Yes Rich, Bruce also mentioned it on an earlier sale of that style which made me curious too. The globe design on the poster does differ in that it has curved horizontal lines, whereas on Bass' title sequence (and press ad) it has straight lines. It also looks a bit too "cleaned up" overall. However, since the motif is so blatantly similar, along with a fairly characteristic red background, and an Advise-&-Consent-style disembodied hand/briefcase, and since Bass also worked on the press campaign, it's hard to believe he would have let the studio get away with it without some input. After all, he must have had considerable clout by then. Unless they paid him off, or the contract was loose enough to allow it. It's an interesting one to be sure. Perhaps Neil J has some other information or campaign material that might shed some light. Paul _www.movieposterstudio.com_ (http://www.movieposterstudio.com) In a message dated 23/10/2013 01:30:44 GMT Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Interesting info contained in emovieposter listing. Looks like this one could be joining Birdman Of Alcatraz, West Side Story etc. "Important Added Info: Note that a Saul Bass expert tells us that Bass did NOT do the art for this poster! Other sites credit Saul Bass as the artist, but this may be due to the fact that he did the title sequence for the film and the art does look similar to his style. If anyone knows more about this, please _e-mail us_ (http://emovieposter.com/mail/contact.php?sel=9&sno=Information+about:+3h504+IT'S+A+MAD,+MAD,+MAD,+MAD+WORLD+1sh) and we will post it here." http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=3 148047 Assume, strictly speaking it would be "after Bass", Illustration does indeed follow title sequence design very closely. 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.
