Original Polish Poster (23×33) for the Joshua Logan romance, BUS STOP (1969) starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O’Connell, Betty Field, Eileen Heckart and Hope Lange. This poignant comedy, based on a popular Broadway play by William Inge, follows a lonely cowboy’s pursuit of the lovely Cherie (Monroe), a saloon singer he encounters while attending the Phoenix, AZ rodeo. Poster design features magnificent Marilyn Monroe, done in multiple images in the silkscreen style of an Andy Warhol portrait. With artwork by Rapnicki, this original Polish poster is in very fine condition.

Original Columbia Pictures Style A One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Andrew Marton family comedy, BIRDS DO IT (1966) starring Soupy Sales, Tab Hunter, Arthur O’Connell, and Edward Andrews. Sixties comedian Soupy Sales sells his particular brand of hijinx in this his most notable film appearance. Soupy was more of a television performer who enjoyed a long career in TV comedy until his death in 2009. In BIRDS DO IT, the “it” refers to flying as Sales plays a janitor who works for a rocket concern. This style A one sheet is in fine plus condition.

Original Cinerama Releasing Corp. One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Phil Karlson horror thriller, BEN (1972) starring Joseph Campanella, Arthur O’Connell, Rosemary Murphy, and Lee Harcourt Montgomery. This is the story of a lonely boy (Montgomery) who becomes friends with a rat named Ben. Only Ben is also the leader of a murderous pack of vicious killer rats. The title song, sung by Michael Jackson at the end of the film, was nominated for Best Original Song. This original one sheet poster is in fine plus condition, with only some minor distresses at the fold lines.

Original 20th Century-Fox Scene Lobby Card for the Joshua Logan romantic comedy, BUS STOP (1956) starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, and Arthur O’Connell. BUS STOP was written by William Inge. Inge had won the Pulitzer Prize for playwriting for PICNIC in 1953. Immediately after PICNIC came the play BUS STOP. This is the story of innocent rodeo cowboy Bo (Murray) who falls in love with a caf√© singer Cherie (Monroe) in Phoenix. She tries to run away to Los Angeles, but Murray finds her and forces her to get on the bus back to his Montana ranch. Monroe creates one of her most memorable and deeply touching characters in “chanteuse” Cherie. In his book on Marilyn, the writer Norman Mailer asserts that the actress never looked more ravishing than she did in BUS STOP. The character of Bo was Murray’s first and best-remembered screen role and netted him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. William Inge later won an Academy Award for his screenplay SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS. This original scene lobby card is in fine condition, with only minor surface wear and a minor hole in the middle of the upper border.

Original 20th Century Fox Six Sheet poster for the Joshua Logan romantic comedy, BUS STOP (1956) starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, and Arthur O’Connell. BUS STOP was written by William Inge. Inge had won the Pulitzer Prize for playwriting for PICNIC in 1953. Immediately after PICNIC came the play BUS STOP. This is the story of innocent rodeo cowboy Bo (Murray) who falls in love with a caf√© singer Cherie (Monroe) in Phoenix. She tries to run away to Los Angeles, but Murray finds her and forces her to get on the bus back to his Montana ranch. Monroe creates one of her most memorable and deeply touching characters in “chanteuse” Cherie. In his book on Marilyn, the writer Norman Mailer asserts that the actress never looked more ravishing than she did in BUS STOP. The character of Bo was Murray’s first and best-remembered screen role and netted him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. William Inge later won an Academy Award for his screenplay SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS. This original linen backed six sheet is in very fine condition. The six sheet is, in our opinion, the best U.S. poster on this title.

This is an original United Artists One Sheet Poster for the Gordon Douglas musical comedy, FOLLOW THAT DREAM (1962)—starring Elvis Presley, Anne Helm and Arthur O’Connell. This ninth movie for Presley was based on the 1957 Richard Powell novel, “Pioneer, Go Home,” the story of the Kwimper family, who homestead on land along a newly built highway in Florida. While there are more famous Presley films, never was Elvis more charming or appealing. He also performs some of his best “movie” songs, including “Follow That Dream” and “What a Wonderful Life.” This original one sheet poster is in near mint condition.