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Here's one that I have. It's not a poster, but rather a lobby card for Kelly's Heroes...One of my all time favorite movies (not just war related)!

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On the left an Ad for the British 1969 re-release of The Longest Day to commemorate the 25th anniversary of D-Day, on the right it American counterpart, I was a kid when this was re-released back in 1969, 7 years old in June 1969, I would be 8 in couple of months in August, this is when I first seen this movie, the very first time, my dad took me to see it at one our local theaters

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Thank you Doyler, this is the stuff I want to see, :thumbsup: come on guys give us your UNIQUE old movie posters and lobby placards.

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Castle Keep, now thats one I havn't seen in 25 years or more, it was on T.V. the last time I seen it a real bizarre one as I remember.

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This one a 1969 comedy with the ever popular Phil Silvers among others. It's a War torn Italy related story in that Gina Lollobrigita had a Baby with Air Corp GI, but she hides the true Identity of the Father from both her Daughter and the guys who dated her during the war, who are now back in Italy for a unit reunion. Its pretty funny, not that bad.

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A few more ... BOB

 

1st poster from "Display" at Barnes & Nobles Bookstore.

 

 

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Other was from a dish satellite company.

 

 

 

 

 

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I can't seem to find my other ones right now. I have them in a Tupperware tub somewhere. I used to get them from a friend of my father's who ran a local drive in and also a movie theater. What really stinks is that I had a Kelly's Heroes poster back when I was in junior high but it got ruined from hanging on my bedroom wall with all my other crap....

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Great, fun topic!

 

 

Here is my oldest, a 1930s poster for "The Big Drive", a WWI movie that was more of a documentary. The New York Times ran a review in 1933 and of interest was part of the PR plan for this movie:

 

"One of the tricks which First Division Exchanges, Inc., distributors, advises exhibitors to use for publicizing The Big Drive: "On opening night, have supposedly shell-shocked veteran simulate a seizure. Use this as a basis of letters to editors of all newspapers, arraigning the idea of bringing back the horrors of war. Follow up with a dozen letters from legionnaires, etc. defending the picture as an argument for peace. . . ."

 

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This is my only military related movie poster. The poster is for the Howard Hawks movie Air Force. I have to admit that I have had this poster for a very long time and never knew anything about the movie until today when I did a little research before posting it on the thread. The movie was made in 1943 and starred John Garfield, Harry Carey, John Ridgely and Gig Young as the crew of the B-17 Mary-Ann that flew from San Francisco on December 6, 1941 and their destination was Pearl Harbor on what they thought was a peace time mission. From the information I have found on this movie it was one of the first WWII patriotic movies and is often referred to as a propaganda film. I also just watched a preview of the movie on You Tube and it looks like a good one. As far as where the poster came from. I purchased a frame at a flea market many years ago because I needed a nice old frame. I don't remember what was in the frame but this poster was used for a stiff backing for what ever was framed. I did not know the poster was there until I got home and took the frame apart. Not exactly on the level of finding a rare copy of the US Constitution in the back of an old frame but still a pretty cool find.

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Now this poster I once had, albeit briefly in 1978, I found it in a old movie theater that was going through extensive reonavations, this place was across the street and down the block from where I lived in Glendale Queens, it was called The Belvedere (see link) it was as it was being renovated that the front of this derelict building was opened that me and a couple of my friends who hung out at this corner went in through the busted up wooden panels and into the doors proper, the very first thing we see is this magnificent ticket booth, I spyed this very poster laying on the floor, mind you everything was covered in a thick film of dust so I picked up and was immediately covered in dust around my lower body, I was so excited, but my exhilaration was short lived, not minutes after we were in and started to make noise moving around debris is when the workers, all old school Italians with thick accents came from around the corner from the building proper where they were inside clearing away the stage and junk and chased us out, I DROPED this poster in my haste to get out, they would let me go in nor would they go in and get it for me BUMMER MAN ! actualy it was out of concern they yelled at us, as it was, collapsed flooring was discoverd thought various parts of this building, and the last thing these good men would want to see would be a bunch injured kids or worse .

 

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This is my only military related movie poster. The poster is for the Howard Hawks movie Air Force. I have to admit that I have had this poster for a very long time and never knew anything about the movie until today when I did a little research before posting it on the thread. The movie was made in 1943 and starred John Garfield, Harry Carey, John Ridgely and Gig Young as the crew of the B-17 Mary-Ann that flew from San Francisco on December 6, 1941 and their destination was Pearl Harbor on what they thought was a peace time mission. From the information I have found on this movie it was one of the first WWII patriotic movies and is often referred to as a propaganda film. I also just watched a preview of the movie on You Tube and it looks like a good one. As far as where the poster came from. I purchased a frame at a flea market many years ago because I needed a nice old frame. I don't remember what was in the frame but this poster was used for a stiff backing for what ever was framed. I did not know the poster was there until I got home and took the frame apart. Not exactly on the level of finding a rare copy of the US Constitution in the back of an old frame but still a pretty cool find.

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Cool story Manchu, Air Force is also a very decent war time movie I got here on DVD.

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If you get a chance watch it a good war movie. Really like the poster.

 

 

This is my only military related movie poster. The poster is for the Howard Hawks movie Air Force. I have to admit that I have had this poster for a very long time and never knew anything about the movie until today when I did a little research before posting it on the thread. The movie was made in 1943 and starred John Garfield, Harry Carey, John Ridgely and Gig Young as the crew of the B-17 Mary-Ann that flew from San Francisco on December 6, 1941 and their destination was Pearl Harbor on what they thought was a peace time mission. From the information I have found on this movie it was one of the first WWII patriotic movies and is often referred to as a propaganda film. I also just watched a preview of the movie on You Tube and it looks like a good one. As far as where the poster came from. I purchased a frame at a flea market many years ago because I needed a nice old frame. I don't remember what was in the frame but this poster was used for a stiff backing for what ever was framed. I did not know the poster was there until I got home and took the frame apart. Not exactly on the level of finding a rare copy of the US Constitution in the back of an old frame but still a pretty cool find.

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Really funny movie, but I'm old enough to remember reruns his TV show where he played Sgt Bilko.

 

 

This one a 1969 comedy with the ever popular Phil Silvers among others. It's a War torn Italy related story in that Gina Lollobrigita had a Baby with Air Corp GI, but she hides the true Identity of the Father from both her Daughter and the guys who dated her during the war, who are now back in Italy for a unit reunion. Its pretty funny, not that bad.
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The 1966 movie, pretty funny, Harry Morgan and Dick Shawn in particular were hilirious especialy Harry. Of interest Carol O' Conner played a hard charging General in this Movie a role he would revise in Kelly's Heroes, in What Did You Do in the War Daddy, his name was General Bolt, in Kelly's Heroes it was, LOL General Colt.

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SCREAMING EAGLES 1956, of special note is the NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN warning, amazing, I wonder when today they would decide when a movie is really unsuitable for children, I guess it would take alot ? I know there a whole lot of movies that are unsuitable for children but children are taken to see them nonetheless.

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Two other early 50s Service comedies, these being from the Great Bill Mauldin's books. the first being from 1951 (The Poster on the Right) with the sequel being done the following year in 1952 (The Poster on the Left) in this second movie the two have been called back to active duty because of the Korean War.

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Good stuff my friend thats for sharing.

 

Here's one a 1962 Korean War movie, Robert Redford, John Saxon, and a rare acting apperance by the later, very well known Producer Sydney Pollack.

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