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"SKULLDUGGERY"
VINTAGE MOVIE POSTER
LOBBY SIZE
ABOUT 41" X 27"
COPYRIGHT 1970 UNIVERSAL PICTURES
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN U.S.A.
RATED 'GP' ALL AGES ADMITTED
"THE TROPI... WAS IT HUMAN?... ANIMAL?... OR THE LIVING DESCENDANT OF THE MISSING LINK!
A BAND OF ADVENTURERS MATCHES RAW COURAGE AGAINST TERRORS OF THE NEW GUINEA JUNGLE...
TO BRING BACK THE CREATURE THAT HAS HAUNTED SCIENCE FOR CENTURIES!"
WHEN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VISIT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Skullduggery is a 1970 science fiction film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Burt Reynolds, Susan Clark and Edward Fox produced by Saul David.
The screenplay is based on the French novel Les Animaux dénaturés
by Jean Bruller.
Plot
On an expedition in Papua New-Guinea a tribe of apelike creatures is found. They are named the Tropis. Quickly they are being used as slaves by humans.
Then one of the Tropis is allegedly murdered. The following murder trial centers round the question: are the Tropis a form of humans or a form of animals?
VINTAGE
USED
PINHOLES
SMALL TEAR AT UNIVERSAL LOGO
CREASING AND SPLITTING AT FOLDS
RARE!! OBSCURE!!
PERISHABLE PAPER
INK STAMP WITH CODED LETTERS AND 70/85
"PROPERTY OF NATIONAL SCREEN CORP... LICENSING FOR DISPLAY... WITH THE EXHIBITION... AT THE THEATRE..."
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FYI
A film poster (more often called a movie poster in the United States and most English-speaking countries) is a poster used to advertise a film. Studios often print several posters that vary in size and content for various domestic and international markets. They normally contain an image with text. Today's posters often feature photographs of the main actors. Prior to the 1990s, illustrations instead of photos were far more common. The text on film posters usually contains the film title in large lettering and often the names of the main actors. It may also include a tag line, the name of the director, names of characters, the release date, etc.
Film posters are displayed inside and on the outside of movie theaters, and elsewhere on the street or in shops. The same images appear in the film exhibitor's pressbook and may also be used on websites, DVD (and historically VHS) packaging, flyers, advertisements in newspapers and magazines, etc.
Film posters have been used since the earliest public exhibitions of film. They began as outside placards listing the programme of (short) films to be shown inside the hall or movie theater. By the early 1900s, they began to feature illustrations of a film scene or an array of overlaid images from several scenes. Other posters have used artistic interpretations of a scene or even the theme of the film, represented in a wide variety of artistic styles.
History
Originally, film posters were produced for the exclusive use by the theatres exhibiting the film the poster was created for, and the copies of the posters were required to be returned to the distributor after the film left the theatre. In the United States, film posters were usually returned to a nation-wide operation called the National Screen Service (NSS) which printed and distributed most of the film posters for the studios between 1940 and 1984. As an economy measure, the NSS regularly recycled posters that were returned, sending them back out to be used again at another theatre. During this time, a film could stay in circulation for several years, and so many old film posters were badly worn before being retired into storage at an NSS warehouse (most often, they were thrown away when they were no longer needed or had become too worn to be used again). Those posters which were not returned were often thrown away by the theatre owner, but some found their way into the hands of collectors.
Beginning in the 1980s, the American film studios began taking over direct production and distribution of their posters from the National Screen Service and the process of making and distributing film posters became decentralised in that country.
Collecting
The collecting of movie memorabilia began with such things as scrapbooks, autographs, photographs, and industry magazines, but quickly expanded in the post-World War II era. Collectors began seeking out original advertising material, and the classic "one sheet" film poster became the pinnacle object to own for any given film. Other material, such as lobby cards, other-sized posters, international posters, personality posters, and glass slides also began to become highly sought after. Today, the field of movie memorabilia collecting has grown into an internationally recognised community of increasingly serious and financially secure collectors, making it one of the fastest areas of speculation for investment.
After the National Screen Service ceased most of its film poster printing and distribution operations in 1985, some of the posters which they had stored in warehouses around the United States ended up in the hands of private collectors and film poster dealers. Today there is a thriving collectibles market in film posters. Some have become very valuable. The record price was set on November 15, 2005 when US$690,000 was paid for a poster of Fritz Lang's 1927 film Metropolis from the Reel Poster Gallery in London. Other early horror and science fiction posters are known to bring tremendous prices as well, with an example from The Mummy realizing $452,000 in a 1997 Sotheby's auction, and posters from both The Black Cat and Bride of Frankenstein selling for $334,600 in various Heritage Auctions. The 1931 Frankenstein six-sheet poster, of which only one copy is known to exist, is considered to be the most valuable film poster in the world.
Occasionally, rare film posters have been found being used as insulation in attics. In 2011, 33 film posters, including a Dracula Style F one-sheet (shown left), from 1930-1931 were discovered in an attic in Berwick Pennsylvania and auctioned for $502,000 in March 2012 by Heritage Auctions.
As a result of market demand, some of the more popular older film posters have been reproduced either under license or illegally. Although the artwork on reproductions is the same as originals, reproductions can often be distinguished by size, printing quality, and paper type. Several websites on the Internet offer "authentication" tests to distinguish originals from reproductions.
Original film posters distributed to theaters and other poster venues (such as bus stops) by the movie studios are never sold directly to the public. However, most modern film posters are produced in large quantities and normally become available for purchase by collectors indirectly through various secondary markets such as. Accordingly, most modern posters are not rare. However, some recent posters, such as the recalled Pulp Fiction "Lucky Strikes" United States one sheet poster, are quite rare and valuable.
Lobby cards
Lobby cards are like posters but smaller, usually 11 in × 14 in (28 cm × 36 cm), also 8 in × 10 in (20 cm × 25 cm) before 1930. Lobby cards are collected and their value depends on their age, quality and popularity. Typically issued in sets of eight, each featuring a different scene from the film. In unusual circumstances, some releases were promoted with larger (12 cards) or smaller sets (six cards). The Running Man set, for example had only six cards, whereas the earlier classic The Italian Job set spanned twelve photographs. Films released by major production companies experiencing financial difficulties sometimes had no accompanying "lobby set" at all. Perhaps one of the most notable examples of this scenario would be Michael Mann's cult classic Manhunter (1986), for which no American lobby card set was ever printed. Notably, there was also no 10" x 8" colour set of cards for John Carpenter's cult horror classic Halloween (1978).
In the United Kingdom, sets of lobby cards are more typically referred to as "Front of House" cards. However, this can sometimes also refer to black and white press photographs—in addition to the more typical 8 × 10 inch lobby card style promotional devices.
The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University holds a collection of lobby cards from silent western films that date between 1910 and 1930.
Teaser poster
A teaser poster or advance poster is an early promotional film poster, containing a basic image or design without revealing too much information such as the plot, theme, and characters. The purpose is to incite awareness and generate hype for the film. A tagline may be included. There are some instances when teaser posters are issued long in advance before the film goes into production (teasers for cancelled projects are historically informative), although they are issued during the film development.
Character posters
For a film with an ensemble cast there may be a set of character posters, each featuring an individual character from the film. Usually it contains the name of the actor and/or the name of the character played. It may also include a tagline that reflects the quality of the character.
Film poster sizes
Film posters come in different sizes and styles depending on the country. The most common are listed below.
United States
One sheet, 27 inches by 40 inches (686x1020mm), portrait format
Bus stop or subway poster, 40 inches by 60 inches (1016mm x 1524mm), portrait format
The following sizes were in common use in the United States prior to the mid-1980s, but have since been phased out of production:
One sheet, 27 inches by 41 inches (686x1040mm), portrait format (this size is one inch longer than the modern One sheet)
Display (aka Half-sheet), 22 inches by 28 inches (559x711mm), landscape format
Insert, size 14 inches by 36 inches (356x914mm), portrait format
Window Card, 14 inches by 22 inches (356x559mm), portrait format; typically has blank space at top to accommodate promotional text for local theatre
Two sheet, 41 inches by 54 inches (1040x1370mm), either landscape format or portrait format
Three sheet, 41 inches by 81 inches (1040x2060mm), portrait format; usually assembled from two separate pieces
30x40, 30 inches by 40 inches (762x1016mm), portrait format
40x60, 40 inches by 60 inches (1016x1524mm), portrait format
Six sheet, 81 inches by 81 inches (2060x2060mm), a square format; usually assembled from four separate pieces
Twenty four sheet, 246 inches by 108 inches (6250x2740mm), landscape format often called a billboard
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