Original Allied Artists Three Sheet Poster (41×81) for the William Beaudine comedy, JALOPY (1953) starring Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bernard Gorcey, and Robert Lowery. By 1953 The Bowery Boys films were beginning to wear thin. The chief problem was that the Boys, who played loveable juveniles and sometime juvenile delinquents since DEAD END (1937), were quickly approaching middle age. A new producer, Ben Schwalb, and a new director, William Beaudine, convinced Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall, that changing perspective by playing befuddled, near-slapstick adults was the way to extend the careers of the troupe. JALOPY was the first film in this approach. Good condition only. Needs linen backing. Three sheets are large posters which are printed on two panels intended to be butted together. Severe edgewear at the joined area, but vivid color. Linen backing this poster would conserve it. Ask us about poster conservation.

Original Allied Artists One Sheet Poster for the Edward Bernds comic adventure, LOOSE IN LONDON (1953)—starring Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bernard Gorcey, and Angela Greene. The Dead End Kids were a group of young actors from New York who appeared in Sidney Kingsley’s Broadway play DEAD END in 1935. In 1937 producer Samuel Goldwyn brought them all to Hollywood and turned the play into a movie. They proved to be so popular that the group continued to make movies under various names: The East Side Kids, The Little Tough Guys, and finally The Bowery Boys with Monogram Pictures beginning in 1946. In all, there were 48 Bowery Boys films made until 1958—the longest feature film series in movie history. This poster is a well used but still in good condition with some border distress. The paper is not brittle but there are some pinholes. This poster could be successfully linen-backed. Ask us about restoration.