<"...THE LETTER is desirable because it's a good looking > poster and (with the exception of JEZABEL) has more dramatic content > than the others...">
And it also has one of the most stunning opening sequences in movie history--- the heroine shooting her lover dead right in the midst of the Production Code. Joe B > > From: az <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/06/14 Tue AM 11:39:23 EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] THE LETTER > > I know my Bette Davis movies, and I can say that THE LETTER is mostly > known for the line "Peter, give me the letter," which, in the 60s, > comics would love to parody as "Pet-ah, give me the lett-ah." > Otherwise, NOW, VOYAGER, JEZABEL, DARK VICTORY and, surely, ALL ABOUT > EVE are better known as movie entities inseparable from its star. I > would suggest that THE LETTER is desirable because it's a good looking > poster and (with the exception of JEZABEL) has more dramatic content > than the others. > > AlfredoZ > > channinglylethomson wrote: > > > >> THE LETTER is not only one of the top Bette Davis movies -- it was > >> directed by the legendary William Wyler and is based on a play by W. > >> Somerset Maugham. The film is also considered a true classic and the > >> one-sheet poster is fantastic especially as it was produced by Warner > >> Bros. My thoughts on this particular poster is that it has been > >> traditionally undervalued and should probably be selling more in the > >> $3,000. range. Additionally, it's not like you can just call anyone > >> up > >> and order the poster -- very few dealers or collectors would have it, > >> upping the value as a consequence. This is a case where true rarity > >> and quality of product merge to yield high value. > >> > >> Channing Thomson in San Francisco > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
