Original American International Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Joseph Manduke sport drama, CORNBREAD, EARL AND ME (1975) starring Moses Gunn, Rosalind Cash, Jamaal Wilkes, Laurence Fishburne, and Tierre Turner. This is the sad story of Nathaniel “Cornbread” Hamilton—a college-bound basketball star and hero to youngsters Wilford (Fisburne) and Earl (Turner)—who is shot to death by police who mistake him for an armed rapist. Thirteen-year-old Fishburne delivers a believable and poignant portrayal of the kid witness to this debacle who must stand up to police corruption and intimidation. This theater-used original one sheet poster is folded and in fine plus condition—with some minor creases and small dings, but with no fold separations.

Original MGM Pressbook (12×17) for the Gordon Parks crime thriller, SHAFT (1971) starring Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, and Christopher St. John. This film broke the mold of Hollywood African-American stereotypes by making the leading man a cool black private detective who is hired by a crime lord to retrieve his kidnapped daughter. In 1971 MGM was facing bankruptcy and thought that SHAFT might make a lot of money for the studio, and they were right. The film became one of the highest grossing movies of 1971 and opened the floodgates to a black exploitation renaissance of the 1970s. Isaac Hayes won the Oscar for the Best Original Song for his “Theme from Shaft.” This original pressbook is in fine condition, with some defects. There are no excisions from the pressbook, but the traces of a water stain left by a glass can be seen on the front. 12 pages of material.

Original MGM One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Gordon Parks crime thriller, SHAFT (1971) starring Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, and Christopher St. John. This film broke the mold of Hollywood African-American stereotypes by making the leading man a cool black private detective who is hired by a crime lord to retrieve his kidnapped daughter. In 1971 MGM was facing bankruptcy and thought that SHAFT might make a lot of money for the studio, and they were right. The film became one of the highest grossing movies of 1971 and opened the floodgates to a black exploitation renaissance of the 1970s. Isaac Hayes won the Oscar for the Best Original Song for his “Theme from Shaft.” This original one sheet poster is folded and in very fine condition.