Pushover, Half Sheet
Salute Kim Novak. Who would have thought Miss Deep Freeze 1950 was a real life Femme Fatale? So many honeys talk the talk, but few can walk the walk. Let us count the ways:
1. According to Wikipedia* femme fatale is French for “deadly woman”. According to Hollywood lore, Columbia Picture’s King of Crude, Harry Cohn keeled over for good upon reading clippings about Novak cavorting with the Candyman –Sammy Davis Jr.
2. The Femme Fatale hoodwinks men with “beauty, lies and sex.” Hmmm. Obviously a male definition. Men chase after gorgeous gals, obstacles be damned. A hoodwinked man is a dumped man.
Witness to Murder – Original Half Sheet. (Click here to enlarge)
Two of my faves, Barbara Stanwyck and George Sanders pair up in this thriller. Noir Cinematography god John Alton crafted the black and white world. Need to find it and rent it. Or download it, stream it . . . something.
The graphics in this poster are tres smokin’! Check out the the Vertigo-ish yellow and orange square spiral . And the black and white photo with the pale blue mezzotint overlay effect looks like rain. I don’t know why they repeated the same graphic on the left side of the poster under the movie title, surely they could have come up with something new. Other than that, a super cool poster.
Near Mint. This poster was folded at one time, but the fold lines are nearly invisible. It was originally displayed in a frame, and there are faint ripples in the paper that would be easily flattened out either by mounting to an acid-free backing or a proper framing. No pin-holes, tears, stains or fading present.
