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Auction History Result

2j954 WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS style A 1sh '56 image of Lipstick Killer's victim, Fritz Lang noir!

Date Sold 7/10/2012
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Style A One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 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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Condition: very good. There is minor separation at the crossfolds and some of the ends of the foldlines and there are a few small tears and minor creases along the foldlines and edges of the poster. The poster is otherwise in pretty nice condition and it displays well.
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