Year of Ann Dvorak: Day 61

First off, I apologize for the poor quality of this photo, which was taken around 2002 with a really early digital camera. For those of you in the know (or not), a 3-sheet measures 41″x 81″, so I was probably standing on a chair when I took this and attempting to shoot the photo before my dearly departed Thelma Kitty ran into the shot.

I’m pretty sure this We Who Are About to Die poster was the first 3 sheet I ever owned, and I think I paid over $100 for it, which was a tidy some in those grad school days. I love this poster since it has a giant Ann Dvorak head, though it is disappointing that Preston Foster did not make it onto the artwork. One thing I should point out about my particular copy is that it is mounted on craft paper and looks like someone used it as a drop cloth for painting at one point. Some movie posters just can’t get any respect!

I guess with today’s vastly improved technology, I could drag out this poster and take another photo of it. Since I am barely keeping up with this one-a-day commitment, it probably won’t happen any time soon, so try to enjoy this gorgeous 1937 poster and early example of crappy digital photography.