File:City Lights (1931 theatrical poster).jpg

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English: Theatrical poster for Charlie Chaplin's 1931 film City Lights.

In 2003, this poster design ranked #52 on the American Film Institute's list of the "Top 100 American Movie Poster Classics" (#51–100 via the Internet Archive), part of its 100 Years... series. More on the Top 100 American Movie Posters series at Filmsite.org and Practical-Home-Theater-Guide.com.

The scan features the original design: note the (somewhat blurry still identifiable) logo of the H.C. Miner Litho Co. in the bottom right, a long-defunct lithography company whose logo is often found on American film posters of the 1920s and 1930s. Later reprints often omit this logo.
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English: Immediate source of this scan is via Pinterest (direct link to original jpg). Cropped from original.
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English: Illustrated by Alvan "Hap" Hadley (source: (1988) Reel Art: Great Posters from the Golden Age of the Silver Screen, Category:New York: Abbeville Press, pp. 325–326 ISBN: 0-89659-869-1. ). Published by United Artists.
Alvan Hadley  (1895–1976)  wikidata:Q4737653
 
Alvan Hadley
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Hap Hadley; Alvan Cordell Hadley
Description American stage actor
Date of birth/death 16 March 1895 Edit this at Wikidata 4 August 1976 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Findlay Edit this at Wikidata Los Angeles Edit this at Wikidata
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English: The full poster as scanned does not have a perceptible copyright notice; it's likely that the poster, as printed and distributed in 1931, did not carry a notice either. But regardless of whether the original poster had a notice, the copyright for the artwork was not renewed in 1958 or 1959 (see the sections for "Artwork: Original registrations and renewals" and refer to the links). Copyright lapsed at that time. Note that the poster is a distinct work from the film and had to be renewed in its own.
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