27x41 or 27x40

[DarianCastle]

I'm looking at a poster, both of which claim to be original but they are in different sizes. Is it common for a poster to be printed in both 27x41 and 27x40 at the same time in this time period? I would expect to see 27x41. Can anyone shed some light on this for me?

https://www.movieposter.com/poster/A70-4099/Legacy.html

thanks
D.

[erik1925]

Posters that were printed from very early on up thru the mid-1980s, were 27x41 inches.

After this, the standard size became 27"x40" for US one sheet posters.

From Heritage's page on US poster sizes: (http://movieposters.ha.com/poster-sizes.s)

One Sheet: (27" X 41") This size is most recognizable as the standard movie poster and the size most popular among collectors. These posters were printed on a thin paper stock and were usually displayed in front of the theater or in the lobby. Almost always implemented by studio hired artists and illustrators, they would give a bold display of title, credits, and outstanding illustrations of star portraits or a graphic depiction of the film's story line. The studios often printed several different styles of posters for one film, among which might include a “Teaser” or “Advance,” to be issued prior to the release of the film to attract potential audience attention. This size became popular in the early 1900s, and remained so until the size was shortened around 1985 to the typical 27" X 40." The One Sheet prior to 1980 was almost always found folded in eighths with one vertical fold and two horizontal folds, and after 1980 were sent to theaters rolled.

[MoviePosterBid.com]

I'm looking at a poster, both of which claim to be original but they are in different sizes. Is it common for a poster to be printed in both 27x41 and 27x40 at the same time in this time period? I would expect to see 27x41. Can anyone shed some light on this for me?

https://www.movieposter.com/poster/A70-4099/Legacy.html

thanks
D.

my guess is that the 40 is a repro

[erik1925]

EMP has sold a good number of this style and all were described as 27x41

http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/film_title/LEGACY%2520%2528%252779%2529/style/style%2520B/archive.html


Im wondering, too, why that small, white rectangular box is on the movieposter.com copy, where the ratings box should be located.   




Compared to one from EMP:

[DarianCastle]

could the smaller size be a video poster?

[MoviePosterBid.com]

could the smaller size be a video poster?

wrong size, in general and probably not

[DarianCastle]

I'm sort of shopping around for two posters

the final terror - 1989
Curtains - 1983

But i see the posters in both sizes and with descriptions saying they are "original".

[ddilts399]

They are in Canada, the white box is a snipe over the rating box, very common there to use US posters and hide the ratings.

More than likely Shelly or whoever listed the title just put the wrong dimensions on it, this isnt a title that would have ever been reprinted.

[MoviePosterBid.com]

They are in Canada, the white box is a snipe over the rating box, very common there to use US posters and hide the ratings.

More than likely Shelly or whoever listed the title just put the wrong dimensions on it, this isnt a title that would have ever been reprinted.

why the size difference Dale?

[jayn_j]

don't dismiss the possibility of an uninformed seller not measuring and assuming it was 27x40, since all his later junk was that size.

[erik1925]

I'm sort of shopping around for two posters

the final terror - 1989
Curtains - 1983

But i see the posters in both sizes and with descriptions saying they are "original".

The Final Terror ('83) looks to have been done in both sizes, during the mid 80s, transitional period. EMP has sold both sizes and both are legit.

http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/archiveitem/13137710.html  (27x40)

http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/archiveitem/9168557.html (27x41)

And since Curtains is also from 1983, it makes sense that these would have been printed in both sizes, too.

[erik1925]

Curtains is a cool looking poster. I really like the look of it, especially the creepy, old face that makes up the curtain.   

What's interesting too, is the inclusion of credits that are not usually found on a poster, such as those for "Additional Photography," "Production Manager" and "Production Designer."

Is the movie any good?

[DarianCastle]

Thanks for looking those up, i need to learn how to use that site for myself, its obviously a good resource. The fact that Curtains ever got made is a miracle in and of itself. The production was plagued with problems and sounds like it was a nightmare to work on. It's a Canadian slasher film much in the style of Friday 13th and Halloween. It didn't have a good home release until very recently, all there was were horrible quality public domain versions of the film. If you like slasher films then i think you'd like it quite a bit. It's claim to fame is a skating scene:



D.