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Auction History Result 7p151 CAPTAIN KIDD Evans Printing and Poster Co. 1sh '45 Charles Laughton in the title role! Date Sold 6/7/2016 Sold 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) Benedict Bogeaus' Captain Kidd, the 1945 Rowland V. Lee seafaring sailor pirate treasure hunting action adventure thriller ("All the Spectacle and Romance of the Sea's Greatest Adventure Sensation!"; "Feared for his deeds... Loved for his daring!"; "Gold!... and the Woman! To satisfy his lust for power over gold or over women... he made his name black, his life outlaw... and his story too terrible to forget."; "No woman... no golden treasure could escape the ruthless greed of Captain Kidd!"; "Original Story by Robert N. Lee") starring Charles Laughton (in the title role as Captain Kidd), Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, John Carradine, Gilbert Roland, John Qualen, Sheldon Leonard, Henry Daniell, Abner Biberman, Reginald Owen, and William Farnum 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 printed by "Evans Printing and Poster Company". A constant headache for theaters (especially those showing burlesque) was being sure of having movie posters for their current releases. Often, the posters would travel with the actual film prints, and sometimes the theater before them might have forgotten to include the poster, it might have been defaced or torn, etc. If a theater didn't have posters, it was very frustrating! Several companies began in the 1930s (Leader Press, the "other company" [Associated Displays Corporation], Woolever Press, etc) that made posters of their own for new releases, and they would provide a back up for theaters in case they didn't get a studio issued poster. Often the posters from these companies (with the exception of the "other company") were silk-screen posters, but they were often quite attractive, and virtually always had a completely different design from the regular studio issued poster. It is an absolute fact that posters from these companies are far more rare than the regular studio issued posters. It is also a certainty that these posters were issued when the movies were first released. In fact, they were created PRIOR to the movie's release, so that they could serve as teaser or advance posters (theaters rarely got the studio issued posters before receiving the actual movie). We have located an extremely rare original advertisement for Leader Press posters which clearly states that they were available to theaters a full two weeks prior to each movie's release. Sometimes these alternative printing posters have images that are the equal of those from the regular studio release posters. Condition: fair to good. The poster is in lesser condition. There is marker writing on the back that slightly bleeds through to the front at center. A few of the tears or other defects as described above are repaired with tape from the back. There are several defects scattered along the borders and foldlines/crossfolds, and there are one or more areas of significant foldline and/or crossfold separation. 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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