Original 20th Century Fox Three Sheet Poster (41×81) for the Alexander Korda comedy, AN IDEAL HUSBAND (1947) starring Paulette Goddard, Michael Wilding, Diana Wynyard, and Hugh Williams. Adapted from a popular Oscar Wilde play, this Victorian drawing room comedy focuses on the dilemma of a prominent British politician, who wants to expose a financial fraud but who is threatened with personal ruin if he does. Besides the very witty and clever dialogue, the ladies are sumptuously costumed by Cecil Beaton. Big stone lithograph image of Paulette Goddard as Mrs. Laura Cheveley. Lajos Biro wrote the screenplay based on Wilde’s famous play, but nowhere in the film is Wilde credited. But on this U.S. poster (the film is British) Wilde’s name is prominent. This original three sheet poster is folded and in very good condition. There is some fold deterioration in one area. This is a beautiful Fox stone lithograph, which should be linen backed. Ask us about linen backing. And read our post on this site about poster restorations.

Original Polish 1955 Re-Release One Sheet Poster (24.5×36.5) for the Alexander Korda historical classic, THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII (1933) starring Charles Laughton and as Henry’s last five wives: Merle Oberon, Wendy Barrie, Elsa Lanchester, Binnie Barnes, and Everley Gregg. This early talkie begins with the execution of his second wife, Anne Boleyn, who was unable to provide the king a male heir. Charles Laughton, only 34-years-old at the time, gives one of the best performances of his life—lively, funny, energetic, and yet oftentimes lonely and hurt. He deservedly received the Academy Award for Best Actor and the film was nominated for Best Picture. Hungarian-born Korda made many wonderful films about European history and culture in which Laughton played three of his best characters—Henry VIII, artist Rembrandt, and Roman Emperor Claudius. Laughton’s real life wife, Elsa Lanchester, gives a wonderful performance as the daffy Anne of Cleves, and the comic chemistry between the two is quite funny and delightful. This original Polish poster was produced when the film was released in Poland in 1955 and is linen-backed and in near mint condition.