The Proud and Profane
Hello, I acquired this poster today and was wondering if anyone might be able to shed some light on what it was used for and possible guess on value? Condition is very good to excellent. Demensions are
24†1/8 x 82†3/8. I have attached a photo of the ink stamp on the bottom left hand corner, and a couple photos of the numbers and title on the left and right side of the poster. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you,
24†1/8 x 82†3/8. I have attached a photo of the ink stamp on the bottom left hand corner, and a couple photos of the numbers and title on the left and right side of the poster. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you,
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Most drive-ins had a concession stand that had an area good for displaying these that regular theaters did not, which is why, when drive-ins started dying in the early 1960s. this size started disappearing. That is why you see first release ones for 1950s titles, and re-releases on 1940s titles.
Almost all of the known ones come from a huge find of thousands that were made by a California memorabilia store in the 1970s or so, but they are generally much more rare than other sizes.
I have auctioned a number of these. Here is a link to many of them: http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/search/paper%2520banner/sort/5/archive.html
Anyone else here old enough to remember going to drive-ins in the 1950s?
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Any idea at auction on a piece like this? I haven’t a clue
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