Cool Sci Fi/ A List Actor & Actress Movie Poster Haul

[bigcaddy64]

In my earlier political protest pin thread I mentioned I found a large pile of old 50s and 60s movie posters this morning.

They were tucked away in a box that I had to dig out among piles of rat pee soaked cardboard and other junk. In spite of their storage conditions, they were nearly perfect, except for the fold which can be removed at the frame shop.


This is my first ever poster haul and I think I did pretty good for what was in the pile.
I photographed the best of the bunch but there are many more worth quite a bit due to rarity and condition.

 

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[GibH]

Dr. Who and the Daleks and Batman should do great! I'm sure Ann Margret fans would love that poster, but geeks have money and they'd go batshit over the other two.

 

[diggummup]

I would ask the size of the Batman poster? 27"X 41", A one sheet maybe? The fine print looks good. That's a $500-$1000 poster.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Awesome posters!

 

[diggummup]

btw- These movie posters would have been mailed to movie houses back in the day already pre folded. Personally, I would not worry about the creases other than trying not to handle them too much by opening and closing them because they do have a tendency to want to split at the seams. I have learned this the hard way in the past dealing with this very same thing. A brief about vintage movie posters...

Before the mid-1980s, these promotional materials, like one sheets, lobby
cards, stills, inserts, window cards, half sheets, 30 x 40s, 3-sheets, and 6-sheets,
were lent or rented out by the major Hollywood movie studios to local movie
theaters through exchanges, or distributors. An exchange bundled the original
movie posters and sent them out to a local theater for showings of the film. After
the local movie theater screened the film, all the posters were returned to the
exchange, to be re-used by the next movie theater. This role of the exchange was
key to the survival of many of the original posters from the heydays of Hollywood
films. And that’s also why original movie posters show evidence of handling, like
pinholes or tape marks and censor stickers.
In the mid-1980s, the major studios took complete control of providing films,
posters, and all promotional materials directly to local movie theaters. The
exchanges disappeared. The original movie posters for films made after 1985 are
generally either 27 x 40in or slightly smaller, and many of these posters and
collectibles can be found in unused, mint condition.

 

[bigcaddy64]

Here are a few more from the pile. These are also worth quite a bit from what I’ve seen. All well marked with production numbers and dates. Most don’t have pin holes or tape on them

 

[diggummup]

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/darn-cat-style-1965-disney-original-1869181148 $120
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/kill-mockingbird-original-1sh-movie-1913106345 $530.44