Original French One Panel Poster (47×63) for the Anthony Asquith drama, THE V.I.P.S (1963) starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Louis Jourdan, Maggie Smith, Margaret Rutherford, and Orson Welles. The story concerns a group of rich, powerful, and influential passengers who are grounded at Heathrow airport during heavy fog and proceed to hammer out their personal affairs in the airport lounge. This movie was the first time Taylor and Burton appeared together since CLEOPATRA, and while most critics demurred, the public ate it up. The film has acquired a certain cult status now, and was recently the subject of a documentary film. Rutherford won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her comic performance as the Duchess of Brighton. With beautiful artwork by Roger Soubie, this original French poster is in very fine plus condition.

Original Columbia Pictures Scene Lobby Card (11×14) for the Orson Welles film noir, THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (1947) staring Welles, Rita Hayworth, Everett Sloane, and Glenn Anders. Fascinated by the gorgeous Mrs. Bannister (Hayworth), seaman Michael O’Hara (Welles) joins a bizarre yachting cruise, and ends up mired in a complex murder plot. Welles adapted the screenplay from a novel by Sherwood King, as well as directing the film and playing one of the leading roles. Hayworth, though still married to Welles at the time, was estranged from her husband and only agreed to take the role as part of a final bid to save their marriage. This original lobby card of Hayworth and Welles is in very fine plus condition.

Original Columbia Pictures Advance Style B One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Val Guest, Ken Hughes, John Huston, Joseph McGrath, and Robert Parrish ultimate spy spoof, CASINO ROYALE (1967) starring Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, Woody Allen, Orson Welles, Deborah Kerr, Daliah Lavi, and David Niven. After the death of M, Sir James Bond is called back from retirement to stop SMERSH. His ultimate plan dictates that every agent will be named Bond. Intended to be the ultimate spy spoof, it is both a satire of Bond movies and even more a satire of the “cool” and “hip” films of the late 1960s. Some critics have described it as a screwball comedy with a touch of British absurdity. This very rare style B advance one sheet poster is folded and in very good plus condition. There are a number of pinholes in each corner, some small tears from pulled pinholes, and minor staining in the lower left corner.