Think that goofiness will be a plus for some, got a lot of kitsch
appeal.
Though the irony may wear thin.
On 5 Jan 2011, at 17:40, Kirby McDaniel wrote:
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
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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
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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/
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