Silent Movies LEATHERSTOCKING & THE LEATHER PUSHERS - Original Movie Poster 1925

An original Finnish cinema poster for the 1924 silent film Leatherstocking, based on the novel by James Fenimore Cooper, presented as a double bill with The Leather Pushers (1923), starring Reginald Denny. Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Helsinki. 

Leatherstocking premiered in Helsinki on 3 December 1924. This poster is for the specific run at the Lyyra Cinema, Helsinki, 19–26 January 1925 - the Lyyra, established 1915, commissioned its own posters in this era as was standard practice.

Measures approximately 15 × 21.5 inches. Printed in Finnish and Swedish, the lower half of the poster carries the bold legend: “Leatherstocking is one of those rare serial films that have been shown to full houses for 2 weeks in a row in different theatres in Helsinki” and at the foot: “A fascinating 2-hour program. Regular prices!”

Condition: centre fold with one small hole near the left edge and what appears to be a scissor-cut at the right edge. A further ½ inch split at the centre fold and a tiny second split at the middle. Half-inch nick to the left edge near the bottom; two trivial nicks to the top edge; bottom right corner dog-eared. Further folding lines above and below the centre, not prominent. Some creasing around the centre fold at the left edge, possibly from mounting. The paper is lightly tanned, consistent with newsprint of the era, but not heavily so. No staining or fingermarks.

Given the paper quality typical of 1920s Finnish printing, the survival of this poster in any condition after nearly a century is remarkable. A very rare treasure for film historians and silent-era movie poster collectors alike.