poster on linen STEVE McQUEEN in THE BLOB '58 ORIGINAL UK QUAD 30×40 LINENBACKED

Original Linenbacked BRITISH (QUAD 30×40 inches) poster for marketing in theaters in 1958 in the UNITED KINGDOM. Rare vintage movie paper in GOOD to VERY GOOD condition, restored on LINEN BACKING. A restored poster with good color and overall, a very presentable appearance that displays well. The poster has an age-appropriate “look” but does show signs of use. Before linen backing, poster had edge and fold wear, soft creases, pinholes, corner chips, subtle stains. Restoration has addressed many of these blemishes, but upon close examination minor traces of issues may still be observed. See photos. Exciting and colorful Sci-Fi Monster Horror imagery. FAST & SAFE DELIVERY. Part of a gallery of more than ONE THOUSAND LINENBACKED and more than 30,000 un-restored original rare paper items being offered for the first time to the eBay community. ALL PHOTOS of Rare Paper are ACTUAL ITEMS being sold. Please, ask questions before purchase, we will do our best to oblige you 1958. Directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., Russell S. Doughten Jr., Produced by JACK H. HARRIS. TAGLINES : “Beware of the Blob! It creeps, and leaps, and glides and slides across the floor” “Bloated with the blood of its victims!” “Indescribable… indestructible… insatiable” “It crawls…. It creeps…. It eats you alive!” “The management of this theatre disclaims any responsibility for heart attacks or damage to nerves” – An alien lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows. A mysterious creature from another planet, resembling a giant blob of jelly, lands on earth. The people of a nearby small town refuse to listen to some teenagers who have witnessed the blob’s destructive power. In the meantime, the blob just keeps on getting bigger. CAST includes Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe, Olin Howland, Alden ‘Stephen’ Chase, John Benson, George Karas, Lee Paton, Elbert Smith, Hugh Graham, Vincent Barbi, Audrey Metcalf, Jasper Deeter, Elinor Hammer, Pamela Curran, Kieth Almoney, Robert Fields, James Bonnet, Anthony Franke, Jack H. Harris. BEHIND THE SCENES TRIVIA : Steve McQueen’s starring feature film debut. Steve McQueen so disliked this movie that for many years he refused to discuss it, BUT at the time of his death he had the poster of this film on his bedroom wall. Steve McQueen constantly smoked cigarettes during filming even though he is never shown smoking in the movie. (at around 49 mins) Smoke can be seen coming up behind McQueen. That’s because he is holding a lit cigarette behind him with his hand behind his back. Steve McQueen was offered $2,500 or 10% of the profits. He took the $2,500 because the film wasn’t expected to make much. According to producer Jack H. Harris, when being interviewed by film historian Tom Weaver. The film ultimately grossed $4 million. Dick Powell, who was the head of Four Star Productions, asked to see a rough cut of this film. This led to the casting of Steve McQueen in Wanted : Dead or Alive (1958). The Blob (1958) was reportedly inspired by a discovery of star jelly in Pennsylvania in 1950 when four Philadelphia policemen reported the discovery of “a domed disk of quivering jelly, 6 feet in diameter, 1 foot thick at the center and an inch or two near the edge.” When they tried to pick it up, it dissolved into an “odorless, sticky scum” and was thought to be some type of industrial discharge. The actual Blob, a mixture of red dye and silicone, has never dried out and is still kept in the original five-gallon pail in which it was shipped to the production company in 1958 from Union Carbide. It was put on display over the years as a part of the annual Blobfest, held over a three-day period each summer in Phoenixville, PA, which provided a number of the shooting locales for the film. In addition to displaying The Blob and miniatures used in the shooting, the event features a reenactment of the famous scene in which panicked theatergoers rush to exit the town’s still-functioning Colonial Theater, as well as several showings of the film. The Blob (1958) was originally going to be called “The Glob.” It was changed when it was discovered that cartoonist Walt Kelly had already used that title. According to producer Jack H. Harris, the film was titled “The Molten Meteor” when it was in synopsis form. In changing the title from “The Glob” to “The Blob,” producer Jack H. Harris hoped that comedians would still pick up on it. As he predicted, many comedians mentioned “The Blob” during their routines. This resulted in this low-budget movie getting many free plugs on national television. Although producer Jack H. Harris always claimed that this film cost $240,000 to produce, years later director Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. said that the actual cost was only $120,000. Other sources list the budget as low as $110,000. This independent production was originally picked up by Paramount Pictures for use on the bottom half of a double bill with Paramount’s production, I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958). Early marketing tests and initial bookings indicated that a larger share of the ticket buyers were coming for this film rather than the top-billed picture, so it became the main feature and more money was spent on its promotion. Bart Sloane is credited for special effects. He also served as the art director and animator. He created the animated sequence and main title over which the cast and credits were matted. His other animated sequences included the shot of the electric cable being shot off of the pole and the live electric line striking The Blob. He also created the matte paintings. The title song “The Blob” was co-written by then unknown Burt Bacharach and is on his album “Look of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection.” Paramount tapped Bacharach and Mack David (brother of Bacharach’s usual writing partner, Hal David) to come up with a non-threatening theme that would prevent the faint of heart from going into nostril-flaring terror during the opening credits. Together they came up with “The Blob,” a goofy musical creature that is one part “Temptation” to two parts “Tequila.” Session singer Bernie Knee does the champagne-cork-popping honors by pulling his finger out of his cheek seven times. The popular title song that was used over the opening credits was credited to the “Five Blobs.” There was only one Blob singing, studio singer Knee. The title song ‘Beware of The Blob’ became a nationwide hit in the U.S. Only Ralph Carmichael’s score received a screen credit, giving credence to the notion that the song was a last-minute addition. The Five Blobs turned out to be a phantom group that consisted of Bacharach, a bunch of musicians for hire and Knee, who tracked his voice five times to achieve that Boris Karloff-esque quality. For the diner scene, a photograph of the building was put on a gyroscopically-operated table onto which cameras had been mounted. The table was shaken and the Blob rolled off. When the film negative was printed in reverse, it appeared to be oozing over the building. The Downingtown Diner from the climax of the film is still in operation. The original building was moved to California studios for display, but the original foundation has remained, and the building has since been rebuilt. They have signed posters inside from the cast as well as Blob-themed menu items. The strange movie being shown in the theater was not created for this film. It was an actual movie originally released as Dementia (1955). The scenes shown are from the recut version titled “Daughter of Horror,” which had narration added. The voice doing the narration is that of Ed McMahon.