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MARILYN MONROE (1949) 10562

Original sample calendar with “Golden Dreams” photograph by Tom Kelley. Modesty version with black lace overprint. Very fine plus condition.

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This is an original sample calendar with the famous Tom Kelley photograph “Golden Dreams” of MARILYN MONROE. Kelley took the series of photographs on May 27, 1949. The photos were featured on a number of different calendars throughout the 1950’s. There were two versions of the pictures—a nude version and a “modesty” version, in this case with a black lace overprint. Photographs from this series would later appear in the very first issue of Playboy Magazine in 1955, making Monroe the premier centerfold. This original sample calendar is very fine plus condition.

GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1953) 14186

Original 20th Century Fox Six Sheet Poster (81×81). Linen-backed. Near mint condition.

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This is an original 20th Century Fox Six Sheet Poster (81x81) for the popular Howard Hawks musical comedy, GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES—starring Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe. This film was flashy, funny, warm, and opulent with Russell and Monroe performing great song and dance routines in sometimes lavish and outrageous costumes. Monroe’s legendary “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend” is more captivating than any of the numerous parodies and tributes made afterwards. Marilyn Monroe was never more adorable and innocent than her persona in this film. Russell also turns in a marvelously comic performance and manages to project a warm sense of sisterhood in her scenes with Monroe. Remember, POSTERS are a boy's best friend. And what boy, age six or sixty wouldn't want these two larger than life stars in their home theater. This original six sheet poster is linen-backed and in near mint condition.

THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL (1957) 14475

Original Warner Bros. Six Sheet Poster (81×81). Linen-backed. Very fine condition.

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This is an original Warner Bros. Six Sheet Poster (81x81) for the romantic comedy, THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL (1957)—based on a play by Terence Rattigan and starring Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn’s famous “sex appeal” is on full display in this film as she tries to seduce Olivier. In the original play, Monroe’s part was English, not American, and was played by Vivien Leigh. Olivier, who also directed the film, wanted Leigh for the film part, but she was ill at the time. Monroe was available and very popular, so Oliver offered her the part. They did not get along at all during the filming. Olivier was understandably perturbed by Marilyn’s infamous “moodiness” and her total inability to arrive at the set on time. Still, the actress puts in a very credible and delightful performance and will be remembered and appreciated far more that Oliver’s stiff and snobby Grand Duke. This original six sheet poster is linen-backed and in very fine condition - one of the best examples of this poster we have seen.

RIVER OF NO RETURN (1954) 2633

Original 20th Century Fox Lobby Card (11×14). Very fine.

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This is an original 20th Century Fox Lobby Card (11x14) for the Otto Preminger western adventure, RIVER OF NO RETURN (1954)—starring Robert Mitchum, Marilyn Monroe, and Rory Calhoun. Set in Northwest Canada in the gold rush days, the story revolves around Matt Calder (Mitchum) and his ten-year-old son who help an unexpected couple—a no good gambler (Calhoun) and former saloon girl (Monroe)—who lose control of their raft on the river. But when Calhoun steals their only horse and rifle, the remaining three are unable to defend themselves against a likely Indian attack. The three then begin a treacherous journey down the river. Photographed in Technicolor and CinemaScope by Joseph LaShelle in Banff, Alberta, the film captures the splendors of the glorious Canadian wilderness. Note the lobby card mentions Stereophonic Directional Sound! This original scene card is in very fine condition.

DONT BOTHER TO KNOCK (1952) 14471

Original 20th Century Fox Six Sheet Poster (81×81). Linen-backed. Very fine.

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This is an original 20th Century Fox Six Sheet Poster (81x81) for the Roy Ward Baker dramatic thriller, DON’T BOTHER TO KNOCK (1952)—starring Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe, and Anne Bancroft (in her film debut). The film tells the story of airline pilot Jed Towers (Widmark), who at first actively pursues baby-sitter Nell (Monroe) but then gradually realizes she is crazy and dangerous. Part psychological drama and part thriller, the film remains one of Marilyn Monroe’s best dramatic performances. Widmark also gives an excellent performance in spite of having to portray a rather lame, superficial character with few redeeming features. This original six sheet poster is linen-backed and in very fine condition. Six sheets on this title are rare.

HOW TO BE VERY, VERY POPULAR (1955) 6162

Original 20th Century fox One Sheet Poster (27×41). Folded. Very fine condition, with only minor fold separations.

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This is an original 20th Century Fox One Sheet Poster (27x41) for the Nunnally Johnson comedy, HOW TO BE VERY, VERY POPULAR (1955)—starring Betty Grablel, Sheree North, and Robert Cummings. This is the film that Marilyn Monroe refused to do for Fox. Instead, she moved to New York to study with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio. Unfortunately, Sheree North was quickly put in her place and encouraged to look and act like a Monroe clone, which undercut the effect of this otherwise cute and clever comedy. The film was a commercial failure, and Betty Grable took this lack of success as a cue to end her twenty-five year Hollywood career. This cutre original one sheet poster is folded and in very fine condition, with only minor fold separations.

MARILYN (1963) 6544

Original 20th Century Fox Three Sheet Poster (41×81). Folded. Very fine plus condition.

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Original 20th Century Fox Three Sheet Poster (41x81) for the Harold Medford documentary, MARILYN (1963)—starring Marilyn Monroe and narrated by Rock Hudson. This excellent but often overlooked documentary is a compilation of clips from Monroe’s movies for Fox starting from her beginnings as a bit player in A TICKET TO TOMAHAWK (1950) to final role in SOMETHING’S GOT TO GIVE (1962), a film that was never finished. Monroe’s erratic behavior pushed the film to more than $1 million over budget in just a few weeks of filming; so, Fox fired Monroe. But when co-star Dean Martin refused to work with anybody else, Fox rehired Monroe. But when Monroe died in August of 1962, Fox decided to scrap the whole project. This original three sheet poster is folded and in very fine plus condition.

HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE (1953) 20016

Original 20th Century Fox Insert Poster (14×36). Folded. Very fine condition with only a few very minor flaws.

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Original 20th Century Fox Insert Poster (14x36) for the Jean Negulesco romantic comedy, HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE (1953)—starring Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, and William Powell. This film is a delightful tale of three models (Grable, Monroe, and Bacall), who pool their resources to rent an expensive penthouse apartment in New York, each one hoping to catch a wealthy husband. This story had been made before, in the thirties, as THE GREEKS HAD A WORD FOR IT. We also have that one sheet on this website. This time around it was Fox’s first Cinemascope picture and also one of the first films to be recorded in stereo. It wasn’t released until after THE ROBE (1953) --in fact the second Cinemascope film but the first one released. This original insert poster is folded and in very fine condition with only minor edge wear and a bend in the bottom left corner.

THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL (1957) 19996

Original Warner Bros. Half Sheet Poster (22×28). Folded. Very fine minus condition, with some minor flaws: small nicks in top and bottom borders, minor paper loss in the bottom border, and creases in three corners.

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This is an original Warner Bros. Half Sheet Poster (22x28) for the Laurence Olivier romantic comedy, THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL (1957)—based on a play by Terence Rattigan and starring Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn’s revered “sex appeal” is on full display in this film as she tries to seduce Olivier. In the original play, Monroe’s part was English, not American, and was played by Vivien Leigh. Olivier, who also directed the film, wanted Leigh for the film part, but she was ill at the time. Monroe was available and very popular, so Olivier offered her the part. They did not get along at all during the filming. Olivier was understandably perturbed by Marilyn’s infamous “moodiness” and her total inability to arrive at the set on time. Still, the actress turns in a very credible and delightful performance and will be remembered and appreciated far more than Olivier’s stiff and snobby Grand Duke. With a stunning portrait of the two legends, this original half sheet poster is folded and in very fine minus condition. Minor flaws include small nicks in the top and bottom borders, minor paper loss in the bottom border, and creases in three of the corners. The campaign for THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL yielded one of the best images on Marilyn Monroe on any U.S. poster.

SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) 7144

Original United Artists Six Sheet Poster (80.5×82). Linen-backed. Very fine condition.

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Original United Artists Six Sheet Poster (80.5x82) for the Billy Wilder cross-dressing comedic masterpiece, SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)—starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon. Some critics have dubbed this film to be the greatest Hollywood comedy of all time. Monroe as “Sugar” creates one of her most loved and memorable characters, but Lemmon and Curtis steal the show when they decide to become “Daphne” and “Josephine” and join an all-girl band in order to evade the mob and get to Florida. This gender-bending comedy way ahead of its time was nominated for six Academy Awards—including Best Actor for Lemmon and Best Director for Wilder. It won the Oscar for Best Costume Design. This original six sheet poster is linen-backed and in very fine condition, with some touch-up to fold lines and a minor repair in one small area.

BUS STOP (1956) 12753

ORIGINAL 20th Century Fox Six Sheet Poster (81×81). Linen-backed. Very fine condition.

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Original 20th Century Fox Six Sheet poster for the Joshua Logan romantic comedy, BUS STOP (1956)—starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, and Arthur O’Connell. BUS STOP was written by William Inge. Inge had won the Pulitzer Prize for playwriting for PICNIC in 1953. Immediately after PICNIC came the play BUS STOP. This is the story of innocent rodeo cowboy Bo (Murray) who falls in love with a café singer Cherie (Monroe) in Phoenix. She tries to run away to Los Angeles, but Murray finds her and forces her to get on the bus back to his Montana ranch. Monroe creates one of her most memorable and deeply touching characters in “chanteuse” Cherie. In his book on Marilyn, the writer Norman Mailer asserts that the actress never looked more ravishing than she did in BUS STOP. The character of Bo was Murray’s first and best-remembered screen role and netted him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. William Inge later won an Academy Award for his screenplay SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS. This original linen backed six sheet is in very fine condition. The six sheet is, in our opinion, the best U.S. poster on this title.

BUS STOP (1956) 20180

Original 20th Century Fox Scene Lobby Card (11×14). Fine condition.

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Original 20th Century Fox Scene Lobby Card for the Joshua Logan romantic comedy, BUS STOP (1956)—starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, and Arthur O’Connell. BUS STOP was written by William Inge. Inge had won the Pulitzer Prize for playwriting for PICNIC in 1953. Immediately after PICNIC came the play BUS STOP. This is the story of innocent rodeo cowboy Bo (Murray) who falls in love with a café singer Cherie (Monroe) in Phoenix. She tries to run away to Los Angeles, but Murray finds her and forces her to get on the bus back to his Montana ranch. Monroe creates one of her most memorable and deeply touching characters in “chanteuse” Cherie. In his book on Marilyn, the writer Norman Mailer asserts that the actress never looked more ravishing than she did in BUS STOP. The character of Bo was Murray’s first and best-remembered screen role and netted him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. William Inge later won an Academy Award for his screenplay SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS. This original scene lobby card is in fine condition, with only minor surface wear and a minor hole in the middle of the upper border.

HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE (1953) 20183

HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE (1953) U.S. scene card.

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Original 20th Century Fox scene lobby card for the Jean Negulesco romantic comedy, HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE (1953)—starring Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, and William Powell. This film is a delightful tale of three models (Grable, Monroe, and Bacall), who pool their resources to rent an expensive penthouse apartment in New York, each one hoping to catch a wealthy husband. This story had been made before, in the thirties, as THE GREEKS HAD A WORD FOR IT. We also have that one sheet on this website. This time around it was Fox’s first Cinemascope picture and also one of the first films to be recorded in stereo. It wasn’t released until after THE ROBE (1953) --in fact the second Cinemascope film but the first one released. This original scene card in fine condition. Some pinholes.

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