Johnny Eager Framed Film Poster
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1941
This item is a framed original film poster for the 1941 American film noir production "Johnny Eager." Film posters are specifically designed promotional media used to advertise cinema releases, typically featuring illustrated likenesses of principal cast members along with prominent typography.
This poster showcases the lead actors Robert Taylor and Lana Turner, accompanied by the film's title, "Johnny Eager," set against a stylized explosive graphic. The promotional text highlights the film as a Mervyn LeRoy production for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, while also crediting supporting cast members such as Edward Arnold, Van Heflin, Robert Sterling, and Patricia Dane. The design utilizes a high-contrast layout typical of the noir genre.
The poster is presented in a frame, with an overall display size of 43 by 29 3/4 inches and a visible sight size of 40 1/2 by 27 inches. Such posters served as essential marketing tools, distributed by studios to theaters and other exhibition venues to provide prospective viewers with information regarding the film's title, director, and featured stars.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Sight size
- 40 12 x 27 in
- Overall size
- 43 x 29 3/4 in
Technical characteristics
- Director
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Film title
- Johnny Eager
- Film release year
- 1941
Design
- Stars
- ["Robert Taylor", "Lana Turner"]
- Supporting cast
- ["Edward Arnold", "Van Heflin", "Robert Sterling", "Patricia Dane", "Glenda Farrell", "Henry O'Neill", "Diana Lewis"]
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.