Original Sheet Music (9×12) for the song “Wishing (Will Make It So)” sung in the Leo McCarey romantic comedy, LOVE AFFAIR (1939) starring Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, and Maria Ouspenskaya. This film became one of the great romantic films of the 1930s, primarily because of the on-screen chemistry between Dunne and Boyer, both of whom exuded charm and sophistication. The film received six Academy Award nominations, including one for Best Original Song for Buddy G. DeSylva’s “Wishing,” sung by a group of children in the film. Although the original owner’s name is written in pen on the cover, this original sheet music is in very fine condition.

Original Columbia Pictures Six Sheet Poster (81×81) for the George Stevens bittersweet romance, PENNY SERENADE (1941) starring Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Beulah Bondi, and Edgar Buchanan. This was the third and final film that paired Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. He plays a newspaper reporter who falls in love with and marries Dunne. Their sad and sentimental journey is told is a series of Dunne flashbacks triggered by playing records from their past. Both stars approach their roles with grace and charm, and Grant was nominated for Best Actor for his memorable performance. This original six sheet poster is folded and in very fine plus condition.

Original MGM Stone Lithograph Six Sheet Poster (81×81) for the Clarence Brown war drama, WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER (1944) starring Irene Dunne, Alan Marshal, Roddy McDowal, Frank Morgan, and a young Elizabeth Taylor. Before the United States entered World War II, Sir Alexander Korda as sent to Hollywood by Churchill to persuade his movie mogul friends to make movies with pro-British themes, and this film is part of that mission. Dunne plays a young American girl who comes to England and falls in love with the dashing Marshal, then loses him in the First World War. She decides to raise their son in England, only to have him go to war and die in battle. A tribute to the British and American soldiers who fought in World War II, the film features a massive cast of established actors and rising stars—including a 12-year-old Elizabeth Taylor. This original unused stone lithograph six sheet poster is folded and in fine plus condition, with only some minor fold separations.

Original RKO One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the George Stevens family drama, I REMEMBER MAMA (1948) starring Irene Dunne, Barbara Del Geddes, Oskar Homolka, and Philip Dorn. This touching drama chronicles the ups and downs of a Norwegian immigrant family in 1910 San Francisco. The poster is in fine plus condition with vivid color, but some fold separation at the fold intersections. A good candidate for linen backing. Ask us about poster conservation.

Original RKO Australian Daybill Poster (15×40) for the Lowell Sherman romantic comedy, BACHELOR APARTMENT (1931)—starring Sherman, Irene Dunne, Mae Murray, and Ivan Lebedeff. Director Sherman stars in a witty and almost farcical tale of a business executive who both pursues and avoids an army of attractive young women until he meets Miss Right (Dunne). There is a lifelike quality to the dialogue that introduces you to a world of young women struggling in New York in the early Depression years. This poster for a pre-code early sound film does stay more in the area of the suggestive rather than the out and out naughty. Made before Irene Dunne was a certifiable top billing! This Australian daybill, now almost eighty years old, has some minor distresses but still looks wonderful. It is in very fine condition with a few minor issues.

Original RKO One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Lowell Sherman romantic comedy, BACHELOR APARTMENT (1931) starring Sherman, Irene Dunne, Mae Murray, and Ivan Lebedeff. Director Sherman stars in a witty and almost farcical tale of a business executive who both pursues and avoids an army of attractive young women until he meets Miss Right (Dunne). There is a lifelike quality to the dialogue that introduces you to a world of young women struggling in New York in the early Depression years. This poster for a pre-code early sound film does stay more in the area of the suggestive rather than the out and out naughty. Made before Irene Dunne was a certifiable top billing! This one sheet poster was originally folded but has been stored flat for some time. It is in fine plus condition, with some tears in the bottom border and an Australian censor stamp. We would suggest linen backing for the poster, which MovieArt is happy to arrange if desired.

Original 20th Century-Fox Insert Poster (14×36) for the John Cromwell romantic biography, ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM (1946)—starring Irene Dunn, Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Lee J. Cobb, and Gale Sondergaard. This was the first of three films and one short-lived TV series based on the popular novel of Margaret Landon. It is the fascinating story of English governess Anna Owen (Dunne) who becomes the royal tutor to the children of King Mongkut (Harrison) of Siam in 1862. Besides the charming screenplay, the performances are outstanding, the direction intimate and compassionate, the art direction and costumes sumptuous, and the cinematography breathtaking. Indeed, the film was nominated for five Academy Awards and received the Oscar for Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography. This poster is in fine plus condition. A small tear in the border has been repaired with archival tissue.