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This Gun for Hire (Paramount, R-1945) Half Sheet

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This Gun for Hire (Paramount, R-1945) Half Sheet
<B>This Gun for Hire (Paramount, R-1945).</B></I> Half Sheet (22" X 28"). Very loosely based on Graham Greene's novel published in 1938, this was one of the first of the great <I>film noirs</B></I> made during the war, and was the first to star the hit team of Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. Though Ladd is billed fourth on the poster, he is in almost every scene of the film, and is pictured on this poster in a more romantic pose than that of "Raven," the contract killer. In fact, it would appear that Paramount was more interested in selling Ladd and Lake as an on-screen couple in this re-issue poster. There are some very minor tears in the borders, primarily on the bottom right, and some very light foxing. There is also a tiny color flake right on the edge of Lake's lip. Rolled, Very Fine-. ****<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)