Original 20th Century Fox Six Sheet Poster (81×81) for the John Ford western masterpiece, MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (1946) starring Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, Victor Mature, and Cathy Downs. Adapted from Stuart Lake’s book “Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshal,” the film tells the story of Wyatt Earp and his brothers who decide in 1882 to settle in Tombstone after their cattle are rustled and their younger brother James is killed. Earp who had already served as a marshal gladly accepts the position in Tombstone along with brothers as deputies. Marshal Earp has several run-ins with Ike Clanton and his sons. When Earp is forced to kill Billy Clanton, it leads to the famous shoot-out at the OK Corral. Some critics have dubbed this film the finest western ever made, and certainly the film represents a high point in the careers of all involved. Ford’s excellent direction creates a perfect blend of drama, action, romance, and occasional comic relief. This original stone lithograph six sheet poster is linen-backed and in near mint condition.

Original 20th Century Fox Three Sheet Poster (81×81) for the John Ford western masterpiece, MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (1946) starring Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, Victor Mature, and Cathy Downs. Adapted from Stuart Lake’s book “Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshal,” the film tells the story of Wyatt Earp and his brothers who decide in 1882 to settle in Tombstone after their cattle are rustled and their younger brother James is killed. Earp who had already served as a marshal gladly accepts the position in Tombstone along with brothers as deputies. Marshal Earp has several run-ins with Ike Clanton and his sons. When Earp is forced to kill Billy Clanton, it leads to the famous shoot-out at the OK Corral. Some critics have dubbed this film the finest western ever made, and certainly the film represents a high point in the careers of all involved. Ford’s excellent direction creates a perfect blend of drama, action, romance, and occasional comic relief. The three sheet poster is an offset lithograph. This poster is linen backed and is graded very fine plus. One of the great three sheets to be sure.

Original Warner Brothers One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the John Ford iconic western adventure, THE SEARCHERS (1956) starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, and Natalie Wood. In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this film as the 12th Greatest Movie of All Time, and in 2008 the AFI ranked the film as the number one greatest western. John Wayne gave the most winning and memorable performance of his career, and the film is reputed to have been his most favorite role. While the film is driven by racist hatred of Native Americans, both races are portrayed as ruthless and barbaric. The film was shot in Utah’s magnificent Monument Valley, and the Technicolor cinematography is simply stunning. Also, the score by Max Steiner is exceptional, and without it the impact of the film would be considerably diminished. This original one sheet poster is linen-backed and in very fine condition.

Original 20th Century-Fox One Sheet poster for the John Ford iconic drama, THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940) starring Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, and John Carradine. This film is the story of the Joad family, who are forced to leave their land in Oklahoma because of drought and poverty. The characters are exquisitely brought to life from the pages of the John Steinbeck novel. Stunning black and white cinematography by Gregg Toland enhances the overwhelming feeling of desperation and emptiness that suffuses the entire film. When the Joads decide to abandon the dustbowl of Oklahoma and go to California to get jobs they’ve only heard about, they encounter every hardship imaginable along the way. And when they do finally arrive, they are forced to live in shantytowns and work for wages that barely prevent starvation. With incredibly powerful performances from the entire cast, this film remains a shockingly realistic yet poetic portrayal of the sufferings so many families experienced in the Great Depression. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. John Ford won the Oscar for Best Director and Jane Darwell deservedly won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her unforgettable performance as Ma Joad. This spectacularly memorable cast is shown together in front of the art work by Thomas Hart Benton which was used for the campaign. This original one sheet is a top-tier example. We have graded it Very Fine Plus. Very minor
touch up at the folds and expertly linen-backed.

Original Paramount Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the John Ford romantic comedy, DONOVAN’S REEF (1963) starring John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Elizabeth Allen, and Jack Warden. Set on a remote island in the Pacific, this was the last film Ford and Wayne would make together, one of the most successful actor/director relationships in film history. Inside this light comedy, Ford manages in insert his trademark values of peace, brotherhood, and anti-racism. This original one sheet poster is folded and in very good condition—with some small holes and tape repair, but with bright colors and good paper integrity.

Original 20th Century-Fox 1956 Re-Release Half Sheet Poster (22×28) for the John Ford iconic drama, THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940) starring Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, and John Carradine. This film is the story of the Joad family, who are forced to leave their land in Oklahoma because of drought and poverty. The stunning black and white cinematography of Gregg Toland enhances the overwhelming feeling of desperation and emptiness that suffuses the entire film. When they decide to go to California to get jobs they’ve only heard about, they encounter every hardship imaginable along the way. And when they do finally arrive, they are forced to live in shantytowns and work for wages that barely prevent starvation. With incredibly powerful performances from the entire cast, this film remains a shockingly realistic yet poetic portrayal of the sufferings so many families experienced in the Great Depression. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. John Ford won the Oscar for Best Director and Jane Darwell deservedly won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her unforgettable performance as Ma Joad. This original half sheet poster is folded and in fine plus condition.

Original Polish Poster – an odd size, 11×32, for the John Ford western film THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE starring John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles and Lee Marvin. This is perhaps the last great John Ford western. The essential subject of the film is the truth of the American West as opposed to the Legend of it. Sadistic hoodlum Liberty Valence, played wonderfully by Lee Marvin, menaces a territorial town in the days before statehood. James Stewart is a young lawyer who comes to the west to settle down and bring his lawyerly ways with him. John Wayne is a rough-hewn rancher steeped in the values of the old west. Which one of these men end the career of Liberty Valence with a bullet? This is the question on which the film pivots. Vera Miles is the woman who loves them both. This is one of the really unusual and beautiful John Wayne posters. Very Fine. Art by Leszek Holdanowicz.

This is an original South African 1970s Re-release One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the John Ford romantic classic, THE QUIET MAN (1952)—starring John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, and Barry Fitzgerald. John Ford bought the rights to the story over a decade before and tried to get every studio in Hollywood to make it. Finally, Republic agreed to do it on the condition that Ford first make a John Wayne cavalry picture, RIO GRANDE (1950). This second film tells the story of a disgraced American boxer (Wayne) who retires to Ireland where he meets Mary Kate (O’Hara) and falls in love. Wayne delivers one of his best performances as a regular guy with real feelings and emotions. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It won the Oscar for Best Cinematography and Best Director to Ford. This original South African re-release one sheet poster is folded and in fine condition, with some tears along the upper border and some minor fold separations.

FORT APACHE stands apart from many westerns of the late 40s and 50s as a far more thoughtful and fair interpretation of US/Indian relations in the mid-19th century, and is considered one of Ford’s masterpieces. Wayne plays Capt. York, a veteran Civil War commander assigned to take charge of a remote outpost in Arizona. He arrives to find acting commander Lt. Col. Thursday (Henry Fonda) undermining the local Apache leaders and turning a blind eye to the government liaison’s corruption. As York and Thursday butt heads over whether to treat the natives with respect or force them to submit, the Apache leader Cochise (Miguel Inclan) organizes an uprising that slaughters most of the cavalrymen a la Little Bighorn. One of 24 John Ford films starring John Wayne, FORT APACHE also features Ward Bond, John Agar, and a 19-year old Shirley Temple.

Original Belgian Poster (14×22) for the John Ford western, SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON (1949) starring John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar, and Ben Johnson. This is the most enduring and appealing of the John Wayne / John Ford “cavalry” trilogy. It is the sentimental tale of a crusty but endearing career soldier (Wayne) facing retirement in a world where the cavalry stands as the only defense against the combined might of the Indian nations. Wayne’s performance embodies the subtlety and sensitivity that many claimed was beyond the actor’s capability. How wrong they were. The film has often been compared to Frederic Remington’s classic paintings of the west in general and of cavalrymen and Indians in particular. This original Belgian poster is linen-backed and in very fine condition.

Original MGM Three Sheet Poster (41×81) for the John Ford classic western, 3 GODFATHERS (1948) starring John Wayne, Pedro Armendariz, Harry Carey Jr., and Ward Bond. This is a tale of three men (Wayne, Armendariz,and Carey Jr.) who rob a bank and are trying to avoid the local Marshall and his posse. In the wilderness, they find a woman who has just given birth. She is dying and pleads with the men to take care of her child. The “three godfathers” decide to do their best by the new born and set off across the desert. This film was a remake of the silent film THE THREE GODFATHERS (1916), which starred Ford’s long-time friend Harry Carey. After Carey died in 1947, Ford decided to remake the story in Technicolor and dedicate it to his memory. Also Carey’s son, Harry Jr., plays one of the three godfathers. This beautiful, linen-backed three sheet poster with great artwork by Tomaso is in very fine condition.

Original 20th Century Fox Stone Lithograph B Style One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the John Ford Revolutionary war drama, DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK (1939) starring Claudette Colbert, Henry Fonda, Edna May Oliver, and Eddie Collins. This was John Ford’s first film in color and his only film set in the American Revolution. The film deals with the warfare between the settlers in Western New York and the Six Nations of the Iroquois who allied themselves with the British. Bert Glennon’s and Ray Rennahan’s beautiful cinematography bring the film vividly to life with lots of great action scenes. Both cinematographers were nominated for an Academy Award, and Edna May Oliver was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. This original style B one sheet poster is folded and in very fine condition. One of the truly great Fox stone lithographs.