Great question Michael...of course it may "date" a few of us... :)
I'd like to break this down into 2 parts--the 1st poster I ever owned and
the 1st poster I ever paid for.
My local movie theatre manager started giving me one-sheets when I was in
High School writing reviews for the school newspaper. I "needed" them for
the credit information when I was writing my reviews, or so I told him! (I
hadn't ever heard of a press book at that time, not that my small-town
theatre would have had one anyway!)
He gave me the one-sheet for "Paper Moon," which I still have today. I
wanted "The Poseidon Adventure" but he'd already given it away.
The first one-sheet I ever PAID for was "Summer of '42" which I bought via
mail order from Marc Ricci's (sp??) Memory Shop in New York. I think I paid
$2.75 for it. Incidentally, "Sumer of '42" was the first R-rated movie I was
able to see "on my own", so buying the poster seemed logical. Of course the
movie is rated PG today.
Scott
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-----Original Message-----
From: MoPo List On Behalf Of Michael Danese
Subject: [MOPO] What was your very first poster?
My first poster was an insert from Bridge on the River Kwai. The cost was
$5. which I thought was a small fortune. I still have it. It was about
1970 at an antique shop in Philly. That did it for me. I've been adding
ever since!
Michael Danese
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