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Auction History Result 9z047 TOBOR THE GREAT linen Italian 1p '54 different Longi art of the funky robot w/human emotions! Date Sold 9/3/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Italian One-Panel (known in Italy as a "2 Fogli") Movie Poster (1p; measures 39" x 55" [99 x 140 cm]) (Learn More) Tobor the Great, the 1954 Lee Sholem science fiction (sci-fi) robot fantasy thriller ("Man-made monster with Every human emotion"; about a boy who befriends his grandfather's robot and spies are trying to capture it) starring Charles Drake, Karin Booth, Billy Chapin, Taylor Holmes, Steven Geray, Henry Kulky, J. Lewis Smith (in the title role as Tobor), Peter Brocco, Hal Baylor, and Norman Field. Note that many posters show the robot carrying a sexy woman, but that apparently never happens in the movie (he is only seen carrying the boy). In case anyone doubts Hollywood being endlessly creative, note that Tobor's name is "Robot" backwards! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Carlantonio Longi Important Added Info: Note that we previously have auctioned a one-panel poster for this movie that looks virtually identical to this poster, except it does NOT have the Republic Pictures logo at bottom right, and it is missing a line of text that is on the right of the bottom blank border of this poster. Because that poster was dated 1954, as this one is (with the same writing), we thought it was from the first release. But now we believe that it is from an undated re-release. We long ago sold a photobusta that was marked as being a 1962 re-release, so we strongly suspect that that is when the re-release is from. However, this poster is the extremely rare first release Italian one-panel poster from 1954, which we have never auctioned before! Note that it is difficult to accurately date Italian posters, and some unmarked re-release posters can be extremely difficult to distinguish from first releases, so please bear that in mind before you place a bid. We used our best information to date this poster, but we can't always guarantee that the Italian posters we sell are not from an unmarked re-release, but this will only prove to be true in a very tiny number of cases. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good to fine. The poster had very minor wear on the folds and some tiny pinholes in the blank borders. Overall, the poster was in very good to fine condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Note that the restorer who mounted the poster did not leave any excess linen around the edges of the poster. Learn More about condition grades 
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