The Pirate

Very rare old handbill of the Hollywood movie, The Pirate (1948) for sale.

This is an actual surviving original vintage handbill of the 1948 musical film that starred Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in lead roles.

Printed and circulated during the original first release run of the film in India (1949), this vintage handbill for sale was actually distributed outside a cinema hall that screened the film and possibly used as a flyer insert in local newspapers.

This old movie handbill features a combination of photographic and hand painted artwork. It was designed and printed for the promotion of the film at a prominent Indian theater (New Empire), where it was screened. The exact dates of release of the film (September1949) are printed on the reverse side of this old movie handbill. The reverse side also contains teaser ads for upcoming films due to be screened in two other theaters in the month of September (1949).