Warner Bros'. Them! terrified movie audiences in the 1950s. Directed by Gordon Douglas and starring James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, James Arness and Fess Parker, Them! (and the exclamation point is necessary) tells the story of giant mutant ants who spring from the atomic testing grounds of New Mexico and threaten to wipe out mankind. Them! premiered in New York City on June 16, 1954, earning an Oscar nomination for its superlative special effects and becoming Warner Bros'. top grossing movie of the year.
Here are ten valuable Them! movie posters and collectibles that are sure to interest 1950s science fiction fans and movie memorabilia collectors. "We may be witnesses to a Biblical prophecy come true – 'And there shall be destruction and darkness come upon creation and the beast shall reign over the earth.'" - Edmund Gwenn as Dr. Harold Medford on the marauding mutant ants
A restored one sheet movie poster (27x41-inches) in very fine- condition on linen sold at auction for $2,031.50. The giant ants branch out from their breeding ground in the New Mexico desert, eventually taking up residence in the Los Angeles storm drains.

Them! one sheet poster $2,031.50
An insert movie poster (14x36-inches) in rolled very fine condition brought $1,135.25 at auction. "An Endless Terror! A Nameless Horror!" Sandy Descher as The Ellinson Girl certainly thought so, as she later recounted her terrifying encounter with the mutant ants, calling out "Them! Them! Them!"
This collection opened my eyes to just an amazing array of unique posters and other items I never knew existed.