The Man in the Raincoat [l'homme a l'impermeable]

Paris: Cocinor, 1957. Vintage French Moyenne (or Affiche Moyenne) poster for the 1957 French-Italian film, "The Man in the Raincoat," here under the French title, "l'homme a l'impermeable." Printed in brilliant color by the French illustration company, Bobigny, with artwork by the prolific Jean Mascii. Notation in manuscript ink on the verso.

Based on James Hadley Chase's 1954 novel, "Tiger by the Tail." In a case of mistaken identity, a lonely clarinet player named Albert (Fernandel) is appointed to see a call girl (Magre). While he waits in her living room, the girl is murdered, and someone is seen leaving the scene of the crime in a raincoat. Albert is then followed by blackmail and professional killers.

23.5 x 31, folded. Very Good, with tears and chips.

[Book #138492]