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What Ever Happened To Baby Jane ?

£275.00

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What Ever Happened To Baby Jane ?

Additional information

Year

1962

Size/Type

UK Quad / Single Sided / (30" x 40")

Country of Origin

UK / British

Condition

Very Fine minus ; originally folded (as issued)

Director

Robert Aldrich

Actor/Actress

Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Julie Allred, Russ Conway, Victor Buono, Wesley Addy

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“Sister, sister, oh so fair, why is there blood all over your hair ?”

Incredibly rare example for Robert Aldrich’s hugely successful psychological horror “What Ever Happened To Baby Jane”. Strikingly designed by Tom Chantrell with a fantastic use of bold day-glo coloured inks. Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, two giants from the ‘golden-age’ of Hollywood feature prominently in extreme close up, with each instantly recognisable. Due to the publicity and controversy surrounding the film’s release any paper from the film has always been somewhat scarce with British UK quad posters particularly hard to find and rarely come to market (currently no others are being offered for sale nor can I find any records of recent sales, private or through auctions), which makes this original 1962 UK quad a very exciting find. Folded (as issued) this original unrestored UK quad film poster displays and presents to very good effect and represents a hugely collectable and desirable example of original film memorabilia.

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Film Description

What Ever Happened To Baby Jane ? Movie Poster

“Things you should know about this motion picture before buying a ticket: 1) If you’re long-standing fans of Miss Davis and Miss Crawford, we warn you this is quite unlike anything they’ve ever done. 2) You are urged to see it from the beginning. 3) Be prepared for the macabre and the terrifying. 4) We ask your pledge to keep the shocking climax a secret. 5) When the tension begins to build, try to remember it’s just a movie.”

Bette Davis and Joan Crawford were the biggest rivals during the golden age of Hollywood. This is their only collaboration. In the beginning of the movie we’re at 1917, where the six-year old Baby Jane Hudson (Bette Davis) is a successful Vaudeville performer. Then we move to 1935 where her sister Blanche (Joan Crawford) becomes paralysed in an automobile accident for which Jane is held responsible. In the present-day of the film we see Blanche being kept as a prisoner upstairs of their mansion by the sadistic Jane. Robert Aldrich‘s What Ever Happened to Baby Jane (1962) is a terrific psychological thriller with some black comedy. The leading ladies are truly magnificent. Bette Davis was born a hundred years ago in 1908 and died in 1989. She could play all kind of roles and make the characters memorable. Baby Jane Hudson is that kind of a role. Joan Crawford lived from 1905 to 1977 and started making pictures during the silent era. Her Blanche Hudson is vulnerable and that’s why we like her that much. A fine performance is given by Victor Buono who plays the shiftless musician Victor Flagg. Maidie Norman plays Elvira Stitt…This movie is a classic.

 

 

Vintage Movie Posters Grading Criteria

Mint
A poster that has never been used or displayed and may show the most minor signs of age and wear. The poster should have no holes or tears.

Near Mint
A generally unused poster with fresh, saturated colors. May have minimal tears at folds. Has no significant holes, no paper loss, may have minor tears along edges, may have fine pin holes.

Very Fine
A poster with bright colour and crisp overall appearance. It may have very general signs of use including slight fold separation and fold wear. It may have pin holes or very minor tears. This is the highest grade allowed for a poster that has been restored either on linen or on paper.

Fine
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Good
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Fair
A poster with faded colors and brittle paper, showing significant signs of use. May have tears and paper loss. May have tape, writing, stains in image area. In need of restoration or had major restoration.

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Most Popular Poster Types

US Posters

LOBBY CARD
11 x 14″ printed on heavy stock paper. Used as display in theatre lobbies. Originally made in sets of eight. Some sets have a title card, which contains credits and artwork, essentially a mini-poster. The remaining seven cards are coloured photographic credits and poster artwork showing different scenes from the movie.

WINDOW CARD
14 x 22″ printed on heavy stock paper with the top 4-6 inches usually left blank for the local cinema owner to fill in the cinema and the date it was due to play. Largely discontinued during the 1970’s.

HALF SHEET
22 x 28″ printed on heavy stock paper. The image displayed is normally a smaller version of the main poster, although some do have different artworks and sometimes come in two versions.

INSERT
14 x 36″ printed on heavy stock paper. Inserts usually have the same artwork as a one sheet. Popular with collectors since they are smaller and easier to frame. Normally come tri folded or rolled.

STYLE Y/FORTY BY SIXTY
40 x 60″ printed on heavy stock paper. Rare since they were primarily used for major motion pictures only. Designed to be used outside the theatre, on an easel, normally at a drive-in movie theatre.

ONE-SHEET
27 x 41″ printed on paper. This is the most common size of poster, intended to be displayed in a glass “marquee” case. It is the most sought after size by collectors. Since the 1980’s most posters are sent to the theatre rolled and maybe slightly smaller measuring 27″ by 40″ and with the advent of backlit light boxes a growing number of modern movie posters are available double-sided and the more traditional single-sided.

THREE-SHEET
41 x 81″ printed on paper. These were printed on two or three separate sheets designed to overlap, few survive. Used for larger advertising spaces, normally posted on walls, perfect for huge movie theatres the drive-in, where people could see them from a distance. From the 1970’s on, three-sheets were sometimes printed in one piece and issued as “international” versions to be used abroad.

BRITISH Posters

BRITISH QUAD
30 x 40″ Most common poster size used in the UK. British Quads are horizontal and may have different artwork to the US one sheet. Like a US one sheet they normally come in two versions. Like a US one sheet they are usually supplied single-sided or more commonly now as a double sided poster.

BRITISH ONE-SHEET
27 X 40″, printed on paper. Very rarely used size.

ITALIAN Posters

ITALIAN LOCANDINA
13 x 28″ six inches shorter than the US insert, very nice size to frame. Italian poster illustrators are some of the best in the industry.

ITALIAN PHOTOBUSTA
18 x 26″ Glossy, high quality, used as lobby cards in Italy. Size may vary, either vertical or horizontal format. There are also double Photobusta or mini Photobusta.

2-FOGLIO (DUE)
(DUE): 39 x 55″ This is the standard poster size used in Italy. Italian poster illustrators are some of the best in the industry.

4-FOGLIO
(QUATTRO) 55 x 79″ Very large Italian poster printed in two pieces, often contains very beautiful artwork.

FRENCH Posters

FRENCH
47 x 63″ (GRANDE) or 24 x 33″ (PETITE) French movie posters normally come with different artwork to either the US or the UK. Like the Italian’s some of the artwork is extrememly beautiful.