Original 20th Century-Fox Insert Poster (14×36) for the Samuel Fuller cold war action adventure, HELL AND HIGH WATER (1954) starring Richard Widmark, Bella Darvi, Victor Francen, and Cameron Mitchell. A privately financed scientist and his colleagues hire an ex-Navy officer (Widmark) to conduct an Alaskan submarine expedition in order to prevent a Red Chinese plot against the United States. The film received one Academy Award nomination for Best Special Effects. This original insert poster is folded and in very fine condition.

Original 20th Century-Fox Insert Poster (14×36) for the Roy Ward Baker dramatic thriller, DON’T BOTHER TO KNOCK (1952) starring Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe, and Anne Bancroft (in her film debut). The film tells the story of airline pilot Jed Towers (Widmark), who at first actively pursues baby-sitter Nell (Monroe) but then gradually realizes she is crazy and dangerous. Part psychological drama and part thriller, the film remains one of Marilyn Monroe’s best dramatic performances. Widmark also gives an excellent performance in spite of having to portray a rather lame, superficial character with few redeeming features. This original insert poster is linen-backed and in near mint condition.

Original Belgian Poster (14×22) for the John Sturges western mystery, BACKLASH (1956)—starring Richard Widmark, Donna Reed, William Campbell, and John McIntire. This is the story of Jim Slater (Widmark) who is searching for a lone survivor in an Apache ambush that left five men dead (including his father) and one man who escaped with $60,000. The film unfolds like s crime drama with the emphasis on investigation and the unfolding of secrets. This original Belgian poster is in very fine condition. Very pretty and a super-nice
image of Widmark.

Original 20th Century-Fox Three Sheet Poster (41×81) for the Henry Hathaway film noir thriller, KISS OF DEATH (1947) starring Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray, and Richard Widmark. This is the story of Nick Bianco (Mature), a small-time hoodlum who is shot and arrested during a jewelry store heist. The District Attorney wants him to implicate others, but Bianco won’t talk. But after spending three years in prison and learning that his wife has committed suicide and his two young daughters have been sent to an orphanage, he decides to rat on a vicious killer Tommy Udo (Widmark). But when Udo is found not guilty, Bianco is sure he will come after him. This is Widmark’s first feature role as the psychopathic killer Udo, and his dark portrayal garnered him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Eleazar Lipsky was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay. This original three sheet poster is linen-backed and in very fine condition. Here is a poster rarity – a monochrome poster executed as a stone lithograph and printed with a full bleed (no border). Very impressive indeed.

Original Cine Artists Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Peter Sykes horror thriller, TO THE DEVIL A DAUGHTER (1976) starring Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Honor Blackman, and Nastassja Kinski. In this British Hammer Productions horror classic, an American occult novelist (Widmark) battles to save the soul of a young girl (Kinski) from a group of Satanists, led by an excommunicated priest (Lee), who plan on using her as the representative of the Devil on earth. This original one sheet poster is folded and in very good condition, with only some minor pinholes but no fold separations.

This is an original 20th Century-Fox Six Sheet Poster (81×81) for the Roy Ward Baker dramatic thriller, DON’T BOTHER TO KNOCK (1952) starring Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe, and Anne Bancroft (in her film debut). The film tells the story of airline pilot Jed Towers (Widmark), who at first actively pursues baby-sitter Nell (Monroe) but then gradually realizes she is crazy and dangerous. Part psychological drama and part thriller, the film remains one of Marilyn Monroe’s best dramatic performances. Widmark also gives an excellent performance in spite of having to portray a rather lame, superficial character with few redeeming features. This original six sheet poster is linen-backed and in very fine condition. Six sheets on this title are rare.

Original 20th Century-Fox One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Jean Negulesco film noir thriller, ROAD HOUSE (1948) starring Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde, and Richard Widmark. Roadhouse owner, Jefty Robbins (Widmark), hires sultry, tough-talking torch singer Lily (Lupino) against the advise of his manager Pete Morgan (Wilde). When Robbins falls for Lily, she turns her attentions to the Pete who is playing hard to get. This is certainly one of Lupino’s best performances, and her rendition of the song “One for My Baby” is a wonderful combination of alcohol and cigarettes. Widmark is at his best when he is playing a “psycho villain” role, and Jefty’s murderous jealously produces a twisted plot to “punish” the two lovers. The direction, screenplay, and cinematography are all excellent in this film. This original one sheet poster is linen-backed and in good condition with some restoration touch-up and repair of missing chips. Minor water stain in upper border area.

Original United Artists Six Sheet Poster (81×81) for the Otto Preminger epic biography, SAINT JOAN (1957)—starring Richard Widmark, Richard Todd, Anton Walbrook, and Jean Seberg. Adapted for screen by Graham Greene based on the play by George Bernard Shaw, this film is the story of Saint Joan of Arc, a peasant girl born in eastern France, who led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years’ War (1335-1453) and was indirectly responsible for the coronation of Charles VII. Joan (Seberg in her film debut) is presented as a divinely inspired innocent while the all-male ensemble that surround her are all scheming, Machiavellian opportunists who treat religion as a tool to be used and manipulated for their own ends. Joan is portrayed as both saint and madwoman, while Widmark portrays the future king of France in a frenzied and comic caricature. With stunning art by legendary Saul Bass, this original six sheet poster is linen-backed and in near mint condition.