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Movie Posters Never Seen or Sold, from Frankenstein to

Sunrise, Star in Heritage Auctions’ July 25-26 Event

DALLAS, TX – Twenty years and almost 400,000 movie The same can be said of the one-sheet for Warner Bros.’
posters later, Heritage Auctions’ Grey Smith thought he’d 1936 release The Walking Dead, starring Boris Karloff –
seen – and sold – them all. Then it came time to compile the another that, until now, has eluded Grey Smith’s grasp. But
almost 700 lots for the July 25-26 Movie Posters event. it speaks to the depth and breadth of this auction that this
And there they were: the rarities once thought lost or out work of horror—by no less than Michael Curtiz, the maker
of reach, some of movie-poster collecting’s crowning of Casablanca!—is only one of many premier pieces available
achievements. The never-before-seens and never-before-solds. in the July sale.
“This job is exciting every day,” said Smith, Heritage’s The history of film is spread across the 683 lots in the
Director of Vintage Posters. “When a new rarity comes in, it’s auction, from gorgeous keepsakes representing cinema’s
thrilling. That’s what makes this such a wonderful hobby.” earliest achievements (1927’s Metropolis and 1931’s M) to its
That’s especially true in the July sale, which offers among its most enduring titles (1942’s Casablanca, represented here by
many gems these astonishing finds: several memorable and highly coveted posters).
The gorgeous one-sheet for Sunrise, director F.W. “This hobby still is in its infancy,” said Smith as he looks
Murnau’s first American film, released in 1927 and over the works spread across the sale. “In years to come, these
considered one of the greatest silent films of all time. will be hanging in museums, and people will say, ‘You could
Shockingly, it’s the only known one-sheet poster for the have purchased some of
landmark film that won three Academy Awards. these posters for relatively
There’s also the unsettling, electrifying French poster for inexpensive prices once upon
Universal Studios’ Frankenstein, released in France six months a time at auction.’ Film is our
after its U.S. debut in 1932. cultural heritage.”
But the Frankenstein poster—by the great artist Jacques And their posters, too.
Faria—is particularly sought-after, as it’s the only known copy Heritage Auctions’ Movie
and has never before been offered by Heritage. Posters event takes place
So, too, has the one-sheet for Chapter 10 of The Master July 25-26. To view high-
Mystery, in which illusionist Harry Houdini and cinema's first robot make resolution images of all the lots, register
their on-screen debuts. And the original Soviet artwork advertising Sergei at HA.com.
Eisenstein and Grigoriy Aleksandrov’s 1928 monumental recreation of the Heritage Auctions is the largest fine art
Russian Revolution, October 1917: Ten Days that Shook the World. and collectibles auction house founded in the
Another “lost” poster in the July event is the three-sheet for The Lost U.S., and the world’s largest collectibles
Squadron, the 1932 film starring Richard Dix, Joel McCrea and Robert auctioneer. HA is the Internet’s most popular
Armstrong. Smith says just one, maybe two copies are known to exist. auction-house website.

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