MOVIE POSTER SERVICE is one of the oldest and
largest collections of movie posters in the world.
In 1926, in a theater in Sand Springs, Oklahoma,
Bob Smith, as a teenager, started saving the posters from the theater
he swept. Later, he opened one of the first independent poster exchange
in the nation, and began serving theaters in many areas around the world.
During that time, eleven independent exchanges were in operation. As
the years passed, most closed or sold. In 1973, Bob decided to retire
and sold Theater Poster Service to his then son-in-law, Cleophas Wooley.
Cleophas changed the name to MOVIE POSTER SERVICE, and continued to
serve theaters for many years.
Only three independent exchanges were left in
operation. Duncan Poster Service in Dallas, TX; Theater Poster Exchange
in Memphis, Tennessee, now Lutton's; and MOVIE POSTER SERVICE in Canton,
Oklahoma. As the theater play dates changed, and collector appreciation
increased, MOVIE POSTER SERVICE became collector oriented. The MOVIE
POSTER SERVICE collection contains over one million pieces of the best
condition movie posters, lobby cards, pressbooks, and other movie memorabilia
in the world today. MOVIE POSTER SERVICE continues to maintain it's
reputation and historical place in movie poster collecting.
MOVIE POSTER SERVICE has been located in Canton,
Oklahoma since about 1962, and has been at 118 N. Broadway over 30 years.
Cleophas and Lou Ann Wooley were married in 1974,
and have been actively involved in movie poster collecting ever since.
Cleophas and Lou Ann have developed an excellent
website and continue to add a tremendous selection of GREAT posters
from a WIDE selection of genre...... be SURE to take a look!!!!
