''Dodge City'', 1939 - art by Jose Montalban
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''Dodge City'', 1939 - art by Jose Montalban
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Movie World Posters
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Mixed Media - Vintage Movie Poster
Description
A vintage movie poster from Spain of ''Dodge City'', a Western film released in 1939, directed by Michael Curtiz and produced by Warner Bros. The movie is set in the American Old West during the late 1800s and stars Errol Flynn as the lead character, Wade Hatton, and Olivia de Havilland as Abbie Irving.
The story of "Dodge City" revolves around the character of Wade Hatton, a cowboy and former Confederate soldier who becomes a cattle driver. Hatton, along with his friend Rusty Hart (played by Alan Hale), leads a cattle drive from Texas to Dodge City, Kansas, a frontier town plagued by lawlessness, corruption, and violence. Along the way, they face various challenges, including confrontations with outlaws and harsh natural obstacles.
Once they arrive in Dodge City, Hatton takes on the role of sheriff to bring law and order to the unruly town. He has to contend with the ruthless and corrupt cattle baron Jeff Surrett (played by Bruce Cabot), who is responsible for much of the town's lawlessness. Abbie Irving, played by Olivia de Havilland, is a key character who becomes romantically involved with Hatton and supports his efforts to clean up the town.
"Dodge City" is known for its action-packed sequences, particularly a memorable climactic showdown that takes place on a burning train. The film also features impressive horseback riding and stunt work, which was a hallmark of Errol Flynn's films.
The movie is a classic example of the Western genre, known for its themes of justice, frontier life, and the struggle between law and lawlessness. "Dodge City" was well-received by both audiences and critics at the time of its release and has remained a notable entry in the history of Western cinema. Errol Flynn's charismatic performance and the film's exciting action sequences contributed to its enduring popularity.
About the artist:
Jose Montalban (Nov. 3,1925 - Oct. 28, 2020) was a painter, draftsman, and prolific Spanish film poster artist who painted hundreds of posters for major international films.
Montalban navigates through different styles, creating a kaleidoscope of settings and characters with mixed moods. The result is a varied corpus of works that communicates the richness and dynamism of the whole world of cinema. Some posters have truthful traits, while others are sketched and impressionistic. He creates animated-like scenes while others include expressionistic and disturbing atmospheres from their geometric essence. Montalban's talent is in masterfully adapting his style, which fits like a glove with the selected motion picture.
He was born in Alcocer, Guadalajara, Spain, in 1925. As a child, he displayed a natural talent for the arts, which led to a self-taught career as a professional artist. In the 1950s, he collaborated with painter and graphic artist Jano, from whom he learned how to design dynamic film posters. As a result, he became highly skilled at producing art with careful composition, perspective, colorization, and lettering.
Montalbán worked for various film distributors, including Procines, Bengala Films, Castilla Films, and Pelimex. His posters were noted by author Ignacio Michelena Usatorre in his book, Film Posters: 100 Spanish designers.
During his career, Montalbán also worked as an animator at Estudios Moro and collaborated as a cartoonist in publications such as ABC, Blanco y Negro, Triunfo and Selecciones del Reader’s Digest.
He remained an active artist until his final years, painting and exhibiting in numerous Spanish cities. Over 240 of his posters are preserved at the Spanish Film Library in Madrid.
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January 29th, 2022
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