Original Polish Poster (26×37) for the Randa Haines drama, CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD (1986) starring Marlee Matlin, William Hurt and Piper Laurie. This powerful film was based on Mark Medoff’s popular Broadway play and tells of a romance between a deaf student (Matlin) and a new teacher at her school. Marlee Matlin, in a brilliant performance told primarily through American sign language, received an Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture. Poster design features an image of Matlin looking worried and distrustful, literally unable to speak — her mouth erased. With artwork by Waldemar Swierzy, this original Polish poster is in very fine condition.

Original Polish Poster (23×33) for the Joshua Logan romance, BUS STOP (1969) starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O’Connell, Betty Field, Eileen Heckart and Hope Lange. This poignant comedy, based on a popular Broadway play by William Inge, follows a lonely cowboy’s pursuit of the lovely Cherie (Monroe), a saloon singer he encounters while attending the Phoenix, AZ rodeo. Poster design features magnificent Marilyn Monroe, done in multiple images in the silkscreen style of an Andy Warhol portrait. With artwork by Rapnicki, this original Polish poster is in very fine condition.

Original Columbia Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Milton Katselas romantic comedy, BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE (1972) starring Goldie Hawn, Edward Albert, and Eileen Heckart. Set in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco in the early 1970s, a blind man (Albert) moves into his own apartment against the wishes of his overprotective mother (Heckart) and befriends the freethinking young woman next door (Hawn). Adapted from a Broadway play written by Leonard Gershe, the original play opened at the Booth Theater on October 21, 1969 and ran for 1128 performances. Eileen Heckart reprised her role as the overprotective mother for which she had received a Tony nomination in 1970 and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her film performance. This original one sheet poster is folded and in very fine condition. It does have some minor pinholes in the corners but no fold separations. .

This is an original 20th Century Fox Insert Poster (14×36) for the Henry King musical, CAROUSEL (1956)—starring Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones and Cameron Mitchell. This is the film version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s brilliant and popular stage musical about the tragic life of Billy Bigelow who, after a violent and premature death, asks to be sent down from heaven to try and make amends for the mistakes he made in his life. MacRae and Jones are perfectly cast, and their singing voices beautifully fill the roles. This original insert poster is in very good condition, with only a small chip missing in the right border.

The American Film Theater was an attempt to bring theater to film audiences. The series was produced by Ely Landau. Tickets were sold by subscription for the entire series. Films of these plays were exhibited in 500 theaters in 400 cities. This poster for the second series advertised THE MAN IN THE GLASS BOOTH, IN CELEBRATION, Jean Genet’s THE MAIDS, Bertholt Brecht’s GALILEO and JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS. An interesting piece of non-Hollywood film ephemera.

This is an original MGM One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the iconic American film CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (1958) starring Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson, Judith Anderson and, of course, Elizabeth Taylor in one of her greatest roles. Taylor plays the beautiful and sultry wife of the alcoholic and sexually ambivalent young football player Brick (Newman). Brick is the son of an autocratic Southern patriarch who is known in the play only as Big Daddy, played wonderfully by the great Burl Ives. Jack Carson, Judith Anderson and Madeleine Sherwood flesh out the cast, as they work through the stew of Tennessee Williams’ tangle of desires and ambitions. One of the great American plays, whose influence on the American Theater cannot be overestimated, is transformed into a remarkable film by director Richard Brooks. Maggie the cat is shown on the poster where her appeal is most apparent – on the bed. The poster is folded slightly irregularly, but the condition is very fine.

This is an original Paramount Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Gene Saks romantic comedy, THE ODD COUPLE (1968) starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. This ultimate “buddy” comedy has the two friends trying to share an apartment, but their very different lifestyles present some major and hilarious challenges. The comedic chemistry of these two veterans is unmatched and often mimicked in later productions like GRUMPY OLD MEN (1993). Neil Simon received an Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay, and Frank Bracht received a nomination for Best Film Editing. This original one sheet poster is folded and in fine condition with some browning at the fold lines.