poster on linen THE BIG CLOCK 1948 ORIGINAL LINENBACKED USA 41x81 "Film Noir"

Description: Original 1948 poster on Linen Backing, sent to film theaters for marketing purposes. Nicely backed in VERY GOOD+ condition. Poster has age-appropriate edge wear and natural aged appearance. Displays very well. Prior to restoration, the poster showed fold wear with small tears, and pinholes. Writing and an ink stamp on the verso still show through after backing. Linen Backing is one to two inches outside the paper poster border. This fantastic large format poster captures the intense drama of the film. FAST & SAFE DELIVERY. Part of a gallery of more than ONE THOUSAND LINENBACKED and more than 30,000 un-restored original rare paper items being offered for the first time to the eBay community. ALL PHOTOS of Rare Paper are ACTUAL ITEMS being sold. Please, ask questions before purchase, we will do our best to oblige you. 1948. Directed by JOHN FARROW. TAGLINE : The Strangest and most Savage Manhunt in History!" - A magazine tycoon commits a murder and pins it on an innocent man, who then tries to solve the murder himself. When powerful publishing tycoon Earl Janoth commits an act of murder at the height of passion, he cleverly begins to cover his tracks and frame an innocent man whose identity he doesn't know, but who just happens to have contact with the murder victim. That man is a close associate on his magazine whom he enlists to trap this "killer" - George Stroud. It's up to George to continue to "help" Janoth, to elude the police and to find proof of his innocence and Janoth's guilt. In Kenneth Fearing's novel, the Big Clock is referenced only as a metaphor for the inevitability of the uncaring passage of time. CAST includes Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Sullivan, George Macready, Rita Johnson, Elsa Lanchester, Harold Vermilyea, Douglas Spencer, Harry Morgan, Ruth Roman. BEHIND THE SCENES TRIVIA : The novel on which this film is based was written by poet Kenneth Fearing, as revenge on publisher Henry Luce and his "Time" magazine. Fearing was obliged to work there (for financial reasons) for many years. The fearsome Earl Janoth is often regarded as a libelous parody of Luce, even though the book received a rave review from the "Time" critic, as did the film. Co-stars Elsa Lanchester and Charles Laughton were married to each other, as were star Maureen O'Sullivan and director John Farrow. Sadly, Lanchester was widowed in 1962, while Sullivan was widowed the next year in 1963.

Price: 1394.95 USD

Location: Wake Forest, North Carolina

End Time: 2024-03-24T12:24:33.000Z

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