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Auction History Result

4c475 WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS WC '56 Fritz Lang noir, Lipstick Killer's Ask Mother over victim!

Date Sold 12/30/2014
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More)

While the City Sleeps, the 1956 Fritz Lang New York City serial killer crime film noir melodrama ("Sensational Lipstick Murder!"; "Suspense as startling as a strangled scream!"; "Drama you'll watch from the edge of your seats... and your nerves!"; "The story of these big-time newspaper people is more sensational than any crime they cover. It will keep you on the edge of your seat... And your nerves!"; "They'd sell out their own mothers!"; "Ten Top Stars! Ten Peak Performances!"; "What sins are committed... While the City Sleeps"; "Ask mother"; "10 Top Stars!"; "Screenplay by Casey Robinson"; about a newspaper empire, and the owner dies, and there is a competition to see who will run the paper among the three top employees, and meanwhile, a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer" is loose in Manhattan) starring Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders, Howard Duff, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, John Barrymore Jr., Sally Forrest, James Craig, and Ida Lupino
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Important Added Info: Note that the ad campaign for this movie involved a sensationalistic image of the serial killer's shadowy hand over his female victim, with the tagline "Sensational LIPSTICK murder!" above it. But only this window card featured the chilling message he wrote on one victim's mirror, "Ask Mother"! Also note that this window card was folded in half, and because it was folded perfectly in half, it can be sent in one of our standard size mailers. If it is purchased by itself (or solely with other posters that can be sent in standard size mailers), it will be sent that way. But if it is purchased with posters that need to be sent in oversized mailers, then we will of course send it that way.

Condition: fair.
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