Original RKO Style B Half Sheet Poster (22×28) for the Ernest B. Schoedsack adventure fantasy, MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (1949) starring Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, and Robert Armstrong. This is perhaps the most charming of all the “great apes” films and certainly has the best special effects. Willis O’Brien’s and protégé Ray Harryhausen’s stop action animation made Mighty Joe Young move realistically with incredible facial motions. This is the story of a girl who raises a gorilla from infancy in the wilds of Africa. She is wooed and wowed by an American showman, played by Armstrong who was also in KING KONG (1933). Eventually he brings the girl and the gorilla back to America to star in a nightclub act. The film won the Oscar for Best Special Effects, including the famous scene where Mighty Joe holds up a stage with Moore playing a grand piano. This original half sheet poster is folded and in good condition only. It would be a perfect candidate for restoration and linen-backing.

Original Group of Three Scene Lobby Cards (11×14) for the Ted Post western thriller, HANG ‘EM HIGH (1968) starring Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Ed Begley, and Pat Hingle. This was Eastwood’s first American western following his triumph in Sergio Leone’s spaghetti western trilogy. Eastwood plays an innocent man who barely survives a lynching and then returns as a lawman determined to bring the vigilantes to justice. These three original scene lobby cards are in very fine plus condition.

Original Columbia Pictures Insert Poster (14×36) for the Richard Brooks western adventure, BITE THE BULLET (1975) starring Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, James Coburn, and Ben Johnson. This all-star western is about a 700-mile horse race that takes place in the middle of nowhere at the beginning of the 20th century for the chance to win $2,000.00 The film received an Acadmey Award nomination for Best Sound, and composer Alex North received a nomination for Best Original Score. This original insert poster is in very fine plus condition.

Original Set of 8 British Front of House Cards (8×10) for the Marlon Brando western drama, ONE-EYED JACKS (1961) starring Brando, Karl Malden, Katy Jurado, Ben Johnson, and Slim Pickens. A superb western, Brando and Malden give outstanding performances, as do the cast of supporting actors and actresses. This film was Brando’s only directorial credit, after Stanley Kubrick quit (or was fired from) the project. Kubrick promptly replaced Anthony Mann as the director of SPARTACUS (1960). This film began shooting in late 1958 and went months over schedule and millions over budget, being shot in the expensive VistaVision process. Brando reportedly shot hundreds of thousands of feet of film as he sought inspiration for both himself and his actors. Cinematographer Charles Lang received the film’s only Academy Award nomination for Best Color Cinematography. This set of original British front of house cards range from fine plus to very fine condition.

Original Columbia Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Peter Bogdanovich iconic drama, THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971) starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, and Ellen Burstyn. This film is a timeless masterpiece of the lives of ordinary folks in a small Texas town in the 1950s. Perceptive but melancholy—this outstanding character study is at the top of the list of many film critics for one of the great American films. The movie has many superlative qualities—a beautiful and poetic screenplay by Larry McMurtry and Bogdanovich, the skillful direction of Bogdanovich, bleak stunning cinematography by Robert Surtees, and career best performances by almost the entire cast. The film was nominated for 8 Academy Awards—including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Actor for Bridges, and Best Supporting Actress for Burstyn. Johnson and Leachman deservedly won the Oscars for Best Supporting Actor/ Actress for truly unforgettable performances. This original one sheet poster is folded and in very fine condition. Minor browning at the fold lines, as is so often apparent on posters with white backgrounds.

Original American International Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the John Milius crime biography, DILLINGER (1973)– starring Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Michelle Phillips, and Cloris Leachman. Written and Directed by John Milius, this film about the gangster John Dillinger has little to offer in the way of accuracy. Dillinger was the subject of several films, but this one seems to have totally fantasized the subject. The movie is lavishly mounted with lots of antique cars and costumes. The wonderful Warren Oates plays Dillinger, but is largely wasted. This poster shows Oates with his machine gun. Very good condition with a some rumpling.

Original American International Pictures Pressbook (9×14) for the Charles B. Pierce western adventure, GRAYEAGLE (1977) starring Ben Johnson, Iron Eyes Cody, Alex Cord, and Lana Wood. This film tells the story of a white woman (Wood) who is kidnapped by an Indian warrior (Cord) and taken to a Cheyenne camp. The kidnapping, however, turns out to be a forced invitation for the daughter to meet her biological father who also happens to be the tribal chief. This twelve-page pressbook contains a synopsis of the plot, informative articles about the cast and crew, various sizes of ad mats, and promotional ideas. The condition is very fine with no cuts to any of the ad mats.

Original Belgian Poster (14×22) for the John Ford western, SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON (1949) starring John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar, and Ben Johnson. This is the most enduring and appealing of the John Wayne / John Ford “cavalry” trilogy. It is the sentimental tale of a crusty but endearing career soldier (Wayne) facing retirement in a world where the cavalry stands as the only defense against the combined might of the Indian nations. Wayne’s performance embodies the subtlety and sensitivity that many claimed was beyond the actor’s capability. How wrong they were. The film has often been compared to Frederic Remington’s classic paintings of the west in general and of cavalrymen and Indians in particular. This original Belgian poster is linen-backed and in very fine condition.