Flying Down to Rio (RKO, 1933). Two Sheet. Sold for: $77,675	Creature from the Black Lagoon (Universal International, 1954) One Sheet. Sold for: $25,095	This Gun for Hire (Paramount, 1942). One Sheet. Sold for: $22,705

Heritage Auction Galleries' most recent Vintage Movie Poster Signature® auction, held July 11 & 12 in Dallas, Texas, realized $1,731,385 for 1,595 lots offered, although after-auction sales are still ongoing and are expected to push the final total to even higher levels.

"This was one of our largest offerings yet of rare and vintage movie paper," said Grey Smith, Director of Vintage Movie Poster Auctions for Dallas-based Heritage, "including treasures from the very earliest days of motion pictures up through the more modern classics, and bidders responded enthusiastically."

"The two top pieces in the auction were both from the same movie," Smith said. "Flying Down to Rio, from 1933, is a significant film in that it was the first on-screen pairing of legendary dancers Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The two sheet and the midget window card, both extremely rare formats and both featuring fabulous full-color Art Deco artwork, were the subject of intense interest, and, when all was said and done, brought an astounding $26,290 each, most likely a record result for either format."

Help! (United Artists, 1965). Door Panel Set of 4. Sold for: $19,120	Salome (Columbia, 1953). Italian 4 - Folio. Sold for: $19,120	Out of the Past (RKO, 1947) One Sheet. Sold for: $16,730

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