Original 20th Century-Fox Roadshow One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Robert Wise musical masterpiece, THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) starring Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, and Richard Haydn. Julie Andrews is believable and unforgettable as the nun who leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess of the family of a naval officer widower. Great songs and music, interesting characters, superb direction, and an inspired screenplay all combine to make this one of the American Cinema’s best loved and just plain great musicals. And while some people complain that the tone is too sweet, certainly the final act with the introduction of the Nazis adds a new sense of fear and drama. The audience loves the fact that the Von Trapp family is able to outwit history’s ultimate villains. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards including Best Actress for Andrews, the film won five Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director to Wise. This original Todd A-O roadshow one sheet poster is unbacked, folded in very fine condition. One small fold separation at a fold intersection. Colors vivid A nice example of this psoter.

Original United Artists One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Otto Preminger drug addiction drama, THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM (1955)—starring Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Parker, and Kim Novak. Sinatra gives one of the best performances of his career as the jittery and manic heroin addict Frankie; indeed, Sinatra was nominated for Best Actor for this role. Elmer Bernstein’s score, which also received an Academy Award nomination, perfectly complements the tensions of Frankie’s spiritual weakness and physical need for heroin. This original one sheet poster is linen-backed and in very fine condition.

Original 20th Century-Fox Roadshow One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Robert Wise musical masterpiece, THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) starring Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, and Richard Haydn. Julie Andrews is believable and unforgettable as the nun who leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess of the family of a naval officer widower. Great songs and music, interesting characters, superb direction, and an inspired screenplay all combine to make this one of the American Cinema’s best loved and just plain great musicals. And while some people complain that the tone is too sweet, certainly the final act with the introduction of the Nazis adds a new sense of fear and drama. The audience loves the fact that the Von Trapp family is able to outwit history’s ultimate villains. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards including Best Actress for Andrews, the film won five Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director to Wise. This original Todd A-O roadshow one sheet poster is linen-backed and in fine plus condition.

Original MGM Insert Poster (14×36) for the Curtis Bernhardt musical biography, INTERRUPTED MELODY (1955)– starring Glenn Ford, Eleanor Parker, and Roger Moore. This film is a biographical portrait, told with great sensitivity and warmth, of the career of Australian opera diva Marjorie Lawrence, whose career was cruelly interrupted by polio in the 1930s. Parker gives the performance of her career; indeed, she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Ford also delivers a great performance as her doctor husband who guides her back to her career. This original insert poster is in very fine plus condition.