Sotheby’s Erotic Art Online auction features this group of film posters from early 20th-century movies released before the 1934 Hays Code set strict moral standards for Hollywood releases, up to infamous pornographic films of the 70s, like Debbie Does Dallas and Deep Throat.
FYI, Wow’s Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato‘s fantastic documentary Inside Deep Throat, tells the behind-the-scenes story and its gorgeous poster could easily be part of this auction too. (You can get yours on eBay here for a steal. See the trailer for it below…)
Sotheby’s Erotic Art Online auction is February 16, 2018. You can find out more here.
Erotik, 1929
This poster was was obtained direct from the printers, which is why it is unfolded. The English title was Seduction.
Fools of Desire, 1938
Originally titled It’s All In Your Mind, it follows a mild-mannered bookkeeper Wilbur, who ditches his wife and has a a fling with a gold-digger
YOUNG AND WILD, 1958
Three teenage young thugs steal a car and embark on a tragic joyride. After running over a pedestrian, they attempt to evade capture and terrorise the young couple who witness the crime.
Wild Woman of Borneo, 1932
Released just two years before the Hays Code came into effect. The poster was a two sheet, designed to be pasted on billboards.
Days of Sin and Nights of Nymphomania, 1963
The movie follows the an ex-con and his debauched friends after his release from prison.
Emmanuelle, 1974
The first Emmanuelle film was released in ’74 and was followed by a number of sequels over the next 30 years. It remains one of France’s most successful films to this day.
Debbie Does Dallas, 1978
One of the best known pornos, it was a huge success. 50,000 copies of the videotape were sold, making it the most successful porno of its day.
Deep Throat, 1972
Directed by Gerard Damiano and starring Linda Lovelace, it attracted huge mainstream attention despite being the subject of a number of obscenity trials
