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The Main Event

A boxer squares up beside a woman's portrait.

What

A 1927 Pathé one-sheet for The Main Event, an American silent romantic drama produced by DeMille Pictures.

Why

William K. Howard directed it, Cecil B. DeMille produced, and Vera Reynolds starred.

Notice

The title is set in tall narrow letters in red and blue, with "The" in a small script beside "Main".

“Ringside romance”

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 Main Event (1927), dir. William K. Howard
Country / studio
United States · Pathé Exchange
Printer / stone
Morgan Litho Co., Cleveland
Format
One-sheet (27 × 41 in.)
Poster published
U.S. one-sheet, colour lithograph, 1927
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. Star-portrait piece: sold as the artifact, the film named, the star incidental.

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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