Original 20th Century-Fox One Sheet poster for the Julien Duvivier romantic comedy, TALES OF MANHATTAN (1942) starring Charles Boyer, Rita Hayworth, Ginger Rogers, Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, and Edward G. Robinson. This extremely well crafted and engaging film was made during the period in Hollywood when “anthology” films were all he rage by using large casts to tell several interconnected stories. The connection in all the stories is a tuxedo tailcoat that passes through the hands of several diverse people in New York City. This original one sheet is from the famous Royal Theater Collection, which was discovered in Canada in 1987. This collection of posters and lobby cards was very well known for comprising a large collection of material in excellent condition.

Original RKO One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Edward Dmytryk war drama, BEHIND THE RISING SUN (1943) starring Margo, Tom Neal, J. Carrol Naish, and Robert Ryan. American-educated Taro (Neal) returns to Japan just as the war drums were starting to beat louder and louder. He is drafted, and his horrific service in China hardens him to the atrocities committed by the Japanese army. For a war propaganda movie, it is more even handed than most propaganda films in its portrayal of the Japanese people and the upheaval that the war created in Japanese society. This original one sheet poster is folded and in very good condition– with some fold separations reinforced with archival tissue and a 2″ chip missing from the right border area.

Original RKO Advance One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Victor Fleming historical biography, JOAN OF ARC (1948)—starring Ingrid Bergman, Francis L. Sullivan, J. Carrol Naish, and Jose Ferrer. This fascinating war drama takes place in the 15th century during the Hundred Years War between France and England. Joan of Arc is a maid who leads her country in a time of war. But her religious visions are denounced and she is put on trial, condemned as a witch, and burned at the stake. Bergman was totally immersed in her role and absolutely radiates “purity.” Unfortunately, just as the film went into general release, the scandal broke about Bergman’s affair with Roberto Rosellini and the resulting pregnancy. This unwanted publicity caused the film to tank at the box office, but it did receive much critical acclaim. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including a Best Actress nomination for Bergman. The film won the Oscars for Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design. This original advance one sheet poster is folded and in very fine condition, with only two minor fold separations.

Original Columbia Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for Chapter 14 of the Lambert Hillyer 15 episode sci-fi adventure serial THE BATMAN (1943) starring Lewis Wilson as Batman and Douglas Croft as Robin. Their nemesis is the evil Japanese Prince Daka, played by J. Carrol Naish, who oversees a covert spy ring in now-deserted Little Tokyo and whose mission is to turn American scientists into zombies. This was the first film adaptation of the DC Comics superhero soon after he first appeared in 1939. This rare serial original one sheet is in very fine condition.

Original Universal Pictures Three Sheet Poster (41.5×79) for the John Hoffman horror mystery, STRANGE CONFESSION (1945) starring Lon Chaney Jr., Brenda Joyce, J. Carrol Naish, and Milburn Stone. This was the fifth installment of the Universal “Inner Sanctum” series made between 1943 and 1945 and all starring horror all-star Lon Chaney Jr. This film was actually a remake of an earlier Universal film, THE MAN WHO RECLAIMED HIS HEAD (1934). Chaney is a scientist working on a cure for influenza. He is victimized by his unscrupulous boss (Naish), who releases the vaccine before it is ready, resulting in the death of Chaney’s young son. Wonderful graphics! This original three sheet poster is linen-backed and in fine condition.

Original Paramount Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Irving Pichel war drama, A MEDAL FOR BENNY (1945) starring Dorothy Lamour, Arturo de Cordova, and J. Carrol Naish. This excellent World War II era drama highlights the small-town hypocrisy surrounding heroism. Benny is an outcast in life but becomes a “hero” in death when the town prepares to posthumously accept his Congressional Medal of Honor. Most affected are Benny’s father (Naish) and his former sweetheart (Lamour). The film received two Academy Award nominations: Best Original Story for John Steinbeck and Jack Wagner and Best Supporting Actor for Naish, who also won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. Originally folded, this one sheet poster is in fine plus condition with only minor fold separations. One of the best glamour one-sheets of Dorothy Lamour.

Original Paramount Pictures One Sheet Poster (1938) for the George Archainbaud action adventure, HER JUNGLE LOVE (1938) starring Dorothy Lamour, Ray Milland, Lynne Overman, and J. Carrol Naish. This early Technicolor film features the beautiful Lamour as the sarong-clad jungle girl Tura, who is the only inhabitant of a remote island and who is believed to be a goddess by the natives of the adjoining islands. She helps two stranded aviators, Milland and Overman, and the three try to leave the island on a makeshift raft. But then a gang of savage tribesmen, headed by the vengeful Kuasa (Naish), land on the island and thwart the attempted getaway. Kuasa informs them that all whites are his enemies because an Englishwoman once spurned his love. He got revenge by stealing her daughter, who turns out to be Tura. She must now pay the price for befriending the white men by being sacrificed to the crocodiles in an underground temple. But a volcano eruption and an ensuing earthquake destroy Kuasa and his band, and the three find a party of rescuers on the beach. This original one sheet poster is linen-backed and in very good plus condition. The colors are vivid, and there is no missing paper in image area. There are repairs to the fold intersections, and the lower left corner has been replaced.