SECOND GREATEST SEX 1955 Jeanne Crain Mamie Van Doren HARRY STEVENS TRADE ADVERT

Original British 17 inch x 11 inch Trade Advertisement from Kinematograph Weekly for the 1955 George Marshall Western Comedy THE SECOND GREATEST SEX starring Jeanne Crain, Kitty Kallen, Mamie Van Doren, Kathleen Case, George Nader, Bert Lahr, Keith Andes, Paul Gilbert, Tommy Rall, Edna Skinner, Jimmy Boyd, Cousin Emmy and The Midwesterners.

In 1880, Osawkie, Kansas is feuding with rival town Mandaroon over which will be county seat, keeping the town's men away from home most of the time. The last straw is when Matt Davis feels compelled to go on a new foray on his wedding night; his bride Liza (just call her Lysistrata) takes teacher Cassie's advice and organizes a marital strike to make the men-folk stop their nonsense.

The advert art is by Harry Stevens
Harry Stevens was born in 1919 in Manchester. With no formal art training, Stevens started his design career in the exhibitions and display trade. He went on to become a prolific freelance commercial artist, specialising in poster design. He worked for a wide variety of clients and agencies and in 1963 won the Council of Industrial Design Poster Award. In 1955 he joined the Society of Industrial Artists and was elected Fellow ten years later. He was also a member of the Society of Modern Painters. He designed posters for London Transport 1960-1978.

The Advertisement is in very good condition with a vertical centre fold.