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Auction History Result

9m0721 REEFER MADNESS linen 1sh R1960s marijuana makes beasts of men and women, The Burning Question!

Date Sold 8/8/2021
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An Undated (probably 1950s or 1960s) Re-Release Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 28" x 42" [71 x 107 cm]) (Learn More)

Reefer Madness, the 1936 Louis J. Gasnier marijuana marihuana pot weed drug thriller ("Marijuana drugs, Weed from the Devil's garden!"; "One moment of bliss, a lifetime of regret!"; "Hunting a thrill, they inhaled a drag of concentrated sin!"; "Wake up America! Here's a roadside weed that's fast becoming a national high-way!"; "Women cry for it, men die for it!"; "What actually happens!"; "Never before such exciting frankness"; "A Daring Theme!"; "Dope-created ecstasy avalanching into frightful perversions"; "Makes Beasts of Men & Women"; "Adults only") starring Dave O'Brien, Dorothy Short, Carlton Young, Kenneth Craig, and Lillian Miles. Note that drug and mature movies like these were extremely popular in "late night" showings at small town theaters throughout the 1940s, and they were often re-issued and re-named multiple times. In the case of this movie, it was re-issued under titles such as "The Burning Question" and "Tell Your Children", each time with lurid images and taglines!
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Important Added Info: Note that it is impossible to accurately date this poster! It is a 2-color version of a poster that was issued in the 1940s. It would seem to date from the 1960s, but that is purely a guess. We think it is surely NOT from the 1970s or later, and we feel certain it is not from the 1930s or early 1940s, but it could from be anywhere in between! We are going with "1960s", so that we are erring on the side of caution, so that it can only turn out that the poster is even older than that. If anyone knows more about this poster, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Also note that this one-sheet measures 28" x 42" [71 x 107 cm].

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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster had tiny paper loss at the crossfolds and creases, scuffs, and tiny bits of paper loss along parts of the folds, with paper loss in three blank corners, caused by rough removal of pins. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects.
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