Original United Artists One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Melvin Frank comedy, BUONA SERA, MRS. CAMPBELL (1968) starring Gina Lollobrigida, Shelley Winters, Phil Silvers, Peter Lawford, and Telly Savalas. One of the best screwball comedies of the period, Carla Campbell (Lollobrigida) plays the mother of a lovely daughter, whose American soldier father was supposedly killed in World War II. But Carla isn’t really sure who the real father is, since she was intimate with three different soldiers at the time who are all still very much alive. When all three come back to Italy for a reunion with their wives, the craziness begins. This original one sheet poster is in very good condition– with only some slightly irregular folds and some small holes in the fold line.

Original Polish Poster (12×16) for the Howard Hawks screwball comedy, MONKEY BUSINESS(1952) starring Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Marilyn Monroe and Charles Coburn. An absolutely insane plot involving monkeys, a secret chemical formula, romance, and hysterical dementia utilizes all the comic abilities of the lead actors. Poster design features the classic image of Marilyn with her dress blowing up from the subway air exhaust (THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH) while a chimpanzee leers at her. Very Fine. Note that this is a rather small poster.

Original French 47×63 one-panel poster for the Vincente Minnelli directed comedy THE LONG, LONG TRAILER (1954) starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Main and Keenan Wynn. Lucille Ball had been in films since the mid-thirties when she worked first at RKO and then became Technicolor Tessie at MGM. Her beautiful red hair and Technicolor’s vivid hues were made for each other. But while she was well known, and adept both at light-hearted fare (BEST FOOT FORWARD ) and dramatic roles (THE BIG STREET), she was never really a first tier movie star. Her great fame and amazing career came from that box in the Living Room of the American Public, TV. I LOVE LUCY was already a ratings sensation on CBS television when MGM wanted to present the Arnazes in color on the big screen once again, and oddly in the little-used AnscoColor. The characters in THE LONG, LONG, TRAILER were not exactly the Lucy and Desi of I LOVE LUCY, but they were close enough. It was the fabulous fifties and what newlyweds would not want to strike out and bicker across the beautiful American West pulling a 40 foot trailer with a Mercury V-8? THE LONG, LONG TRAILER gave TV audiences a chance to see the small screen’s biggest stars big once again – but the results were mixed. The film was amusing, but not really as wildly funny as the Ricardos. Nevertheless, Lucy-Desi fans remember this film fondly. MGM would pair Lucy and Desi one more time in FOREVER DARLING (1956) This wonderful French 47×63 is in very fine to near mint condition. Art by Roger Soubie. Colorful and cute.

Original 20th Century Fox Scene Lobby Card (11×14) for the Ernst Lubitsch screwball comedy, HEAVEN CAN WAIT (1943)—starring Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, Charles Coburn, Marjorie Main, and Laird Cregar. This film tells the story of Henry (Ameche), who presents himself at the gates of Hell only to discover that Satan (Cregar) has some question about his qualifications. Based on a play by Leslie Bush-Fekete, the film is dialogue driven, sprinkled with dry sarcasm along with some laugh-out-loud moments. The film received three Academy Award nominations—Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Cinematography. This original scene card is in very fine condition.

Original Paramount Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Jerry Lewis comedy, THE PATSY (1964) starring Lewis, Ina Balin, Everett Sloane, and Phil Harris. When a star comedian dies, his comedy team decides to train a bellboy (Lewis—who else?) to fill his shoes. But as you might guess, the bellboy can’t do anything right. This original one sheet poster is folded and in fine plus condition—with only a few small holes but no fold separations.

This is an original Japanese poster for Paramount Pictures Jerry Lewis sci-fi comedy, THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (1963)—starring Jerry Lewis and Stella Stevens. Jerry is a chemistry professor with no social life. But one day he creates an elixir that transforms him into a wild and popular party animal. The only problem is the elixir doesn’t last very long. Enthralled by the Jekyll and Hyde story since he was a kid, Lewis considered this film to be his best. Les Brown and other great jazz musicians of the time provide great music throughout the film. This wonderful Japanese poster is in excellent condition, never folded.

Original MGM 1955 Re-Release Half Sheet Poster (22×28) for the George Cukor classic romantic comedy, THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)—starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, and Ruth Hussey. Katherine Hepburn had been famously labeled “box office poison” by the exhibitors after several of her films in the late thirties had turned out huge flops. But the right property, the right cast and the right director combined to make THE PHILADELPHIA STORY her “comeback” vehicle. Not that she had ever really gone away. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY had been a popular play on Broadway, and Hepburn was prescient enough to buy the film rights for herself. It actually plays more like a film from the previous decade than the forties — witty, elegant, democratic, disdainful of pomposity. This re-release half sheet from 1955 needs some small amount of work, but is available for a fraction of the price of any 1940 poster. And the graphic is great with good images of the three main players. The poster is folded. Good plus condition. Has some marker on the reverse side which has bled lightly to the front. This can be fixed. We recommend paper-backing for this poster. MovieArt can help you with suggestions for restoration.