THE QUIET ONE Vintage Original Movie Poster 1948 African American History NYC

Description

The Quiet One (1948)
Original, Hand Painted Movie Advertisement
Original Documentary Drama
USA
Vintage Original Movie Poster - NOT a reproduction!
"Dramatic True Story Of A Poor Negro Boy In New York!"
Storyline:
"The story of a lonely young boy growing up in Harlem. Using a semi-documentary technique, the film-makers realistically capture the hostile environment which leads the boy to delinquency. The youth is sent to Wiltwyck School for rehabilitation, where a psychiatrist and counselor try to break through the wall of silence which the boy uses to hide his fear and bitterness."
(Provided by IMDB.com
Academy Awards:
Nominated for Best Documentary
Nominated for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay
National Board of Review:
Winner for Top Ten Films
Venice Film Festival:
Winner for International Award
Size: 27 x 41
In Good, Used Condition - Pin Holes/Tears in corners.
Creases - It has been stored folded flat (will be shipped same way).
Being sold in As-Is Condition.
See All Photos.
Paper is a thinner vintage grade used for earlier hand painted signs.
In photos, the backboard shows through.
For more information about this film, visit:
https://www.nytimes.com/1949/02/14/archives/the-quiet-one-documentary-of-a-rejected-boy-arrives-at-the-little.html
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040717/
I purchased this poster in the 70's at an antique shop in Green Cove Springs, Florida.
This poster (and all the others I purchased) had been displayed at the historic Clay Theater established in 1937.
Please see my Other Listings for more Movie Posters from the same lot.