CANADIANS 1961 Robert Ryan, John Dehner, Torin Thatcher TRADE ADVERT

Original British 11 inch x 17 inch Trade Advertisement from Kinematograph Weekly for the 1961 Burt Kennedy Western THE CANADIANS starring Robert Ryan, John Dehner, Torin Thatcher, Teresa Stratas, Burt Metcalfe, John Sutton and Richard Alden.

A Mountie (Robert Ryan) and his men face local hostility over Dakotas who fled into Canada after Custer's Last Stand.

Ad art by Tom William Chantrell (1916 - 2001). One of two giants of British film poster art from the 1950s to mid-1980s the other being the prolific Eric Pulford. Chantrell was born in Ardwick, Manchester, the last of nine children born to James and Emily. After a brief stint at Manchester Art College he secured a job at a local advertising agency, Rydales. In 1933 he moved to London and eventually began work with Bateman Artists who at some time in the 1930s acquired accounts with Warner Bros and 20th Century Fox. After his wartime spell with the Royal Engineers he returned to Batemans who in 1950 were bought out by one of their major clients Allardyce Palmer Ltd., eventually moving to Screen House in Wardour Street. Most of Chantrell’s work at this time was for Warners and Fox. In 1972 he went freelance working with many other smaller and independent film companies until his retirement in 1985 having produced a vast array of film posters and campaigns.

The Trade Advert is in very good condition with one vertical centre fold.