Fear in the night – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Fear in the night. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Fear in the night
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This poster advertises *Fear in the Night*, a 1947 thriller that gave a young DeForest Kelley one of his early screen roles, a few years before he became widely known for his later television work. Paul Kelly, a veteran character actor of the period, shares top billing, and the poster's bold color and dramatic styling reflect the postwar appetite for suspense pictures built around dark, unsettling premises. Film posters of this era were designed to sell a mood quickly, so the artwork often promised more menace than the modest budgets of such pictures could always deliver.
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color ; 91 x 36 cm. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [S.l. : s.n.], c1947. |
| Subjects | Kelly, Paul,--1899-1956--Performances. Kelley, DeForest,--1920-1999--Performances. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,897 × 6,129 px · prints to 16 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-225948 |
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