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The Crimson Stain Mystery

A frightened man, a knife at the curtain.

What

A 1916 one-sheet for The Crimson Stain Mystery, a horror serial, for Episode No. 11, The Tortured Soul.

Why

T. Hayes Hunter directed the serial, and 11 reels of it turned up in the Dawson Film Find in 1978.

Notice

A bearded figure with a knife waits at the curtain behind the man, over the line "CONSOLIDATED FILM CORP. PRESENTS."

“A serial found again in 1978”

Format

The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.

Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 24x36" cleanly.

Size

$29.00

Provenance

Film
The Crimson Stain Mystery (1916), dir. T. Hayes Hunter
Country / studio
United States · Consolidated Film Corporation
Format
One-sheet (27 × 41 in.)
Poster published
U.S. one-sheet, colour lithograph, 1916
Source
Wikimedia Commons
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Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.

The Double Bill

Two one-sheets, hung as a pair — a double feature for your wall, at a pairing price of $270.00 for the two. Build one from any two one-sheets in the gallery.

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