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Cock of the Air
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… 顯示更多 Howard Hughes Howard Hughes (1905-1976) was a man of many faces; a shrewd businessman, aviator, womaniser and movie mogul, he was a flamboyant figure in the Hollywood of the 1930s and early 1940s. Later in life, however, he suffered from mental instability and became a notorious recluse. Hughes, who had inherited a vast fortune, formed his own aircraft company in 1932 and was a pioneer in designing and building his own planes. By 1938, he had broken most aviation records and would go on to build the world's largest aeroplane, the famous 'Spruce Goose'. His production of Hell's Angels (1930) allowed him to combine his enthusiasm for aviation with film-making. It was the most expensive movie of its time, and featured large numbers of WW1 warplanes in dramatic flying sequences. Although not quite on the same scale, aviation was also the theme of Cock Of The Air, as shown on 'Hap' Hadley's caricature illustration for the film's poster. Hughes bought the same enthusiasm to the pursuit of beautiful women as he did to building planes and making films. He is reputed to have had affairs with most of the leading ladies in contemporary Hollywood, including Katharine Hepburn, Jean Harlow, Bette Davis and Ava Gardner. For The Outlaw he used his engineering expertise to create a prototype of the push-up bra in a (surely unnecessary) attempt to accentuate Jane Russell's bust. Russell's cleavage, liberally displayed, was a major motif in the film, and even more so in the advertising campaign, and brought Hughes into serious conflict with the censors.
Cock of the Air

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Cock of the Air
1932, U.S. one-sheet -- 41x27in. (104x69cm.), linen-backed, (B+), archivally framed
Art by Hap Hadley
出版
T. Nourmand & G. Marsh Op. cit, 2005, p.32 (illus.)
NOURMAND, Tony & MARSH, Graham Film Posters Of The 30s, London: Aurum Press, 2003, p.47 (illus.)
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This is the only known copy of this poster.

Alvan Cordell 'Hap' Hadley (1895-1976) is recognised as one of the most adventurous and influential poster artists of his era. As was the case with many of his contemporaries, Hadley began his career during the First World War when he was one of the Marine Corps' official artists. He later owned his own advertising studio in Manhatten where he produced work for all the major film studios over a period of more than 30 years. Primarily known for designing Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton film posters, Hadley's also worked on posters for many Howard Hughes productions.