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 20th Century Fox Colo-gloss Scene Lobby Card (11×15) for the John M. Stahl war drama, IMMORTAL SERGEANT (1943)—starring Henry Fonda, Maureen O’Hara, and Thomas Mitchell. Darryl Zanuck, head of 20th Century Fox, begged Fonda to make this war propaganda film because he thought it would rally the home front and also be an inspiration to the fighting troops. In his memoirs, Fonda admitted hating this film about all others in his career. This original scene card is in very fine to near mint condition.

Original 20th Century Fox Colo-gloss Scene Lobby Card (11×15).  Very fine to Near mint condition.

Original 20th Century Fox Colo-gloss Scene Lobby Card (11×15) for the John M. Stahl war drama, IMMORTAL SERGEANT (1943)—starring Henry Fonda, Maureen O’Hara, and Thomas Mitchell. Darryl Zanuck, head of 20th Century Fox, begged Fonda to make this war propaganda film because he thought it would rally the home front and also be an inspiration to the fighting troops. In his memoirs, Fonda admitted hating this film about all others in his career. This original scene card is in very fine to near mint condition.

Original United International Productions late fifties or early sixties Re-release Half Sheet (22×28) for the Howard Hughes sex-western, THE OUTLAW (1943)–starring Jane Russell, Jack Buetel, Thomas Mitchell, and Walter Huston. Howard Hawks started as director but quit after two weeks. Howard Hughes then took over himself as director. Though the film was finished in February 1941, it was not shown theatrically for another two years, mostly because of censorship problems, which required cuts and revisions. It was finally released in February 1943, but censorship hassles caused Hughes to shelve it again until 1946. Even then, the owner of the theater in San Francisco was arrested for showing a film “offensive to decency.” Original posters for THE OUTLAW can cost a lot, but this garish reissue poster gives you the basic Russell in all her Rustic Glory. Buetel plays a pretty boy Billy the Kid. The poster is in fine plus condition.