Devil Monster (The Sea Fiend) - Vintage Movie Poster, 1947

An original Finnish tour poster for Devil Monster (1946, also known as The Sea Fiend and The Great Manta), the American action-adventure horror film starring Barry Norton and directed by S. Edwin Graham. A re-edited version of the 1936 original, first screened in Helsinki at the Aloha Theatre in July 1947, dating this poster to later that year. Printed by Kirjapaino Jaakkoo Osakeyhtiö, Turku (est. 1936). Approximately 16 × 23 inches.

Finnish tour posters were printed for distribution to small regional cinemas and venues - clubs, village halls, and other spaces outside the main cities - following an initial theatrical run. Narrower and longer than standard lobby posters, they typically included space for venue, screening times, and ticket prices. They occasionally survive unused when demand for the film was low; this is one such example.

Condition: C8, Very Fine. Unused, unfolded, no pinholes, no paste residue, no clamping marks. Verso unmarked. Small tear to the left margin at midpoint; small handling crease lower in the same margin. Otherwise excellent and clean throughout.