This is an original Universal Pictures Scene Lobby Card (11×14) for the Jack Arnold sci-fi/horror classic, TARANTULA (1955) starring John Agar, Mara Corday, and Leo G. Carroll. This is the tale of a tarantula, which is injected with a special nutrient formula and then escapes from the scientist’s laboratory. It then grows into a 100-foot monster that attacks cattle as well as humans. It was one of the most popular of the “insect-gone-rampant” films of the 1950′s. There is even a small supporting role for the young Clint Eastwood as a jet squadron leader assigned to drop napalm on the spider to burn it to death. This original scene lobby card featuring Leo G. Carroll is pristine and in near mint condition.

Original Universal Pictures Title Lobby Card (11×14) for the Jack Arnold sci-fi/horror classic, TARANTULA (1955) starring John Agar, Mara Corday, and Leo G. Carroll. This is the tale of a tarantula, which is injected with a special nutrient formula and then escapes from the scientist’s laboratory. It then grows into a 100-foot monster that attacks cattle as well as humans. It was one of the most popular of the “insect-gone-rampant” films of the 1950′s. There is even a small supporting role for the young Clint Eastwood as a jet squadron leader assigned to drop napalm on the spider to burn it to death. This original title lobby card is in very fine plus condition with only a few minor bends and creases and a light dust shadow in the top border. Art by Reynold Brown.

Rare 30×40 poster for the Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959), starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, Leo G. Carroll, James Mason, and Martin Landau. One of the most famous of Hitchcock’s films of the 1950s, NORTH BY NORTHWEST is endlessly entertaining. Quoting from THE MOTION PICTURE GUIDE: “One of Hitchcock’s best, NORTH BY NORTHWEST has everything – thrills, suspense, intrigue, mystery, humor and no little comedy, black as a coal pit, of course, in keeping with the darkly whimsical perspective of that pantheon director. Grant, Saint, Mason and Carroll are simply marvelous in their intricate roles, and, aside from Grant, it’s hard to tell whether they’re good or bad until the film has dragged the viewer feet-first into the complex plot. Peril of the common man or not-so-common man is always at the apex of any Hitchcock tale and this film is no exception.” This is one of the trickiest of Hitchcock films and his last film with Cary Grant. The famous finale on Mount Rushmore and the crop duster buzzing Cary Grant are among the most famous Hitchcock screen moments. The film was produced by Ernest Lehman and has an unforgettable score by Bernard Herrmann.

We are giving this poster a Fine Plus rating only because it is mounted to a board. It presents beautifully as is, but MovieArt will pay to have the poster removed and paperbacked if the customer desires. Better and more desired than the one sheet which is only printed in duotone. And much scarcer.