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Auction: 23147 - Original Vintage Film Posters
Lot: 29

The Lady from Shanghai (1948)
Original US lobby card number 7

Unframed: 11 x 14 in. (28 x 36 cm)
Framed: 16 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (42.3 x 49.8 cm)

Conservation framed with UV plexiglass

This card, known as the mirror card, is the most sought-after from the set of eight US lobby cards.

While discussing Orson Welles, Marlene Dietrich once famously remarked 'people should cross themselves when they say his name', indeed, Orson Welles remains one of the greatest film makers of all time. In 1948 Welles made this film with Columbia Studios, which he both directed and starred in. A classic film noir, Welles was given complete artistic freedom over the project until studio boss Harry Cohn saw the final print. Judging the dialogue too old fashioned and confusing, Cohn had the film completely re-dubbed, re-edited and re-scored before its final release.

Very good condition, colours remaining bright, minor restoration to borders and a couple of small marks in the black background.

Material of piece: Paper
Material of frame: Obeche wood, card mount and UV plexiglass

LITERATURE:

Starstruck, Vintage Movie Posters from Classic Hollywood, Abbeville Press, 2010, p. 200/201, 231

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Estimate
£1,200 to £1,800