The Proud and Profane

outlaw

Hello, I acquired this poster today and was wondering if anyone might be able to shed some light on what it was used for and possible guess on value? Condition is very good to excellent. Demensions are
24” 1/8 x 82” 3/8. I have attached a photo of the ink stamp on the bottom left hand corner, and a couple photos of the numbers and title on the left and right side of the poster. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, 

Charlie

It’s a banner which although not as common as a one sheet can be sourced.  Matt has a few and I have a couple.  I’m not familiar with the title but less than $100 probably.

Matt

Good thing about banners is that they are fairly cheap due to their size. Like three sheets. It's costly to frame them and they take up a fair bit of wall space. Charlie's right $100  2 top name stars but the film is not a well known title.

outlaw

Ok thank you

Bruce

These were used almost exclusively at drive-ins in the U.S. starting in the very late 1940s.

Most drive-ins had a concession stand that had an area good for displaying these that regular theaters did not, which is why, when drive-ins started dying in the early 1960s. this size started disappearing. That is why you see first release ones for 1950s titles, and re-releases on 1940s titles.

Almost all of the known ones come from a huge find of thousands that were made by a California memorabilia store in the 1970s or so, but they are generally much more rare than other sizes.

I have auctioned a number of these. Here is a link to many of them: http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/search/paper%2520banner/sort/5/archive.html

Anyone else here old enough to remember going to drive-ins in the 1950s?

outlaw

Thank you so much Bruce for your insight into this poster. I do remember seeing starwars day 1 in the back of a beat up ol station wagon and throwing up everywhere half way thru and sticking it out, literally! Thanks again. 

Any idea at auction on a piece like this? I haven’t a clue 

outlaw

Bruce, I am waiting for registration approval from the site you told me to look at. I know you can’t see condition, but ball park if you can. Also, I know that it’s not a big movie so that effects it. I am researching trying to learn more about the collecting posters. I am getting a ton of movie posters from a local theater that gives me permision to look thru and take all that I want in there poster storage room, which is a good start for a newbie like me Bruce. Appreciate your help

HONDO

outlaw said:

Bruce, I am waiting for registration approval from the site you told me to look at. I know you can’t see condition, but ball park if you can. Also, I know that it’s not a big movie so that effects it. I am researching trying to learn more about the collecting posters. I am getting a ton of movie posters from a local theater that gives me permision to look thru and take all that I want in there poster storage room, which is a good start for a newbie like me Bruce. Appreciate your help

That is great getting access to the movie theatre storage room. Any idea as to how far back the posters go?

outlaw

Haven’t got that far into yet. Hopefully I will soon and I will post. Thanks

Bruce

outlaw said:

Bruce, I am waiting for registration approval from the site you told me to look at. I know you can’t see condition, but ball park if you can. Also, I know that it’s not a big movie so that effects it. I am researching trying to learn more about the collecting posters. I am getting a ton of movie posters from a local theater that gives me permision to look thru and take all that I want in there poster storage room, which is a good start for a newbie like me Bruce. Appreciate your help

I assume you have long been approved. Use the prices for similar paper banners to make an educated guess as to what yours might sell for. That's all anyone can do with a very rare poster like this one!

outlaw

Ok thanks so much