Universal Horror: Original Releases Vs Later/Realart Re-releases

[MoviePosterBid.com]

Yep. 

30 years ago, 1 total 31 Dracula one-sheet accounted for, today 9 total copies.
Amazing.

five of them have been up for public auction (3 copies of the style F, one of the style B and now one of the style A), the other four have also each sold one time since they surfaced and are still with the original buyers (one since the 70s, the others since the 90s).

These posters do not trade hands very often

what else is out there.. inquiring minds want to know.....

also, the inquiring mind wants to be the 'finder'

[erik1925]

what else is out there.. inquiring minds want to know.....

also, the inquiring mind wants to be the 'finder'

How amazing would it be to be a finder of an as yet unknown or undiscovered copy (of any) of the original release Uni horror titles. Every time I wander in to some little second hand shop or store and look thru folded materials, I think, "What if.....?"

[MoviePosterBid.com]

How amazing would it be to be a finder of an as yet unknown or undiscovered copy (of any) of the original release Uni horror titles. Every time I wander in to some little second hand shop or store and look thru folded materials, I think, "What if.....?"

screw that crap, I want to find a tall stack of boxes of posters from a first run theatre that was only open from 1915-1945!

 

[Harry Caul]

Yeah, wouldn't that be amazing   

[erik1925]

screw that crap, I want to find a tall stack of boxes of posters from a first run theatre that was only open from 1915-1945!

 

At least my pipe dream seems a hair more realistic! 

(or maybe not)

[MoviePosterBid.com]

I want to find an abandoned warehouse that  was owned by Morgan Litho

[erik1925]

I want to find an abandoned warehouse that  was owned by Morgan Litho

They were located about 20 miles from where I was raised, in CLE, OH.

So maybe the next time I'm there.......

I actually wonder what that property is being used for now? How cool would THAT be, were it still sitting, closed, waiting for some kind of re-use or refurb, with a back storage area, filled with posters from back in its heyday. 

[brude]

screw that crap, I want to find a tall stack of boxes of posters from a first run theatre that was only open from 1915-1945!

 

 
Awkward boner moment.

[MoviePosterBid.com]

lol

[erik1925]

The Invisible Ray (1936)

First release OS and the 1948 Realart RR OS:

[erik1925]

House of Dracula (1945) and the 1950 RR onesheets, with Realart going with actual photos along with an image of the monster strapped to the operating table:

[erik1925]

Son of Dracula (1943) -- and the 1948 Realart RR

 

[okiehawker]

Son of Dracula (1943) -- and the 1948 Realart RR

 

Hi Jeff, The old more or less green skin question, eh?!  I like the more dramatic angle and larger image on the Realart poster. Okie

[erik1925]

For sure, okie.

I guess that day-glo, yellow-green was out of vogue by 1948, and they decided for the all natural look on Chaney.

And I agree, that the shift in angles works much better on the RR poster, too. Makes for more of a menacing feel. 

[erik1925]

The Mummy (1932); 3 sheets from the first release and the 1951 Realart re-release

     

[okiehawker]

The Mummy (1932); 3 sheets from the first release and the 1951 Realart re-release

     

I like both versions, Jeff. Who doesn't like a nice Karloff image and you get two flavors with these two posters.  I'm partial to a nice large image of Zita like on the 1951 as well as the original one sheet.  Christopher Walken might say, "I've got a fever baby, and the only cure is more Zita!" Okie

[erik1925]

I like both versions, Jeff. Who doesn't like a nice Karloff image and you get two flavors with these two posters.  I'm partial to a nice large image of Zita like on the 1951 as well as the original one sheet.  Christopher Walken might say, "I've got a fever baby, and the only cure is more Zita!" Okie

I agree with you, okie. Both versions sure have something to offer. The great, large image of Karloff on the RR is amazing, too, as well as showing Johann dressed in her Egyptian costume.

And, of course, the incredible, super-rich and vibrant stone litho art on the first release is knock over gorgeous, without a doubt. Those colors and detail just pull you in. 

[erik1925]

The Mummy's Tomb (1942)

First release US OS:





And the 1948 Realart re-release OS:

[okiehawker]

Hi Jeff, Is the rerelease for The Mummy's Tomb print registration out of alignment a bit?  It seems blurry.  I like the rerelease design better.  Okie

[erik1925]

Hi Jeff, Is the rerelease for The Mummy's Tomb print registration out of alignment a bit?  It seems blurry.  I like the rerelease design better.  Okie

Hi Okie.. Here;s another Realart RR OS image from HA. Looks pretty similar to the one up above, registration-wise, dont you think?

[okiehawker]

Hi Jeff, Yes, they both look a little blurry.  I think the print registration is off slightly.  Good job finding two images.  Okie

[erik1925]

Hi Jeff, Yes, they both look a little blurry.  I think the print registration is off slightly.  Good job finding two images.  Okie

Here a much larger image of the HA copy, Okie    Click on the image for supersize.

[okiehawker]

Thanks, Jeff.  Is there such a thing as dirty/smudgy looking printing?!  Okie

[erik1925]

Thanks, Jeff.  Is there such a thing as dirty/smudgy looking printing?!  Okie

Maybe, Okie. I dont know.

But if you zoom in on the supersize image, you can see that things like the various fonts used, and the headstone are all crystal sharp. Maybe when Realart enlarged the artwork of the Mummy and girl, it made it look more fuzzy? The image of Turhan Bey that was used also looks "muddy," so I see what you mean, there, too.

[erik1925]

MAN-MADE MONSTER (1941)  along with the re-titled 1953 RR, THE ATOMIC MONSTER