Movie Poster Guide - Part 5 - Window Cards and Inserts

Our movie poster guide series continues with some information on categories of movie posters — window cards, inserts, and other sizes — that were printed on card stock.

Window Card
Window cards were an advertising tool for use in locations other than the movie theaters. Typical sizes included the standard 14″X22″ size (vertical), as well as an 8″X14″ size, and a larger 22″X28″ size (vertical).

THE WILD PARTY CLARA BOW WINDOW CARD 1929
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Insert Card
Insert movie posters measured 14″X36″ (vertical format).

THE BIBLE AVA GARDNER DAYBILL INSERT TC LC 1SH
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30X40, and 40X60
Vertically-formatted posters measuring 30″X40″ and 40″X60″ were sometimes used for movie advertising and promotion during the National Screen Service (NSS) era. Like window cards and inserts, these types of posters are not used for today’s movies.

THE CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB Orig 30x40 poster HAMMER
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STAR WARS - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK 40X60 Movie Poster
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