A 1928 half-sheet, the horizontal 22-by-28-inch format displayed in theatre lobbies, for the Universal production directed by Paul Leni. Adapted from Hugo, made at Universal with a German director and German-trained craft, it is the clearest bridge between Weimar expressionism and the American horror film. Its central image has had an afterlife far beyond the picture itself. The horizontal format forces the composition sideways — the artist has to build drama across the width rather than down a one-sheet's height. Grief wearing a grin it cannot take off.

Maker: Unknown
Date: 1928
Medium of the original: Poster
Original held by: Wikimedia Commons
Credit: Wikimedia Commons · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Cleared for print
Catalogue number: PA-00772

As chosen: 16 x 12 in, art print, classic frame
Picture	16 x 12 in
Outside size	17.6 x 13.6 in
Depth	0.9 in (22 mm)
Weight	[[REAL PROOF NEEDED: shipped weight per size and frame]]
Hanging	[[REAL PROOF NEEDED: hanging hardware Prodigi fits to this frame]]
Material	Enhanced matte art paper, 200 gsm; acrylic glazing
Made in	Charlotte, North Carolina, by Prodigi

Before a size goes on sale, the file is measured against it: pixels per inch at that size, how much of the picture a crop would lose, tone and sharpness. A size that fails is not offered, so there is nothing to choose wrong.

How the print check works

Sizes offered
Size	dpi	Grade	How it fits
10 x 8 in	292	Excellent	Trimmed 1.7%
14 x 11 in	212	Excellent	Edge to edge
16 x 12 in	185	Good	Trimmed 4.6%

Sizes withheld
Size	Why
12 x 8 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
18 x 12 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
20 x 16 in	146 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 16 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
24 x 18 in	123 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 20 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
30 x 24 in	97 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
36 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
40 x 30 in	74 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
48 x 36 in	61 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
60 x 40 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop