The Ghoul (Gaumont, 1933). One Sheet (27" X 41").. ...

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The Ghoul (Gaumont, 1933). One Sheet (27" X 41").
Once believed a "lost" film, this spooky gem was Boris Karloff's first horror feature in his native England. Convinced that a mystic jewel will resurrect him from the great beyond, Egyptologist Dr. Morant (Karloff) demands to be buried with the artifact. When his wishes are not followed -- because the jewel has vanished, seemingly from the face of the earth -- strange things begin to happen. Offered here is a very rare one sheet for this title, with ghoulish green the predominant tone. For some time there has been controversy within the hobby as to whether this poster was from the original 1933 release of the film or a later reissue. After much study and consideration, we believe it is indeed from the first release as Gaumont, the distributor, signed on with Fox Studios in 1935 to distribute domestically and all of those posters are marked with Fox in the lower border (see Hitchcock's A Woman Alone and Transatlantic Tunnel one sheets in catalog). We believe that if this was a reissue one sheet of the film from the later 1930s there would have been mention in the border of the Fox connection. Condition issues included fold wear with slight paper loss, tears in the image, small chips in the borders (including one post-restoration), and a hole in the title area, all of which has been addressed with professional restoration. Good/Very Good on Linen.

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