In a number of foreign countries the movie distributors figured out a really neat way to get people to theaters - give them miniature posters that could also be used as admission passes. So from Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil and other Spanish-speaking lands we have some great artwork that truly classifies as ephemera. As neat as these little posters are, no one ever really intended for them to be saved. That makes it wonderful to have them "in hand" now some 50 to 70 years later!And these truly are little works of art - often different images from the large poster creations put on display in the theaters. They average around 3-1/2" x 5" in size, and most all just seem to explode with eye-catching color!
We've got some great classic movie titles, and even more classic movie stars in our collection. So let's drop a few names: Bob Hope, Roy Rogers, Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Hedy Lamarr, Dorothy Lamour, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Alan Ladd, Laurence Olivier, Marlene Dietrich, Lucille Ball, Gloria Swanson, Ray Milland, Gary Cooper, Charlie Chaplin, John Wayne, Bette Davis, Ingrid Bergman, Boris Karloff, Orson Welles, and more.
See why I'm excited! And some of the great titles we have include: Henry V, The Green Glove, Drums of Fu Manchu, Road to Bali, Sands of Iwo Jima, Pride of the Yankees, Black Magic, Johnny Angel, Algiers, Submarine Attack, Man In the Iron Mask, Kit Carson, Captain Kidd, Sign of the Cross, and more.
With 500+ posters it will take us awhile to make them all available but it will be a delicious time spent in nostalgic recollection of Saturday afternoon matinees.
Author: Lee Richards
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I wish that we got little movie posters as admission tickets here in America!
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