Kirby,
re. ten copies of BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN: Unlikely, but not impossible. Movie posters never were 'mass market products', but they WERE printed in immense quantities.
You will remember when a six-sheet for THE OUTLAW first showed up at Christie's London maybe 25 years ago.
It was advertised as 'the only surviving copy'. When the story developed, it came out that the owners had found a stack of them, and legend had it that grandma had burned the others out of frustration over the dispute. Some time later, another one showed up, and then yet another one, and then I lost track.
Same thing would happen with ten copies of BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN. Or ten copies of a FRANKENSTEIN six-sheet, should they surface.
Actually, this has happened numerous times before: Once upon a time, THE BIG SLEEP French Affiche was ultra-rare. Until a French dealer found a stack of them. Prices started at €25.000, and you could hold your breath and see them go down.
Funny thing is: This happened a long time ago, so at this point that poster might once again be worth €25.000.
Helmut
A question: what would you do if you found 10 BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN one-sheets in a drawer somewhere? That’s not probable, in fact highly improbable, but not impossible.
K.
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