Hi, Zeev et al I'm not a collector at all; I'm a seller. I collect other things like recordings and cookbooks. Who knew?
The recovery of any unknown poster is interesting, particularly for a title like THE WILD ONE. Your DRAGSTRIP RIOT comment is very perceptive -- obviously this poster was copied from that very wonderful image. In RIOT, however, the overall design of the poster, its context and and the kinetics of the moment depicted make the wrench-brandishing exciting and menacing, whereas in the Brando poster it's merely goofy. Please know that I'm not disparaging Rudy's evaluation of the poster. He could be quite correct. With something that has not been seen, especially for an iconic figure like Brando, one could expect some kind of brisk performance at auction. One might sell for $3500. But how would five or six sell? Would the price hold up as has been demonstrable for, say, DRAGSTRIP RIOT? Kirby Kirby McDaniel MovieArt Original Film Posters P.O. Box 4419 Austin TX 78765-4419 512 479 6680 www.movieart.net mobile 512 589 5112 On Jan 5, 2011, at 10:23 AM, Zeev Drach wrote: > Kirby, I’m guessing you’re not a Brando collector, otherwise I can’t see how > you could dismiss this find so easily. > > You are right, the realistic accuracy of the design would not matter to > Brando fans and collectors (and I am one of them) in this case. I mean, the > discovery of a Brando poster, for one of his key roles, that features art > that (almost?) no one has ever seen before is a major find, in my opinion. I > think all collectors with even a passing interest in Brando would be floored > by this poster. > As to the question “who rides a motorcycle like that?” I refer you to > Dragstrip Riot(1958) > http://www.moviegoods.com/movie_poster/dragstrip_riot_1958.htm > from where the image was most certainly lifted. > I’m not familiar with the design of the Hot Blood insert. Is it different > from the standard Wild One insert? > > Zeev > > From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kirby > McDaniel > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 11:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Wild One R60 40x60 - Anyone ever see one? > > Thanks for posting this. I did not see my esteemed colleague Mr. Franchi on > ANTIQUES ROADSHOW with this undeniably rare reissue 40x60, so I am interested > to read this post. > > Rare it may be, and perhaps some Brando completist would pay the estimate, > but if the design of this poster were to count at all, the film would be > entitled THE WEIRD ONE. > > Who rides a motorcycle like that? Waving a wrench about! Ludicrous! And > where is the locale? Is this in the film? They look like they're riding > thru the set of CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN. > > Ugly! Give me one of the nice lobbies and I'll call that the prettiest > poster on the film. Or the HOT BLOOD insert. > > My two centavos. > > Kirby McDaniel > www.movieart.net > > > On Jan 4, 2011, at 9:15 PM, Dave Rosen wrote: > > > Just watched this online. It's Rudy's appraisal of a Wild One 40x60 from last > night's Antiques Roadshow. Never saw one of these before. Might be the best > US paper for the movie. > > http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/201003A12.html > > Dave > Posteropolis Vintage Movie Posters > http://www.posteropolis.com/ > 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. > 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.
