Do you have an image of the WC, so that if anyone might come across one, someone could pass on the image to you?
-KL On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 12:55 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art <[email protected]> wrote: > Many of you know I've been a collector of Raymond Chandler all my adult > life. > I've collected his first appearances in the 1930s pulps (I only need one > more) > I have some first editions (some are way too expensive and I doubt I'll ever > get them) > and of course, I have very many posters > > I've been closing in on all the one sheets, inserts, lobby cards and > everything else for years. However, unfortunately, some are very expensive > items and I'm missing a number of those. Double Indemnity, Blue Dahlia and > Big Sleep are the problem titles or course, seeing as all are fairly > expensive. I have been the underbidder on a number of items here. I lost out > on the Double Indemnity 1sh maybe 3 years ago in Bruce's auctions. 3sheet as > well. Blue Dahlia I've been an underbidder on so many posters it's really > sickening, not that I don't have a bunch from the title - I have 5-6 lobby > cards, a damaged WC, that re-issue Quad Heritage sold a few months back.. > but the 1 sheet, half sheet and insert just keep escaping my grasp. > > Murder My Sweet, or as it is known by it's book title -Farewell My Lovely - > is my favorite Chandler book and not surprisingly, it's also my favorite > Chandler movie. I have most of the paper on the title (I still need an > insert, the 3 sheet, window card, 30x40 and 6 sheet-which I doubt exists. I > have everything else USA). On that title, I'd sure like to find the UK Quad > which is the only paper that has the original title. > > Interestingly, Strangers on a Train I've never been able to get very much > on, although the insert looks back at me while I'm at my office desk. > > Double Indemnity and the Big Sleep are the only titles on which I have > absolutely nothing (I'm not talking about Robert Mitchum). I have no US > paper on either title and I don't even have non-US paper on them (not > interested in US re-issues on these) > > here is the pre-1951 title list > > Falcon Takes Over > Time to Kill > Double Indemnity* > And Now Tomorrow > Murder My Sweet > the Unseen > Blue Dahlia* > Big Sleep* > Lady in the Lake > Brasher Doubloon > Strangers on a Train* > > my goal is to have 1 sheets for each title framed and displayed in a single > area. so I guess I'm going to have to start thinking about turning the cash > over for the 4 I need (starred titles) and of course, Dahlia is the most > expensive of them. > > One thing I can say is each time I get one more, I definitely get a thrill > and a smile. I picked up the Falcon 1sh today when an ebay seller who has > had one for 3 years in his store finally decided to take my offer of $200 > (Thank you to him I say) and I finally got the US Lady in the Lake from > Bruce a few weeks back (It's surprising how tough that poster was to find), > although I do have foreign posters (like the original release Japanese > poster and the Aussie). > > Too bad when the Falcon Takes Over insert was on ebay a couple weeks ago, I > got busy working and forgot to set up a snipe >:-o > > soooooo.... I guess that means I'm still looking for some stuff > those are the titles and I collect all paper from pressbooks to posters of > any size. Stills are way at the bottom of the list, though I will buy them > if I can buy a small stack from any titles. 1 still at a time is too much > trouble, and I collect posters of any country > > I do need someone who can furnish a high-res image of a Blue Dahlia WC so I > can get my properly restored (it's on linen and missing the bottom border > area) > > anyone with a reasonable price is welcome to query me on my wants for the > above titles > > thanks > Rich > > 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.
