Original Warner Brothers Scene Lobby Card (11×14) for the Michael Curtiz war drama, PASSAGE TO MARSEILLE (1944) starring Humphrey Bogart, Claude Rains, Michele Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre. Many people consider this film an attempt to recapture the magic of CASABLANCA (1942); indeed, both films had many of the same cast as well as the same director, screenwriter, composer, and producer. This film is also a rousing piece of war propaganda, but has Bogart playing a French journalist framed for murder because of his political beliefs. He is sent to Devil’s Island but escapes with four comrades, who eventually wind up on a French freighter bound for home. In a great action sequence toward the end of the film, Bogart and his cohorts prevent the takeover of the ship by Nazi sympathizers. This original scene card of Bogart and other men on the deck of a ship is in very good condition with some tiny pinholes in the image area and borders.

Original Paramount Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Michael Curtiz all-time Christmas favorite, WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954) starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen. All of the performances were wonderful, and Irving Berlin’s score was about half new songs and half from previous scores. Crosby is charming, witty, and utterly delightful. Danny Kaye is hilarious, and Clooney is riveting as the older of the two Haynes sisters. Vera-Ellen as the younger sister is also wonderful and performs some unbelievably good dancing. Of course, Crosby sang “White Christmas” in an earlier Paramount musical, HOLIDAY INN (1942) also scored by Irving Berlin. Indeed, Berlin won the Academy Award for Best Original Song that year and was nominated for Best Original Song for “Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep” in WHITE CHRISTMAS. This was also the first film done in Paramount’s new wide screen process called VistaVision. This original one sheet poster is linen-backed, fully restored, and in very fine condition.

Original Paramount Pictures Half Sheet Poster (22×28) for the Michael Curtiz all-time Christmas favorite, WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)—starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen. All of the performances were wonderful, and Irving Berlin’s score was about half new songs and half from previous scores. Crosby is charming, witty, and utterly delightful. Danny Kaye is hilarious, and Clooney is riveting as the older of the two Haynes sisters. Vera-Ellen as the younger sister is also wonderful and performs some unbelievably good dancing. Of course, Crosby sang “White Christmas” in an earlier Paramount musical, HOLIDAY INN (1942) also scored by Irving Berlin. Indeed, Berlin won the Academy Award for Best Original Song that year and was nominated for Best Original Song for “Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep” in WHITE CHRISTMAS. This was also the first film done in Paramount’s new wide screen process called VistaVision. This original half sheet poster is in fine condition. There are some distresses on centerfold line as well as some small creases, pinholes, and tears in the border area. This poster would present beautifully if restored and linen-backed.

Original Warner Brothers Six Sheet Poster (81×81) for the Michael Curtiz musical biography, YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)—starring James Cagney, Joan Leslie, and Walter Huston. This is a musical portrait of James M. Cohan—who wrote, produced, directed, and starred in his own musical shows for which he composed many memorable songs. Known as “the man who owned Broadway” in the decade before World War I, Cohan is considered to be father of American musical comedy. Cagney won the Oscar for Best Actor, and the film also won Oscars for Best Music and Best Sound Recording. It was also nominated in five other categories—including Best Original Story, Best Director, and Best Picture. This original six sheet poster is folded and in fine condition—with only some minor pinholes, a light stain on the right side, and small chips missing at the crossfold and border area.

Original Warner Brothers Scene Lobby Card (11×14) for the Michael Curtiz musical romance, THE JAZZ SINGER (1952) starring Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee, Eduard Franz, and Mildred Dunnock. Hollywood decided to remake the Al Jolson first-talking classic which was based on an original Broadway stage production which opened in 1925. In this remake, Jerry (Thomas) comes home after the Korean War but doesn’t want to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a cantor at a local synagogue. Thomas would rather sing in show business, and he meets and becomes involved with an aspiring singer named Judy (Lee). This was one of a number of films made in the late 40s and 50s about the Jewish experience in America. The musical score was nominated for an Academy Award, and both Thomas and Lee made very successful albums based on the score. This original scene lobby card is in very fine plus condition.

Original Warner Brothers Scene Lobby Card (11×14) for the Michael Curtiz musical romance, THE JAZZ SINGER (1952) starring Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee, Eduard Franz, and Mildred Dunnock. Hollywood decided to remake the Al Jolson first-talking classic which was based on an original Broadway stage production which opened in 1925. In this remake, Jerry (Thomas) comes home after the Korean War but doesn’t want to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a cantor at a local synagogue. Thomas would rather sing in show business, and he meets and becomes involved with an aspiring singer named Judy (Lee). This was one of a number of films made in the late 40s and 50s about the Jewish experience in America. The musical score was nominated for an Academy Award, and both Thomas and Lee made very successful albums based on the score. This original musical ensemble scene card with Thomas and Lee is in very fine plus condition, with only one small pinhole.

Original one sheet for THIS IS THE ARMY (1943) starring George Murphy, Lt. Ronald Reagan, and Joan Leslie. This feelgood wartime propaganda musical was produced by Jack Warner himself and Hal Wallis. An obvious contribution to the wartime morale effort, the film benefited from the expert directorial touch of the great Michael Curtis and some senational songs by Irving Berlin. A showcase for men in the armed forces, THIS IS THE ARMY is a prime piece of World War II era nostalgia. In very good condition with some fold separation. Should be linen backed. Ask us about poster conservation services.

Original Warner Brothers Insert Poster (14×36) for the Michael Curtiz romantic drama, FLAMINGO ROAD (1949) starring Joan Crawford, Zachary Scott, Sydney Greenstreet, and David Brian. Carnival dancer Lane (Crawford) finds herself stranded in a southern town ruled by a corrupt political boss (Greenstreet), who tries every way he could think of to drive her out of town. But Joan winds up marrying Dan (Brian), another of the town’s ruling elite, and they move to “Flamingo Road,” an outward and visible sign of social success. The part of Lane was originally intended as a vehicle for Ann Sheridan, who turned down the role played by Crawford. This original insert poster is unfolded and in fine condition.

Original Warner Brothers Scene Lobby Card (11×14) for the Michael Curtiz horror thriller, MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM (1933) starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell, and Frank McHugh. The story starts out in 1921 in London, where artist Ivan Igor (Atwill) sculpts masterpieces in wax and displays them in a small museum. When his partner starts a fire in the museum to collect the insurance, Igor is knocked out and left in the burning building. Twelve years later, Igor–now confined to a wheelchair with his hands destroyed by the fire—opens a new museum in New York. But a snoopy reporter suspects that he is stealing bodies from the morgue and covering them with wax for the museum. This film was produced before the infamous Production Code. When the film was remade some 20 years later as HOUSE OF WAX (1953), all references to drug use were removed and a character was changed from a junkie to an alcoholic. And if you think the wax figures look like real people, that’s because they ARE real people. The original wax figures they planned to use melted under the heat of the intense lights. This original scene lobby card of Wray, Farrell, and Atwill in his new museum is in near mint condition.

Original Warner Bros Three Sheet Poster (41×81) for the film-noir classic, MILDRED PIERCE (1945)– directed by Michael Curtiz (of CASABLANCA fame) and starring Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Ann Blyth, and Eve Arden. After her husband leaves her, Mildred Pierce becomes independent and successful, but she never gets the approval and respect that she deserves from her spoiled and vile daughter Veda. Everything about this film was excellent—a stunning cast, excellent direction from Curtiz, beautiful cinematography by Ernest Haller, and a wonderful score by Max Steiner. Joan Crawford deservedly won the Academy Award for Best Actress, and both Eve Arden and Ann Blyth were nominated for Best Supporting Actress. It was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, and Best Screenplay. As a rather bleak look at the exploitation a woman working in a man’s world can expect, this film was refreshingly frank for the time. This original three sheet poster is in fine plus to very fine condition. Three sheets are printed, generally, on two panels and are joined together for display. Three sheets may be linen backed and displayed on as an integral poster. Ask us about poster conservation.

Original First National Pictures Title Lobby Card (11×14) for the early Michael Curtiz melodrama, ALIAS THE DOCTOR (1932)—starring Richard Barthelmess, Marian Marsh, and Norman Foster. This is the story of two brothers—Karl (Barthelmess) is an adopted workaholic super achiever, while his brother Stephan (Foster) wastes his time on alcohol and women. Both brothers enter medical school together, but Karl winds up taking the rap and serving four years in prison for an illegal and unsuccessful operation that his incompetent brother performs. This film is an early pre-code talkie, and lobby cards for it are rare. This original title lobby card is in very fine to near mint condition.

Original First National Pictures Scene Lobby Card (11×14) for the early Michael Curtiz melodrama, ALIAS THE DOCTOR (1932) starring Richard Barthelmess, Marian Marsh, and Norman Foster. This is the story of two brothers—Karl (Barthelmess) is an adopted workaholic super achiever, while his brother Stephan (Foster) wastes his time on alcohol and women. Both brothers enter medical school together, but Karl winds up taking the rap and serving four years in prison for an illegal and unsuccessful operation that his incompetent brother performs. This pre-code film is an early talkie, and everyone overacts and hams it up accordingly. This original portrait lobby card of stars Barthelmess and Marsh is in very fine to near mint condition, with only a few pinholes.