Hi, I was looking at Part I of Bruce's Spring Auction and noticed an unfolded 1/2 sheet for "Rebel Without a Cause".
http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=2548602 In the description field it says... "Note that part of the tagline just above the title has been overprinted! It originally read: "The overnight sensation of 'East of Eden' becomes the star of the year!", but the second half of the tagline was overprinted, no doubt because Dean died a month before the movie was released (but after the posters were prepared), and no doubt someone at the studio thought the tagline was now in bad taste. Depending on how you look at it, this is either a cool addition to the poster or a defect. Please do not bid on the poster unless you can accept that it is overprinted in this area." I was going to ask Bruce about this but thought I'd throw it out to the whole group. Are there any 1/2 sheets without this overprinting? Looking through the archives on Heritage and Bruce's site - all 1/2 sheets seem to have the modification. Also - and bear in mind I'm fairly new to this - if someone bought the 1/2 sheet can the overprinting be removed via cleaning? That is, is this the same as someone having a 1/2 sheet without overprinting then taking a paint brush and painting over the text? Thanks ps: Great items Bruce - I'm eagerly waiting to see what other items will pop up in the remaining Spring Auctions. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
