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The Radio Detective, Chapter 1
A man leaps across a racing car.
What
A 1926 Universal one-sheet for The Radio Detective, an American adventure serial, announcing its first chapter.
Why
William James Craft and William A. Crinley directed the serial for Universal, and the film is now considered lost.
Notice
The foot of the sheet reads "Chapter 1" and "The Kick Off!" in red, under a credit to Arthur B. Reeve's Craig Kennedy stories in Boys' Life.
“A lost serial's opening chapter”
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 Radio Detective (1926), dir. William James Craft
- Country / studio
- United States · Universal Pictures
- Printer / stone
- Morgan Litho Company
- Format
- One-sheet (27 × 41 in.)
- Poster published
- U.S. one-sheet, colour lithograph, 1926
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
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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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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