Original Belgian Poster (13×21) for the Bretaigne Windust film noir, THE ENFORCER (1951) starring Humphrey Bogart, Zero Mostel, Ted de Corsia, and Everett Sloane. The film is a perfect example of typical post-1950 film noir, which tended to be told from the point of view of the police rather than the criminal. After the first several days of filming, director Windust fell seriously ill and was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Bogart asked Raoul Walsh to direct the film until Windust could return, but he was never able to return. Walsh’s directing talent raised this B film to an A status. This original Belgian poster is in fine plus condition.

Original Warner Brothers Insert Poster (14×36) for the Raoul Walsh film noir western, PURSUED (1947) starring Teresa Wright, Robert Mitchum, Judith Anderson, and Dean Jagger. This original insert card is rolled and in fine plus condition.

Original Universal Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Jerry Hopper film noir, NAKED ALIBI (1954) starring Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame, and Gene Barry. This original one sheet poster is folded and in fine plus to very fine condition. The poster was folded (lightly) one extra time, but this is hardly noticeable. There is some edge-wear along the bottom border. Colors vivid.

Original RKO Insert Poster (14×36) for the Allan Dwan film noir, SLIGHTLY SCARLET (1956) starring John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Arlene Dahl, and Kent Taylor. The film was based on a novel by James M. Cain, who already had three of his books adapted for the screen in the 1940s: DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944), MILDRED PIERCE (1945), and THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1946). This story has a very convoluted plot about scheming and political intrigue in California. Payne reprises his small-time gangster role, and his twin temptations are Fleming (the mayor’s girl Friday) and Dahl (a man-devouring kleptomaniac). Legendary noir cinematographer John Alton works in color here and introduces surreal bursts of lime green, burnt orange, and deep orchid into his otherwise bleak and dark trapezoids. This insert is unfolded and is in very fine condition.

Original MGM Insert Poster (14×36) for the Laszlo Kardos film noir, THE STRIP (1951) starring Mickey Rooney, Sally Forrest, William Demarest, James Craig, and Louis Armstrong and his band. This original insert poster is rolled and in very fine condition.

Original Warner Brothers One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Curtis Bernhardt film noir thriller, POSSESSED (1947) starring Joan Crawford, Van Heflin, and Raymond Massey. Psychological thrillers were all the rage after the end of World War II. In this film Crawford plays a woman who becomes obsessed with Van Heflin—leading her to hallucinations, hysteria, and finally a breakdown. This film is certainly one of Joan Crawford’s best performances of her career, and her lively portrayal garnered her the first of her three nominations for Best Actress. This original one sheet poster is folded and in fine condition.

Original Warner Brothers Insert Poster (14×36) for the John Huston film-noir masterpiece, KEY LARGO (1948) starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, and Claire Trevor. While mostly remembered, and rather inaccurately, as another in the on-screen romances between Bogart and Bacall, this story of expatriate gangsters led by mob boss Johnny Rocco (Robinson) commandeering a sleepy tropical hotel in the middle of a hurricane turned out to be one of the best movies of the 1940′s. Robinson is certainly one of the best film villains, and his portrayal of Rocco is based on the real life story of gangster Lucky Luciano who had been deported some years before. Claire Trevor won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her unforgettable role as Rocco’s alcoholic moll with a heart of gold. This poster is signed in pen by the incomparable Lauren Bacall. This original insert poster was originally folded and is in very fine condition.

Original Warner Brothers British Quad Poster (30×40) for the Martin Scorsese iconic crime drama, MEAN STREETS (1973) starring Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, and David Proval. This excellent character study is about a small time hood, Johnny Boy (De Niro), who struggles to succeed on the “mean streets” of Little Italy. Unlike other De Niro characters, Johnny Boy is not unstable or psychopathic but rather just wild and stupid. This rare and beautiful silkscreen British Quad poster for the Academy Cinema One in Oxford with artwork by Peter Strausfeld is rolled and in near mint condition. Rare.

Original Paramount Pictures Scene Lobby Card (11×14) for the John Farrow film noir, CALCUTTA (1947) starring Alan Ladd, Gail Russell, William Bendix, and June Duprez. Ladd and Bendix play cargo pilots working the route from India to China and trying to solve the murder of a fellow pilot. The film turned out to be Ladd’s most successful film of the 1940s, grossing more that even THE BLUE DALHIA (1946). This original scene lobby card is in very fine plus condition.

Original Universal Pictures Lobby Card (11×14) for the Fritz Lang film-noir, SCARLET STREET (1945) starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, and Dan Duryea. Lang’s storytelling, mood, and pacing are all very well crafted. The performances of Robinson, Bennett, and Duryea are all memorable as well. Robinson, in particular, shows remarkable versatility in portraying a mild-mannered bank cashier who wants only to dabble in his painting, but he comes to realize that he has gotten caught up in a very complicated web of lies and deceit. This original scene lobby card of Bennett and Robinson is in very fine condition.

Original Columbia Pictures Style B One Sheet poster for the John Cromwell film noir thriller, DEAD RECKONING (1947) starring Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, Morris Carnovsky, and William Prince. “Rip” Murdock (Bogart) finds himself mired in a heap of trouble when he tries to track down an old army buddy. This movie has all of the film noir ingredients: lots of shadows and sharp contrasts, flashback narrative, a femme fatale (Scott), gambling, seedy clubs, suspicion, and mounting paranoia. The film has a wonderful surprise ending and is filled throughout with sharp, witty dialogue. This original style B one sheet is one of the grandest posters in all of noir. This very fine copy
is expertly linen backed and ready to frame.

Original RKO Portrait Lobby Card (11×14) for the Allan Dwan film noir, SLIGHTLY SCARLET (1950) starring John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Arlene Dahl, and Kent Taylor. The film was based on a novel by James M. Cain, who already had three of his books adapted for the screen in the 1940s: DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944), MILDRED PIERCE (1945), and THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1946). This story has a very convoluted plot about scheming and political intrigue in California. Payne reprises his small-time gangster role, and his twin temptations are Fleming (the mayor’s girl Friday) and Dahl (a man-devouring kleptomaniac). Legendary noir cinematographer John Alton works in color here and introduces surreal bursts of lime green, burnt orange, and deep orchid into his otherwise bleak and dark trapezoids. This original portrait lobby card is in near mint condition.