1937 Gangsters on the Loose Original Poster LINENBACKED Ralph Cooper

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1937 RARE vintage original movie poster "Gangsters on the Loose". Linenbacked with some paper loss, please see photo. Selling as is, sorry no refunds will send in tube to US address with signature confirmation. Poster has been in a private collection for 40 years and this image has never been sold before. Early African American Black Film/Production company.
About the film from IMDB
"When Harlem gangster Ed "Mugsy" Moore kills a watchman during a robbery at Zemanski's Fur Loft, he is reprimanded by Bill Pierce, the bail-bond broker who promised to fence the stolen furs. Pierce then suggests that Mugsy go into hiding for awhile. Mugsy's moll, Kay Latour, is proud of the gangster when he he threatens to kill Pierce for refusing to purchase the stolen furs from him. Meanwhile, Police Captain Holmes, who is under pressure from the commissioner to solve the case, assigns Lieutenant Lester to investigate the robbery. When Mugsy encounters a childhood friend, singer Grace Foster, she reminds him that he wanted to become a doctor when he was young and that they were meant to be sweethearts. Grace, however, soon realizes that she has lost Mugsy to Kay when she learns that he is a gangster. As the police investigation progresses, Holmes begins to suspect Mugsy, whom he knows cannot afford Kay's expensive tastes. One evening, as Mugsy is about to take Kay to a nightclub, he gets a telephone call from one his men, Dave Ellis, who tips him off to another fur heist opportunity. Mugsy immediately cancels his plans with Kay and rushes to meet with his gang. The robbery, which is handled by Mugsy's men, takes place the following morning, while Mugsy meets with Grace. When Lester is informed of the heist, he immediately suspects Mugsy, but an officer trailing the gangster attests to the fact that Mugsy was with Grace at the time the crime was committed. Later, Mugsy and Charlie Bayley, one of his men, kill Dave shortly after he is interrogated by the police. Mugsy then kills Charlie for suggesting that they take a trip to Chicago. Lester goes to Kay's apartment hoping to find Mugsy, but Mugsy sees the police there and waits until they leave before he enters. After telling Kay that he is going to his hideout near Albany for a month, Mugsy leaves. Meanwhile, a ballistics expert at the police department discovers that the gun that was used to kill both the watchman and Charlie belongs to Mugsy. After interrogating Grace, Holmes brings in Kay for questioning and she tells him where Mugsy is hiding when the captain offers her money. After putting out a fake radio broadcast to fool Mugsy into thinking that he is safe in Albany, the police descend on his hideout and arrest him. Sometime later, Kay and her new boyfriend are listening to radio as a news bulletin announces Mugsy's execution in the electric chair."