Original Set of 8 British Front of House Cards (8×10) for the Carol Reed circus drama, TRAPEZE (1956) starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, and Gina Lollobrigida. One of the best circus films ever made, the story revolves around three trapeze performers. Mike (Lancaster) was a great trapeze artist before his accident. Tino (Curtis) joins the circus and convinces Mike to teach him the triple somersault. Lollobrigida adds sex appeal to the trapeze act and is also emotionally involved with both artists. Lancaster performed all of his trapeze stunts himself, as he had been a circus performer before he entered pictures. He even convinced Carol Reed to let him do the climatic triple flip. These original British front of house cards are slightly worn but overall in fine condition. One card has some paper loss at the bottom edge.

We think of Charlton Heston as the Moses Of The Movies, but his peer Burt Lancaster played Moses as well in the CBS Television mini series, MOSES THE LAWGIVER, done in 1974. This was a prestigious effort on the part of CBS. Joseph E. Levine released a two hour theatrical version as MOSES in 1976. Blessed with a competent cast, the movie is no THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, but the story relies on character development and biblical detail to move it along. The mini series version, which one might be able to catch on a cable movie channel, is the better version to watch as the theatrical release is a bit truncated. Also starrring Anthony Quayle, Ingrid Thulin and Irene Papas. Directed by Gianfranco De Bosio. This poster is folded a bit irregularly, so we have graded it as fine plus. Otherwise in very fine shape.

Original United Artists Italian Quattro Poster (79×55) for the Edwin Sherin western, VALDEZ IS COMING (1971) starring Burt Lancaster, Susan Clark, Frank Silvera, and John Cypher. Lancaster portrays the stoic Valdez, a former cavalry scout of Mexican descent and veteran of the Apache wars. He encounters the vicious injustice meted out by a racist rancher and gunrunner, Tanner (Cypher). This experience transforms Valdez into a formidable opponent. He proceeds to kill all the men who don’t recognize his code of honor, meanwhile stealing and wooing Tanner’s woman. This original Italian poster is folded and in fine plus condition.

Original United Artists One sheet poster for the Delbert Mann film of Terence Rattigan play SEPARATE TABLES (1958.) SEPARATE TABLES is about a group of guests at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth, England which advertises separate dining tables. John Gay’s screenplay of the original Rattigan property is a subtle but persistent attack on the class consciousness so prevalent in England even after the World War II. The film won two Oscars, including one for the magnificent Wendy Hiller. Hers is probably the enduring performance from the film, but the cast is very good overall and includes good performances by Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Rita Hayworth and David Niven. This was the kind of serious dramatic film that United Artists could be counted on to make. The poster has a censor stamp on it, but is otherwise in very fine to near mint condition.

Original Polish Poster (27×38) for the Robert Aldrich western adventure, VERA CRUZ (1954) starring Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Denise Darcel, and Cesar Romero. The film takes place during the Mexican Rebellion of 1866, when a unsavory band of American mercenaries are hired by the forces of Emperor Maximilian to escort a countess to Vera Cruz. The film was very influential on the Italian filmmakers who would create the great “spaghetti” westerns. With artwork by Waldemar Swierzy, this original Polish poster is in very fine condition.

Original French re-issue one panel poster for the Robert Siodmak swashbuckler adventure THE CRIMSON PIRATE, starring Burt Lancaster. This poster features a modification on the original full color design. While the 1952 poster is full color, this poster features a rainbow wash effect over a pen and ink drawing of Lancaster as the corsair. Condition is very good, with some fold separations.

Original Paramount Pictures Insert Poster (14×36) for the Joseph Anthony western thriller, THE RAINMAKER (1956) starring Katherine Hepburn, Burt Lancaster, Wendell Corey, and Lloyd Bridges. Lizzie (Hepburn) is a spinster living in a dusty little town and ignored by the only man to whom she’s ever been attracted, until a rainmaking con artist (Lancaster) rolls into town and seduces her. Anthony also directed the play on which the film was based. Later this story was turned into a broadway musical, 110 IN THE SHADE. This attractive folded insert in in very fine plus condition.

Original Paramount Pictures Half Sheet Poster (22×28) for the Daniel Mann romantic drama, THE ROSE TATTOO (1955) starring Anna Magnani, Burt Lancaster, Marisa Pavan, and Ben Cooper. Adapted by Hal Kanter from a Broadway play by Tennessee Williams, the film focuses on Serafina (Magnani), who realizes, after her husband is killed in a car crash, that her husband was a smuggler and a womanizer. Overwhelmed by these harsh revelations, Serafina withdraws into her own world until Alvaro (Lancaster) comes into her life. Magnani’s compelling performance absolutely dominates the film and deservedly won her an Oscar for Best Actress. The film was nominated for seven other Academy Awards and won two more—for Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography. This original half sheet poster is folded and in fine plus condition, with only an enlarged fold separation in the left border area.

Original Warner Bros. Six Sheet Poster (81×81) for the Arthur Lubin war adventure, SOUTH SEA WOMAN (1953) starring Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Chuck Connors, and Arthur Shields. The film starts out with Lancaster refusing to defend himself in his own court-martial. In a series of flashbacks, we discover that Lancaster and Connors “desert” to a tropical island on the eve of the attack on Pearl Harbor. When a Dutch captain visits the island on his yacht, Lancaster and Connors steal it, take on the Japanese fleet, and manage to sink a Japanese ship. This original six sheet poster is linen-backed and in very good condition. The poster is trimmed on all four sides.

Original United Artists One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Richard Brooks drama, ELMER GANTRY (1960) starring Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Dean Jagger, and Shirley Jones. Richard Brooks’ screenplay was adapted from the highly controversial novel by Sinclair Lewis, and no studio initially wanted to finance the film. The story deals with Gantry (Lancaster)– a fast-talking, hard drinking traveling salesman. He becomes fascinated with a charismatic female evangelist (Simmons) and teams up with her to “sell” religion to America in the 1920s. But Gantry’s sordid past catches up with him in the form of a prostitute named Lulu (Jones). The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It won three Oscars: Best Actor to Lancaster, Best Supporting Actress to Jones, and Best Adapted Screenplay to Brooks. This original one sheet poster is in near mint condition.

Original United Artists Insert Poster (14×36) for the Burt Lancaster western, THE KENTUCKIAN (1955) starring Burt Lancaster, Dianne Foster, Diana Lynn, and John McIntire. This is the story of a Kentucky widower in the 1820s bound for Texas with his young son. He is thwarted in his efforts by a corrupt constable, a long-standing family feud, and a beautiful indentured servant. The film is a great period piece showing the speech, habits, attitudes, and clothing in the backwoods of Kentucky in the 1820s. This original insert poster is folded and in fine plus to very fine condition. There is some minor distress to the poster edges in places, but nothing that would prevent framing the poster successfully. The insert is distinguished for this title because of the painting of Lancaster by American artist Thomas Hart Benton. Benton had done work for other films as well, including the John Ford film THE GRAPES OF WRATH.

Original Paramount Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Anatole Litvak film noir thriller, SORRY, WRONG NUMBER (1948) starring Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster. This is the story of the transformation of a spoiled, wealthy hypochondriac into a helpless and terrified victim when she inadvertently overhears a conversation between two men plotting a murder. The overall feeling of gloom reaches its climax when our neurotic heroine realizes that the intended murder victim is herself. The story was originally a radio drama starring Agnes Moorehead, but the expanded film version was able to build the suspense and tension of the original into a more terrifying conclusion. Barbara Stanwyck gives a wonderful performance and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. This original one sheet poster is linen-backed and in fine condition.