THE WHITE GORILLA - Vintage Finnish Movie Tour Poster, Excellent, 1940's

Description

This poster is not a modern reproduction and nor is it Video/DVD-related.
A Finnish "tour" movie poster for the 1946 exploitation movie, THE WHITE GORILLA, starring Ray Corrigan.
The film opened in Finland in December 1946 and had a very limited run which dates this poster to circa 1946/7. Possibly one of the worst movies ever made but the subject matter and its awfulness has naturally stimulated a cult following. The rarity of authentic promotional material merely adds to this poster's
desirability.
You are looking at a "tour" poster printed for distribution to the small regional cinemas and other venues (e.g. clubs, village halls etc) outside of the main cities following the initial theatrical run. Finnish tour posters are re-sized printings of the normal A2 lobby poster, usually slightly narrower and longer with printed margins at top or bottom (sometimes both) with spacing for information about location, times, ticket prices etc. They were intended for circulation around the area where a screening was due to take place and were therefore posted at bus stops and on telegraph poles as well in shop windows or on community noticeboards etc.
They are actually much rarer than cinema-lobby posters because they were a million times more likely to be trashed after use so when they occasionally turn up they are likely to be
unused
examples. Often, e.g. they are unfolded - simply because they were not distributed and it appears that there was no expectation that they would be returned to the studio/distributor like normal first-release lobby/billboard posters.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY
EARLY
EXAMPLE OF THE FINNISH TOUR POSTER.
In fact, it is the earliest I have ever seen.
Measures 17" by 24" approx. Wholly illustrated but no artist signature. No printer information.
C8/9 - Very Fine/near Mint.
In excellent, clean condition, without folding creases.
The very minor flaws with this poster are that:
1. From the right edge there are some short crease lines from which the background colour has faded
2. There are a few small white "spots" on the poster where the colour has not distributed evenly in the printing process - in other words a printing flaw and not a wear and tear issue.
Otherwise, pretty flawless and a fantastic vintage movie poster, approx 75 years old.
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As well as describing the condition of our posters meticulously we also take care to research them and provide accurate information concerning dates of issue, theatrical runs etc. Authenticity guaranteed!
While we describe all noticeable faults in our posters for best appreciation of condition please examine the high-resolution images which accompany the listing.
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This item ships from Finland.
We normally ship within one or two working days of receiving your order and eBay will normally contact you to confirm dispatch. Happy to combine shipping costs - up to three posters can be safely packed together where rolled and no extra shipping charge for poster 2 or poster 3. Safely packed in acid-free paper and only the sturdiest tubes used. Will re-fold previously folded posters and send flat as required by customer.
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