*Night Is Not For Sleep (Toi... Le Venin) and 18 similar items

Vintage original 47 x 63 in. French poster from the 1950s mystery thriller, TOI...LE VENIN (NIGHT IS NOT FOR SLEEP), released in France in 1958 by Pathé Consortium Cinéma and directed by Robert Hossein. One dark night, in the deserted streets of Nice, an American car slowly drives past Victor Menda, then slowly pulls up. A come on from the mysterious blonde at the wheel leads to Victor finds himself kissing and making love to the gorgeous creature. But as soon as the embrace is over the mantis-like beauty rejects him and, under the threat of a gun, makes him leave the car. Worse, she tries and nearly manages to kill him by running over him. Cars have plates, and Victor traces the address of the monstrous nymphomaniac. To his amazement, he discovers a beautiful villa, in front of which the American car is parked, where two blonde sisters live together, both of whom look sweet and harmless. The stylistic artwork is signed by the artist in the bottom right panel. Unrestored and folded as originally issued, it is in very fine condition as shown.