Original Sheet Music for the song “Alone” (9×12) for the Sam Wood Marx Brothers comedy classic, A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935) starring the wacky trio, Allan Jones, Kitty Carlisle, and Margaret Dumont. Considered by some critics to be the best Marx Brothers films, it is certainly one of their best with some of the finest examples of their uncanny wit and physical comedy. The brothers get mixed up with an opera company and a divo and diva (Jones and Carlisle) in love and trying to get them to perform together. Kitty Carlisle initially refused to take the part when she was asked to lip-sink her song. She won, and the song “Alone” became her signature tune. Although the photo shows the image slightly eclipsed, the real sheet music has not been trimmed in any way and is in very fine condition.

Original Selznick-MGM 1968 One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the David O. Selznick Civil War masterpiece, GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)—starring Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland, and Leslie Howard. 1940 posters for GWTW are considered original posters. Though the film was initially shown in 1939, exhibition continued through 1940 and in some cases into 1941. There are several styles of one sheets for GONE WITH THE WIND. This style, the so-called “kissing” style, is the best style to evoke the romantic aspects of the movie. Based on the epic novel of the old south by Margaret Mitchell, this film is certainly one of the greatest films ever made, bringing together the best talent in Hollywood at the time. Not only are all the performances outstanding, the scenery and costumes are sumptuous, the cinematography by Ernest Haller and Ray Rennahan (shot entirely in Technicolor) is glorious, and the musical score by Max Steiner is one of the most famous in the cinema. The film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards—including Best Picture, Best Actress to Leigh, Best Director to Fleming, and Best Cinematography. Folded. Small chip out of the upper right border area. Fine plus condition. This poster is printed on the matte paper that is characteristic of the first edition of this poster. The poster does carry some fine print that date the poster as 1970. We count this as a 1968 poster. The film was released in a widescreen 70mm version that was accomplished by cropping the normal 4×3 frame to accommodate wide format. 35mm release prints in this wide version were shown after the 70mm run. We ascribe this poster to that release. This is a premium version of the poster with the Howard Terpning art.

This is an original MGM 1948 reissue of the One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Sam Wood directed Marx Brothers’ comedy classic, A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935) starring the wacky trio, Allan Jones, Kitty Carlisle, and Margaret Dumont. Considered by some critics to be the best Marx Brothers films, it certainly boasts some of the finest examples of their uncanny wit and physical comedy. The brothers get mixed up with an opera company and a divo and diva (Jones and Carlisle) in love. In the attempt to bring the lovebirds together – both onstage and off – the Brothers create comic mayhem along with romantic merriment. Allan Jones, the father of sixties singer Jack Jones, and Kitty Carlisle, future wife of playwright Moss Hart, also turn in memorable performances. The ending is true Marx Brothers’ genius at its best when Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” is wonderfully mangled for all time. This reissued one sheet poster is linen-backed and in very fine condition with some restoration repairing fold separations and pinholes in the corners.

Original 1935 posters for this film are rare and would probably cost in the $8000-$10,000 range — IF you could find a collector willing to sell one.