eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 1p661 MYSTERY STREET 1sh '50 John Sturges, Ricardo Montalban, sexy film noir artwork! Date Sold 9/29/2015Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Mystery Street, the 1950 John Sturges Massachusetts crime forensic science murder film noir ("Story by Leonard Spigelgass"; "Screen play by Sydney Boehm and Richard Brooks"; about a cop in a small Massachusetts town, and after a body is discovered on a beach, he goes to a Harvard professor to help him unravel what happened to her) starring Ricardo Montalban, Sally Forrest, Bruce Bennett, Elsa Lanchester, Marshall Thompson, Betsy Blair, Ralph Dumke, and Jan Sterling. Note that this movie was decades ahead of its time in its approach to crime solving, and many consider it the first movie to thoroughly utilize "C.S.I." techniques in solving a murder. Both director John Sturges and co-screenwriter Richard Brooks would go on to long and illustrious careers, making many movies that are highly regarded! 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 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 last 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: fair. There are many significant defects scattered along the edges of the poster, and there is wear and bits of paper loss along the foldlines and there are many areas of foldline and/or crossfold separation. Several of the foldlines are completely separated. Please see our super-sized image to get a good sense of the condition of this item prior to placing a bid and please do not bid unless you can accept the defects described above, or you are willing to pay to have them properly restored. Learn More about condition grades
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