Original Set of 8 British Front of House Cards (8×10) for the Carol Reed circus drama, TRAPEZE (1956) starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, and Gina Lollobrigida. One of the best circus films ever made, the story revolves around three trapeze performers. Mike (Lancaster) was a great trapeze artist before his accident. Tino (Curtis) joins the circus and convinces Mike to teach him the triple somersault. Lollobrigida adds sex appeal to the trapeze act and is also emotionally involved with both artists. Lancaster performed all of his trapeze stunts himself, as he had been a circus performer before he entered pictures. He even convinced Carol Reed to let him do the climatic triple flip. These original British front of house cards are slightly worn but overall in fine condition. One card has some paper loss at the bottom edge.

Original British Front of House set for the Stanley Kubrick Roman epic, SPARTACUS (1960) starring Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, John Gavin, Tony Curtis, Charles Laughton, and Peter Ustinov. Stanley Kubrick replaced original director Anthony Mann, but it was really Kirk Douglas as Executive Producer who made many of the decisions. The film is a marvelous retelling of the revolt in 73 B.C. at a gladiatorial school, which mushrooms into a crisis for the Roman Empire. Opposing political factions by Olivier and Laughton try to use the revolt to further their political ends. Besides outstanding performances from the entire cast and expert direction by Kubrick, the film has beautiful cinematography by Russell Metty and a brilliant score by Alex North. The film was nominated for six Academy Awards and won five Oscars, including Best Supporting Actor to Ustinov and Best Cinematography to Metty. These front-of-house cards served as the British equivalent of lobby cards. A full front of house set is rare.
Condition is very fine.

Original AVCO Embassy One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the William Girdler horror film, THE MANITOU (1978) starring Tony Curtis, Michael Ansara, Susan Strasberg, Jon Cedar, and Stella Stevens. The film tells the story of Karen (Strasberg), who enters a San Francisco hospital suffering from a growing tumor on her back. When the tumor gets larger, her doctor begins to think it is a 400-year-old Native American spirit who wants revenge. Although the film is hopelessly preposterous and campy, it is still very much fun to watch. This original one sheet poster is folded and in very fine plus conition.

Original Polish Poster (22×32) for the Ken Annakin comedy, THOSE DARING YOUNG MEN IN THEIR JAUNTY JALOPIES/aka MONTE CARLO OR BUST (1969) starring Bourvil, Tony Curtis, Peter Cook, Gert Frobe, Susan Hampshire, Dudley Moore, Eric Sykes and Terry-Thomas. Director Annakin previously helmed the wildly popular THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES and attempted to recapture some of that film’s comedy, romance and adventure in this European road race comedy. The poster design is of a tweedy Brit driving a vintage car of the early 20th century. While directly representative of the film, the art has a modern, satirical take on the subject. Art on this poster is by Eryk Lipinsky. Condition is Very Fine.

Original 70mm Roadshow title card (11×14) for the Stanley Kubrick Roman epic, SPARTACUS (1960) starring Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, and Peter Ustinov. Stanley Kubrick replaced original director Anthony Mann, but it was really Kirk Douglas as Executive Producer who made many of the decisions. The film is a marvelous retelling of the revolt in 73 B.C. at a gladiatorial school, which mushrooms into a crisis for the Roman Empire. Opposing political factions by Olivier and Laughton try to use the revolt to further their political ends. Besides outstanding performances from the entire cast and expert direction by Kubrick, the film has beautiful cinematography by Russell Metty and a brilliant score by Alex North. The film was nominated for six Academy Awards and won five Oscars, including Best Supporting Actor to Ustinov and Best Cinematography to Metty. This title was only distributed to roadshow 70mm reserved seat engagment venues. The card is rated in very good plus condition with some edgewear and signs of age.

Original Universal Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Rudolph Mate adventure classic, THE PRINCE WHO WAS A THIEF (1951) starring Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Everett Sloane, and Jeff Corey. Much has been made of the heavy accent of the young Curtis, but otherwise he ably portrays a young man who is raised by a thief only to later discover that he is the rightful prince of the kingdom. The film was part of Universal’s grooming process aimed at transforming Curtis from a contract player to a full-fledged star. The script is well written, the direction is smooth, and the technical merits of the film are very good—especially the musical score by Hans Salter. This original one sheet poster is folded and in very fine to near mint condition.

Original United Artists Six Sheet Poster (80.5×82) for the Billy Wilder cross-dressing comedic masterpiece, SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)—starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon. Some critics have dubbed this film to be the greatest Hollywood comedy of all time. Monroe as “Sugar” creates one of her most loved and memorable characters, but Lemmon and Curtis steal the show when they decide to become “Daphne” and “Josephine” and join an all-girl band in order to evade the mob and get to Florida. This gender-bending comedy, way ahead of its time, was nominated for six Academy Awards—including Best Actor for Lemmon and Best Director for Wilder. It won the Oscar for Best Costume Design. This original six sheet poster is linen-backed and in very fine condition, with some touch-up to fold lines and a minor repair in one small area.

Original United Artists Three Sheet Poster (81×81) for the Billy Wilder cross-dressing comedic masterpiece, SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)—starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon. Some critics have dubbed this film to be the greatest Hollywood comedy of all time. Monroe as “Sugar” creates one of her most loved and memorable characters, but Lemmon and Curtis steal the show when they decide to become “Daphne” and “Josephine” and join an all-girl band in order to evade the mob and get to Florida. This gender-bending comedy way ahead of its time was nominated for six Academy Awards—including Best Actor for Lemmon and Best Director for Wilder. It won the Oscar for Best Costume Design. This original three sheet poster is linen-backed and in very fine condition.

Original United Artists Six Sheet Poster (81×81) for the Alexander Mackendrick film-noir, SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957) starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, and Martin Milner. This is the story of J.J. Hunsecker (Lancaster), a powerful and ruthless newspaper columnist in New York, who is determined to prevent his sister (Harrison) from marrying a jazz musician (Milner). He covertly hires Sidney Falco (Curtis), a sleazy and unscrupulous press agent, to break up the affair. The film boasts memorable dialogue, outstanding performances especially from Lancaster and Curtis, and beautiful black and white cinematography. Lancaster’s character was modeled after famous columnist Walter Winchell. This original six sheet poster is linen-backed and in very fine condition.

Original Paramount Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the John Berry sport comedy, THE BAD NEWS BEARS GO TO JAPAN (1978) starring Tony Curtis, Jackie Earle Haley, and Tomisaburo Wakayama. In the third film in the Bad News Bears series, Tony Curtis plays a small time promoter who takes the team to Japan for a match against the country’s best little league baseball team. The first film was a smash hit in Japan, playing in one theater for over a year. The filmmakers knew that no matter how badly it bombed in the U.S. (and it did) they would have a hit in Japan (and they did). Originally folded, this one sheet poster is in very fine plus condition.