North American Auction Company
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Fine Montana Collector Sale - April 2023

Sat, Apr 22, 2023 11:00AM EDT
Lot 487

Original Theatre Lobby Poster, "The Wild Racers"

Estimate: $250 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$50,000 $2,500
Offered in this lot is a Rare Original Theatre Lobby Movie Poster, "The Wild Racers", 1968. An American driver is paid by an auto tycoon to throw a race, but he rebels and works to become an internationally famous racer. This movie stars Fabian, an American singer and actor. Fabian rose to national prominence after performing several times on American Bandstand. He became a teen idol of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Eleven of his songs reached the Billboard Hot 100. The cast also includes a hitherto unknown Talia Shire, later to rise to starhood as Rocky Balboa's love interest in the 1976 movie, "Rocky". 40" x 60" posters are the rarest size of movie poster advertising, the cost to acquire one for your theater was as much as 20 times the amount as a standard movie poster. These 40" x 60" posters are printed in infinitely higher resolution than standard movie posters- by any measure, these are the ultimate vintage high quality, fine art print versions of any movie advertisement. Poster is identified at the bottom with a 1968 copyright from American International Pictures, "property of National Screen Service Corp. Licensed for display only in connection with the exhibition of this picture at the theatre licensing this property. Licensor agrees not to sublease, trade, sell or give away, or permit others to receive or use this material. Immediately upon completion of this display, rented material must be returned and leased material either returned or destroyed." This theatre lobby poster is in good condition overall, some slight fraying noted along poster edges, larger tear noted at center of bottom border, no other obvious marring noted. Measures 40"W x 60"L

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