Classic Movie Posters And Why They?re So Rare
Classic Movie Posters And Why They?re So Rare
The value attached to classic movie posters is growing faster than most people would believe. Some classic movie posters are worth a fortune, especially the ones from the thirties and forties.
The reason these classic movie posters are worth so much has to do with how the studios sent the movies from one theater to the next. Back then there were stations that were responsible for getting the movies to the theaters and along with the movie the theater also got the movie poster.
The posters were folded up and placed in a pocket on the reel. When the theater got the movie they would take the poster out and hang it up. After the theater was done showing the movie they would fold the poster up and place it back into the sleeve to be shipped to the next theater.
This meant that the movie studios did not have to print so many posters. They
