Detective Story Jan Georg Effler The film poster has bright

The film poster has bright colours with pinholes in the corners and historic pink staining to the reverse which shows through to the front at the top and bottom edges which shows through as seen more at the top edge than the bottom

The Doctor Blood art was later used for part of the British quad design which was embellished then by Bill Wiggins

Sciotti with the artists printed signature on the poster

Great artwork from the celebrated British artist Tom William Chantrell who was chosen the year before by Warner Brothers to paint their "Bonnie and Clyde" British Quad and later in 1977 by 20th Century Fox to paint the iconic "Star Wars"

The novel and screen adaptation is by Larry McMurtry

Detective Story Jan Georg Effler The film poster has brightFilm Noir poster from 1951 starring Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker and William Bendix with atmospheric street scene complete with film noir gaslight. The artist Gosta Aberg is a very famous and renowned Swedish artist responsible for thousands of film posters this one being on of the more difficult to find. Superbly directed by William Wyler this tells the story of a drab police station and an intriguing crime drama film noir filmed in black and white