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Auction History Result 9g310 KING KONG 30x40 R56 art of the giant ape carrying Fay Wray on Empire State Building, rare! Date Sold 8/18/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1956 Re-Release Theatrical Thirty by Forty Movie Poster (30x40; measures 30" x 40" [76 x 102 cm]) (Learn More) King Kong, the classic 1933 Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack Africa New York City giant ape fantasy romantic love triangle adventure horror thriller ("'The most awesome thriller of all time' the one and only"; "Not beast.. Not human.... Not devil.. But all three magnified! Raging.. Roaring.. Crushing.. Killing.."; "Strangest story ever conceived by man!"; "Out-leaping the maddest imaginings! Out-thrilling the wildest thrills!"; "See the living, fighting monsters of Creation's dawn rediscovered in the world today!"; "See the death-fight between giant ape and prehistoric dinosaur... the most amazing combat since the world began!"; "See the ape as big as a battleship wrecking New York!"; "Unique..! Thrilling! Startling!"; "From an idea conceived by Edgar Wallace & Merian C. Cooper"; based on the story by Edgar Wallace, with incredible special effects by Willis O'Brien) starring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong (as Carl Denham), Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher, and Sam Hardy 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 is the very first 30x40 we have ever auctioned from any of the releases of this classic movie! It is also important to note that this poster was mounted to a heavy board that really CAN'T be rolled, so it will need to be sent in a very large flat package, so bear that expense in mind before placing a bid on this poster. Note that this 30x40 is a silkscreen printed poster with an actual black & white photo which has neatly been "tipped in" (glued to the upper left corner of the poster). This is how almost all 30x40s were made at this time! Paper banners were also commonly made in this way at that time, and it makes for a striking poster, and few people would realize that it is not printed on a single piece, unless they examine the poster closely. Note that the silkscreen portions of this poster usually pick up scuff marks far more easily than other posters of this period (this was caused by the method of silkscreen printing, and is very common on these posters, and is not considered a major defect, unless it is very noticeable or distracting). Condition: good to very good. As noted above, the black & white image at the upper left is printed on a separate sheet that was "tipped-in" to the poster. The rest of the poster, which was printed silkscreen, had five vertical creases that caused many scuffs scattered throughout. There was surface paper loss in the blank corners, where the poster had been taped to a wall. The bottom right corner of the black & white area is slightly "lifting" from the poster. Someone had the poster dry-mounted to a heavy board, and it was surely framed and displayed. The new owner of this poster could choose to frame and display it just as it is, or certainly, restoration could be performed (with or without removing it from the board). Please bear in mind the poster's defects and the cost of possible restoration before placing a bid on it (and also bear in mind that it must be sent in a very large flat package). Learn More about condition grades 
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