GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT (1947) 9417G

Original 20th Century-Fox Scene Lobby Card (11x14) for the Elia Kazan anti-Semitism drama, GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT (1947) starring Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield, and Celeste Holm. In this excellent screenplay by Moss Hart, a reporter (Peck) pretends to be Jewish in order to cover a story about anti-Semitism, and in the process he personally discovers the true depths of bigotry and hatred. Very few films confront bigotry as intelligently as this one, because it confronts the unspoken, insensitive attitudes of the many rather than the violent and outrageous acts of a few. A "gentleman's agreement" is made without writing or even speech and refers to the many bigots who unthinkingly assume their prejudices are universally accepted. The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won three Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director to Kazan, and Best Supporting Actress to Holm. This great portrait two-shot we have graded in very good condition only. Could be easily restored to very fine.