I bet if I took this lot of 5 Forty by Sixties to Antiques Roadshow they might be appraised for $15,000 to $20,000
* http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=2056910 *<http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=2056910> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art < [email protected]> wrote: > Brando's paper almost always sucks until you get to some of his sh*tty > movies which seem to have better paper (but who cares for those titles) > > among the worst poster designs ever are the posters for the Men > > to the stars mentioned.. Most people today would rather have a Jessica Alba > poster than Clark Gable > > > > At 11:58 AM 1/5/2011, Zeev Drach wrote: > > Dave, > > You are so right about the “softness” of most of Brando’s paper, sadly > however, this is true for most of the big names of the 40’s and 50’s. Who > the heck collects Gregory Peck as an actor(as opposed to a couple of titles > in which he’s in) these day? Or Spencer Tracy, or Anthony Quinn, Paul > Newman, Kirk Douglas, or even Clark Gable? And the list goes on and on. > They’re all giants, we’d all agree, but the number collectors who care about > them is dwindling fast. > Marlon Brando, I think, could’ve been(and one day might still be) an > exception, because he was an icon while still alive. The added problem with > Brando paper, and now I’m getting back to the original topic, is that the > design of the posters, even and especially for his key titles, is so poor > and uninspiring. You can go over them one by one, Streetcar Named Desire, > The Wild One, On the Waterfront, and others, and you won’t find even ONE(!) > decent design. > > Sorry for going on like this, but that’s obviously a touchy subject with > me.. ;-) > > Zeev > > > *From:* MoPo List [ > mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] > *On Behalf Of *Dave Rosen > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:15 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Wild One R60 40x60 - Anyone ever see one? > > I agree. Rarity aside, it's all about taste, personal interest and, > ultimately, how many collectors want it and how far they are willing to go > to get it. > > Yes, this poster is goofy-looking. Yes, the market for Brando material > outside of Waterfront and Streetcar is a little soft. However, that aside, I > have a number of motorcycle enthusiasts among my clients, as I'm sure do > many other dealers. They like their bikes and they like anything to do with > bikes, including anything to do with biker movies. This was the first biker > movie but it was released with very little paper that actually shows > motorcycles! That reason alone would probably be enough to drive a number of > collectors to want this poster...badly. They don't have to be fans of Brando > or even good poster art. > > As to whether it would reach the appraisal estimate, only an auction could > determine that. > > Dave > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Richard Evans <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 12:58 PM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Wild One R60 40x60 - Anyone ever see one? > > 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 > 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]<[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. 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