Original Sheet Music (9×12) for the song “Would You” sung in the W. S. Van Dyke romantic musical, SAN FRANCISCO (1936) starring Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy, and Jack Holt. With music by Nacio Herb Brown, lyrics by Arthur Freed, and sung by Jeanette MacDonald—the song was played as dance music as well as part of the score. Although the photo shows the image slightly eclipsed, the real sheet music has not been trimmed in any way and is in very fine condition.

Original MGM Re-Release of 1974 One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Victor Fleming Civil War masterpiece, GONE WITH THE WIND (1939) starring Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland, and Leslie Howard. Based on the epic novel by Margaret Mitchell, this film is certainly one of the greatest films ever made, bringing together the best talent in Hollywood at the time. Not only are all the performances outstanding, the scenery and costumes are sumptuous, the cinematography by Ernest Haller and Ray Rennahan (shot entirely in Technicolor) is glorious, and the music of Max Steiner is memorable. The film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards—including Best Picture, Best Actress to Leigh, Best Director to Fleming, and Best Cinematography. This original re-release one sheet poster (marked 1974 but printed in 1968 because of the paper stock used) is folded and in very fine condition.

This is an original Selznick 1940 “Limited Engagement” Six Sheet Poster for the Victor Fleming Civil War masterpiece, GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)—starring Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland, and Leslie Howard. Based on the epic novel by Margaret Mitchell, this film is certainly one of the greatest films ever made, bringing together a stellar list of talent in Hollywood at the time. Not only are all the performances outstanding, the scenery and costumes are sumptuous, the cinematography by Ernest Haller and Ray Rennahan (shot entirely in Technicolor) is glorious, and the music of Max Steiner is memorable. The film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards—including Best Picture, Best Actress to Leigh, Best Director to Fleming, and Best Cinematography. The poster for issued for the year 1940, and is considered original material. This is certainly the best poster depicting the burning of Atlanta. GONE WITH THE WIND was released in a few markets at the end of 1939, but the vast majority of its run began after January 1940. Some posters have erroneously been tagged as “roadshow” for GWTW. This is a misnomer. The film was never released as a roadshow attraction. Rather, Selznick rolled out a very slow release for the movie intended to build interest and positive word-of-mouth buzz over time. A more successful campaign for the release of the film could hardly have been accomplished. Adjusted for ticket price inflation, GONE WITH THE WIND has been (for decades) the highest grossing film ever made. This original stone lithograph six sheet poster is linen-backed and in very fine condition.

Original MGM 1967 Re-Release Three Sheet Poster (41×81) for the Victor Fleming Civil War masterpiece, GONE WITH THE WIND (1939) starring Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland, and Leslie Howard. Based on the epic novel by Margaret Mitchell, this film is certainly one of the greatest films ever made, bringing together a stellar list of talent in Hollywood at the time. Not only are all the performances outstanding, the scenery and costumes are sumptuous, the cinematography by Ernest Haller and Ray Rennahan (shot entirely in Technicolor) is glorious, and the music of Max Steiner is memorable. The film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards—including Best Picture, Best Actress to Leigh, Best Director to Fleming, and Best Cinematography. MGM was the distributor for David Selznick’s immense epic and the film has been released many times over the years – 1948, 1954, 1961 (the Civil War Centennial), 1967, 1974, 1980 and a few more times for various release-events. In 1967, MGM, badly in need of money, hatched a plan to “update” GWTW and give it the wide-screen look of the roadshow epics of the 1960s. To do this they planned to crop the original negative by composing the shots for widescreen viewing and to print the result on 70mm stock. This would allows them to easily add fake stereo sound and generate the “look” of a 70mm epic film. The result was not always pleasing, and the overreaching was savaged by critics and film fans worldwide. Subsequent releases of the film have abandoned this approach, and restored GWTW to the original format. One lasting achievement that did emerge from the 1967 re-release was the now famous campaign art by Howard Terpning. This photo-illustative painting by Terpning is thought of widely as the principal art for GONE WITH THE WIND. This art or variants of it have appeared on later re-releases of the film, videocassette and laser disc releases,DVD releases, and Blu-Ray releases. Here is the 1967 three sheet, large and glorious. Want something big and modern looking for this film? Here it is, in very fine to near mint condition.

Original Selznick-MGM 1968 One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the David O. Selznick Civil War masterpiece, GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)—starring Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland, and Leslie Howard. 1940 posters for GWTW are considered original posters. Though the film was initially shown in 1939, exhibition continued through 1940 and in some cases into 1941. There are several styles of one sheets for GONE WITH THE WIND. This style, the so-called “kissing” style, is the best style to evoke the romantic aspects of the movie. Based on the epic novel of the old south by Margaret Mitchell, this film is certainly one of the greatest films ever made, bringing together the best talent in Hollywood at the time. Not only are all the performances outstanding, the scenery and costumes are sumptuous, the cinematography by Ernest Haller and Ray Rennahan (shot entirely in Technicolor) is glorious, and the musical score by Max Steiner is one of the most famous in the cinema. The film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards—including Best Picture, Best Actress to Leigh, Best Director to Fleming, and Best Cinematography. Folded. Small chip out of the upper right border area. Fine plus condition. This poster is printed on the matte paper that is characteristic of the first edition of this poster. The poster does carry some fine print that date the poster as 1970. We count this as a 1968 poster. The film was released in a widescreen 70mm version that was accomplished by cropping the normal 4×3 frame to accommodate wide format. 35mm release prints in this wide version were shown after the 70mm run. We ascribe this poster to that release. This is a premium version of the poster with the Howard Terpning art.

Original MGM Insert Poster (14×36) for the Frank Lloyd adventure drama classic, MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935) starring Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, and Franchot Tone. This is the true story of Fletcher Christian (Gable), who successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain William Bligh (Laughton), only to have Bligh return a year later to avenge the mutiny. Every thing about this film is superlative: the acting, direction, cinematography, music, sets, and locations. The acting was so good that all three leading actors (Laughton, Gable, and Tone) were all nominated for Best Actor. This is the only film in history to garner three Best Actor nominations; thus, the Academy had to create new Best Supporting Actor and Actress categories. The film won the Best Picture Oscar. This original insert poster is in good condition.

Original Paramount Pictures Twenty Four Sheet Poster (9 ft x 20 ft) for the Walter Lang romantic comedy, BUT NOT FOR ME (1959) starring Clark Gable, Carroll Baker, Lilli Palmer, and Lee J. Cobb. A 57-year old Gable plays a Broadway producer who is attempting to revive his and a one-time prize-winning playwright’s (Cobb) careers, when he discovers that his secretary (28-year-old Baker) is in love with him. Not only does Baker revitalize him but also makes him think of re-marrying. But his former wife (Palmer) keeps bringing him back to earth about the age difference between Gable and Baker. Eventually, Gable come to his senses and goes back to Palmer. This original twenty four sheet poster on 16 panels (meant to be displayed as an exterior billboard) is in very good condition and has been “assembled” here with photo software to give an entire image. Condition is very good, especially for a poster this large. Some small tears, smudges, particularly on the reverse side, minor blemishes.

Original MGM One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the John Ford romantic adventure, MOGAMBO (1953) starring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly, and Donald Sinden. This film was a remake of RED DUST (1932), a film made by Gable over twenty years earlier. In the Ford remake, Gable plays a world weary and cynical big game hunter and safari leader. First he meets Gardner, a wisecracking American chorus girl who finds herself stranded in the jungle. Then, a British anthropologist (Sinden) and his sheltered wife (Kelly) arrive on the scene. Gable agrees to lead them all on an expedition into gorilla country. Gardner was nominated for Best Actress and Kelly was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. The great African scenery and wild animals are beautifully photographed in Technicolor, and Ford brilliantly decided not to use a musical score but rather jungle sounds and tribal chants as his soundtrack. This original one sheet poster is linen-backed and in fine plus condition with only some touch-up at fold lines and repairs to minor tears.

Original Selznick-MGM 1940 One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Victor Fleming Civil War masterpiece, GONE WITH THE WIND (1939) starring Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland, and Leslie Howard. 1940 posters for GWTW are considered original posters. Though the film was initially shown in 1939, exhibition continued through 1940 and in some cases into 1941. There are several styles of one sheets for GONE WITH THE WIND. This style, the so-called “kissing” style, is the best style to evoke the romantic aspects of the movie. Based on the epic novel of the old south by Margaret Mitchell, this film is certainly one of the greatest films ever made, bringing together the best talent in Hollywood at the time. Not only are all the performances outstanding, the scenery and costumes are sumptuous, the cinematography by Ernest Haller and Ray Rennahan (shot entirely in Technicolor) is glorious, and the musical score by Max Steiner is one of the most famous in the cinema. The film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards—including Best Picture, Best Actress to Leigh, Best Director to Fleming, and Best Cinematography. This 1940 Selznick one sheet poster is linen-backed and in fine plus condition.

Original MGM insert poster (14×36) for the W.S. Van Dyke excellent crime drama, MANHATTAN MELODRAMA (1934) starring Clark Gable, William Powell, and Myrna Loy in her first significant role. This was the first of 14 pairings of Powell and Loy, and the new partnership saved Powell’s career by making him a superstar all over again. Gable, who was the king of MGM at this time, gives a memorable performance as the tough, callous, and fatalistic gangster whose only soft spot is for his boyhood friend, Powell. Loy plays Gable’s girlfriend, who is educated, refined, and witty—but not very impressed with Gable’s gangster ways. Powell effectively prosecutes his boyhood friend for murder, is elected governor, and then offers to commute Gable’s death sentence. But Gable refuses clemency and swaggers to the electric chair. MANHATTAN MELODRAMA was the film that gangster John Dillinger immediately previous to being gunned down by federal agents in front of Chicago’s Biograph Theater on July 22, 1934. He was set up by Anna Sage, the madam of a popular brothel, who told the FBI that she would be wearing red, thus being dubbed “The Woman in Red.” This poster was featured prominently in the climactic scene of Michael Mann’s 2009 film PUBLIC ENEMIES. This original insert poster of this historic film is in very fine plus condition. There is some writing on the reverse side of the poster, but the overall condition is really quite great. RARE.