Graphic Arts â Contemporaneus, poster
Lot 15 Graphic Arts â Contemporaneus, poster
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The Blue Dahlia (1946). Original US poster. Unframed: 41 x 27 in. (104 x 69 cm). . Linen backed. . This rare 1940s film noir poster does not surface very often.. . This American film noir was directed by George Marshall, and was the novelist Raymond Chandler's first screenplay. The film stars include Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake and William Bendix. The film tells the story of demobilised American Royal Navy pilot Johnny Morrison (Ladd), who returns home to find Helen (Doris Dowling) his wife kissing the owner of the Blue Dahlia nightclub. They have a dreadful fight and she is later found dead, with Morrison the lead suspect. . . Excellent condition, colours remaining very bright, very minor restoration to folds. There is was a faint crease in the bottom title area of the poster, running from the 'v' in 'Silvia' to the 'T' in 'The Blue⠦'.. . Material of piece: Paper, backed on linen. (Estimate £3000 - £5000)
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Lot 15 Graphic Arts â Contemporaneus, poster
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The Blue Dahlia (1946). Original US poster. Unframed: 41 x 27 in. (104 x 69 cm). . Linen backed. . This rare 1940s film noir poster does not surface very often.. . This American film noir was directed by George Marshall, and was the novelist Raymond Chandler's first screenplay. The film stars include Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake and William Bendix. The film tells the story of demobilised American Royal Navy pilot Johnny Morrison (Ladd), who returns home to find Helen (Doris Dowling) his wife kissing the owner of the Blue Dahlia nightclub. They have a dreadful fight and she is later found dead, with Morrison the lead suspect. . . Excellent condition, colours remaining very bright, very minor restoration to folds. There is was a faint crease in the bottom title area of the poster, running from the 'v' in 'Silvia' to the 'T' in 'The Blue⠦'.. . Material of piece: Paper, backed on linen. (Estimate £3000 - £5000)
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