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Underworld

An early gangster picture, by Morgan.

What

A 1927 Paramount one-sheet for Underworld, printed by the Morgan Litho Co.

Why

Josef von Sternberg directed it, Ben Hecht won an Academy Award for the story, and it is counted among the earliest films noir.

Notice

Clive Brook and Evelyn Brent are on the sheet.

“The city at night, first”

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
Underworld (1927), dir. Josef von Sternberg
Country / studio
United States · Paramount Pictures
Printer / stone
Morgan Litho Co.
Format
One-sheet (27 × 41 in.)
Poster published
U.S. theatrical one-sheet, 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 same film, another screen

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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