Classic Movie Posters And Why They?re So Rare
only have to make a poster for each reel that was going to be shipped around to theaters. After the movie was done making its rounds the posters were discarded because most people never thought that they would be worth that much.
Most classic movie posters that are in collections are either from the Los Angeles area where they made extra posters to promote the movies or they are from overseas where they used a different system to ship movies around to theaters.
Oddly enough many classic movie posters were also recycled and used as insulation in homes in and around Los Angeles. Some people have been shocked to remodel their homes only to find classic movie posters tucked into the walls to block a hole.
If you are ever lucky enough to get ahold of classic movie posters remember that they are rare and many of them are worth more than a home in some
