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1p071 KING KONG 1/2sh R1956 full-color art of top cast fleeing ape by flames, like 1933 6-sheet!

Date Sold 11/6/2018
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A 1956 Re-Release Theatrical Folded Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More)

King Kong, the classic 1933 Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack Africa New York City giant ape fantasy romantic love triangle adventure horror thriller ("'The most awesome thriller of all time' the one and only"; "Not beast.. Not human.... Not devil.. But all three magnified! Raging.. Roaring.. Crushing.. Killing.."; "Strangest story ever conceived by man!"; "Out-leaping the maddest imaginings! Out-thrilling the wildest thrills!"; "See the living, fighting monsters of Creation's dawn rediscovered in the world today!"; "See the death-fight between giant ape and prehistoric dinosaur... the most amazing combat since the world began!"; "See the ape as big as a battleship wrecking New York!"; "Unique..! Thrilling! Startling!"; "From an idea conceived by Edgar Wallace & Merian C. Cooper"; based on the story by Edgar Wallace, with incredible special effects by Willis O'Brien) starring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong (as Carl Denham), Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher, and Sam Hardy
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Important Added Info: Note that for this 1956 re-release, RKO created this really wild full-color artwork image of a rampaging Kong (similar to that which was on the original 1933 six-sheet) with the great tagline "NEVER TOPPED! NEVER EQUALED! the one and only KING KONG", and this is one of the best King Kong re-release posters there is (and it is within the reach of most collectors, whereas first release King Kong posters are not!). We have only auctioned two examples of this poster, in 2006 and 2013, and the person who purchased the one we auctioned in 2006 has re-consigned it to us, so this is still one of the only two examples of this poster we have ever auctioned! Also 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.

Condition: very good. The poster was folded with the usual horizontal and vertical folds. There is the tiniest of paper loss at the crossfold and some minor creases along both foldlines. There are several pairs of tiny staple holes in each corner and a pair in the upper left is in the image background, but the others are in the blank borders. There are some tiny creases and tiny bits of surface paper loss in small parts of the blank borders. Otherwise, the poster is in nice condition! The poster is 100% completely unrestored, and other than two pieces of conservation tape, which are on the back of the left and right of the top blank border (to hold it in place when framed), no one ever restored this poster in any way. I doubt there are many surviving examples of this poster, and I would imagine that most other surviving examples would likely either be in lesser condition, have been backed, or at least have had some restoration. The new owner of this poster will have a wonderful and rare poster to display on their wall!
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