Bruce is correct here. If as many folks had been as enamored of Tallulah Bankhead as were of Bela Lugosi, you might be able to find the occasional one sheet of THE CHEAT.
K. On Apr 13, 2012, at 12:21 PM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: > Good poit Jay. I contend that the Universal horror titles of the 1930s > are often among the most COMMON posters for those years! Can you find > many 1931 titles where there are more one-sheets known than > Frankenstein? Or 1933 titles where there are more one-sheets known > than King Kong? > > Bruce > > On 4/13/12, Jay Nemeth-Johannes <[email protected]> wrote: >> Well, I have items that I believe are one of a kind. For example a 1 >> sheet for a Richard Dix silent "The Glorious Fool", but I have no way to >> prove it is unique. I expect that much of the paper for early silents >> is rare to nonexistant, especially for lost films. >> >> It is easier when the film is iconic and everyone is trying to find an >> example. Any Dracula find is going to get widespread press. >> >> My guess on why some stuff is more available is pure chance that it was >> initially printed in too large a quantity and somebody warehoused it for >> decades. Laziness rules where a more efficient person throws away the >> "useless" trash. >> >> Jay >> >> >> On 04/13/12 11:16 AM, Phillip W. Ayling wrote: >>> It would be great if these same all-knowing censustakers could also >>> tell us "three known fakes currently being offered". While it makes >>> big news whenever a Dracula one-sheet or a Chaplain 6sheet is found >>> in >>> a barn, I wouldn't be surprised if amongst MoPo members there are >>> some >>> items that are extremely rare or have never been inventoried by an >>> auction house, so "they don't exist". >>> >>> >>> Thanks for any insight anyone might have. >>> >>> >> >> 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. >> > > > -- > Bruce Hershenson and the other 24 members of the eMoviePoster.com team > P.O. Box 874 > West Plains, MO 65775 > Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take > lunch) > our site <http://www.emovieposter.com/> > our auctions <http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html> > <http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/signature/20111028Frankensteinemployeegroupphotosignature.jpg> > > 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.
