us from the estate of Lee Sanders. Mr. Sanders was a nationally recognized projectionist, film poster collector, and union activist who passed away earlier this year, and the net proceeds from the sale of his varied and eclectic collection will be donated to promote film studies at the Besant School of Happy Valley in Ojai, Ca. Condition: good to very good. The poster was folded somewhat oddly, resulting in a few creases scattered in some areas. Learn More about condition grades
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