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The Drake Case, 1929

A pointing hand inside a white question mark.

What

A 1929 Universal one-sheet for The Drake Case, an American mystery.

Why

Edward Laemmle directed it with Gladys Brockwell, Forrest Stanley and Robert Frazer, and it was released on 1 September 1929.

Notice

Nine faces ring the giant question mark under the line "Hear EVERY WORD OF THE SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY".

“A courtroom you could hear”

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 18x24" cleanly.

Size

$29.00

Provenance

Film
The Drake Case (1929), dir. Edward Laemmle
Country / studio
United States · Universal Pictures
Format
One-sheet (27 × 41 in.)
Poster published
U.S. one-sheet, colour lithograph, 1929
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.

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