Movie Art

Original Columbia Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Howard Hawks masterful drama, ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS (1939) starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, and Rita Hayworth. New York showgirl Arthur is on a stop-over in a small town somewhere in South America. She meets and falls in love with Grant, the leader of a small band of mail pilots who have to cross a perilous mountain pass daily. Grant, who has sworn off women, lives entirely in a world of men, totally in the moment, and united with the other flyers by the imminent dangers of their work. ANGELS was a huge hit for Hawks and ushered in his most successful decade in Hollywood. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards—Best Cinematography and Best Special Effects. This original one sheet poster is linen-backed and in near mint condition with only minimal touch-up. A very rare poster for one of the thirties most influential action films. A pivotal role for Rita Hayworth before she became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Notice she’s shown on the poster! This one is RARE.

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 MGM Three Sheet Poster (41×81) for the Mervyn LeRoy musical comedy, LATIN LOVERS (1953) starring Lana Turner, Ricardo Montalban, John Lund, and Louis Calhern. Turner plays a woman with everything—including $37 million she has just inherited. But she can’t tell if men pretend to love her just for her money. She meets and falls for Montalban on a trip to Brazil. Turner was gorgeous in the film, and costume designer Helen Rose had the inspiration to dress her in combinations of black and white. She was striking in contrast to her ultra-lush Technicolor trappings. This original three sheet poster is folded and in very good condition. The poster is in two sections –never really assembled but probably used at a theater. It has some fold separation and some small tears and pinholes. We recommend linen backing for this poster. Ask us about poster conservation.

Original American International Pictures Three Sheet Poster (41×81) for the William Asher musical comedy, HOW TO STUFF A WILD BIKINI (1965) starring Annette Funicello, Dwayne Hickman, Brian Donlevy, Harvey Lembeck, and Frankie Avalon. This was the last AIP “beach” musical to feature Funicello and Avalon. Alas, the surfing fad had crested and was now being replaced by a renewed interest in the motorcycle subculture. Funicello, who was pregnant at the time of the filming, looks too old to be hanging out at the beach. Avalon was also tired of playing an over-aged teenager and wanted to do something new in his career. So, AIP brought in Dwayne Hickman to be Annette’s new love interest, but the two just didn’t have the chemistry that Annette and Frankie had in the earlier films. After this film, Annette retired to raise a family, and Frankie attempted to play more serious roles. This original three sheet poster is folded and in very fine condition.

Original MGM One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Mervyn LeRoy family drama, LITTLE WOMEN (1949) starring June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O’Brien, and Elizabeth Taylor. This film is an adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord in the 1860s. With their father off fighting in the Civil War, the four sisters learn to grow up and find direction in their lives. The film won the Oscar for Best Art Direction and also was nominated for Best Cinematography. This original one sheet poster is folded and in very good condition.

Original MGM Stone Lithograph Six Sheet Poster (81×81) for the Clarence Brown war drama, WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER (1944) starring Irene Dunne, Alan Marshal, Roddy McDowal, Frank Morgan, and a young Elizabeth Taylor. Before the United States entered World War II, Sir Alexander Korda as sent to Hollywood by Churchill to persuade his movie mogul friends to make movies with pro-British themes, and this film is part of that mission. Dunne plays a young American girl who comes to England and falls in love with the dashing Marshal, then loses him in the First World War. She decides to raise their son in England, only to have him go to war and die in battle. A tribute to the British and American soldiers who fought in World War II, the film features a massive cast of established actors and rising stars—including a 12-year-old Elizabeth Taylor. This original unused stone lithograph six sheet poster is folded and in fine plus condition, with only some minor fold separations.

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.

Original Universal Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Hollingsworth Morse musical comedy, PUFNSTUF (1970) starring Jack Wild, Billie Hayes, Martha Raye, and Cass Elliot. Although the television series “H. R. Pufnstuf” ran for only 17 episodes on NBC, Universal Pictures saw enormous potential in Puf, Jimmy, Freddie the Flute, and Witchiepoo. Billie Hayes plays the adorable Witchiepoo, and her memorable portrayal of this character is the highlight of the film. Raye plays Boss Witch (Queen of Witchdom) and Cass Elliot (in her only feature film performance) plays Witch Hazel. This original one sheet poster is folded and in good condition, with only some tape on the reverse side.