Movie Art

Original Belgian poster for the Ted Tetzlaff film SON OF SINBAD (1955) starring Dale Robertson, Sally Forrest, Vincent Price, Marie Blanchard and Lili St. Cyr. Originally produced in 1953 as part of the first 3D movie craze, producer Howard Hughes held the film up for two years and released in flat as the fad had too quickly lost its appeal. The film is vintage Hollywood — a campy, wildly sexy Arabian Nights fantasy with female pulchritude and lingerie ecdysiast Lili St, Cyr in abundance! This folded poster is in fine condition has been stored rolled for some years. Definitely used, but the image area is complete. The Belgian censor stamp is attached to the poster.

Original Belgian poster (trimmed to 13×21) for the Charles Marquis Warren film FLIGHT TO TANGIERS (1953) starring Joan Fontaine, Jack Palance, Corinne Calvet, and Robert Douglas. This was originally an action-packed 3D movie produced during the first attempt by the studios to create a unique movie-going magnet designed to pull viewers away from their newly acquired TV sets. This Belgian poster was trimmed to 13×21 and is in very good plus condition with minor edge wear, creased. Image area is fine plus, with bright colors.

Original United Artists One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Ronald Neame comedy, THE HORSE’S MOUTH (958) starring Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Renee Houston, and Mike Morgan. Guinness portrays Gulley—broke, difficult, and conniving—but also an artist. Guinness gives an astounding and nuanced performance as the passionate but surly painter. The film makes us laugh out loud repeatedly while examining the serious subjects of vision and creation, art and commerce, and art and criticism. This original one sheet poster is folded and the border has been trimmed. In addition there are some pinholes and slight fold separation, encouraging us to view this poster as a good
candidate for linen backing. Ask us about poster conservation and restoration.

Original Columbia Pictures one sheet poster for the Vincent Sherman film AFFAIR IN TRINIDAD (1952) starring Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Alexander Scourby and Torin Thatcher. Studio boss Harry Cohn attempted to recaptured the magic of the classic GILDA with this sultry film noir featuring a sensual cabaret star, murder and unexpected romance. The results were quite successful. The poster is in fine plus condition with minor fold separation. Colors are bright. Style B.

Original Warner Brothers One Sheet poster for Mike Nichols important American film, WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (1966) starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, and Sandy Dennis. This cinematic masterpiece is based on a play by Edward Albee, which won both the 1963 Pulitzer Prize for Best Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play. The play was remarkably adapted for the screen by Ernest Lehman. It is the story of one horrendous night in the lives a very bitter, aging couple (Taylor and Burton), who with the help of limitless quantities of alcohol use the visit of a younger couple (Dennis and Segal) to fuel anguish and emotional torture towards each other. Indeed, the audience is as exhausted as the characters by the end of this ordeal. The film won five Academy Awards– including Best Actress for Taylor, Best Supporting Actress for Dennis, and Best Cinematography for Haskell Wexler. The film was also nominated for eight more awards—including Best Actor for Burton, Best Supporting Actor for Segal, Best Director for Nichols (in his directorial debut), Best Score for Alex North, and Best Picture. This original one sheet is in very fine condition except for one fold separation which we have addressed with archival tissue. A great candidate for linen backing. Ask us about poster conservation and restoration or read the article on this website.

Original Columbia Pictures one sheet poster for the George Sidney musical PAL JOEY (1957) starring Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, and Kim Novak. The film is based on the classic Rodgers and Hart musical of the same name and features such ageless songs as BEWITCHED, BOTHERED AND BEWILDERED and MY FUNNY VALENTINE. Sinatra is at the top of his game portraying a San Francisco roue torn between two women — a high society matron and a showgirl. Celluloid life and reel life mirrored one another as Columbia Boss Harry Cohn’s real-life obsession between the two studio glamour girls played out on screen, pitting one against the other. This theater used poster is in very good condition. It is somewhat worn – with some small tears, some pinholes and other distresses. This poster is a good candidate for linen backing. Ask us about poster restoration.

Original Seven Arts Pictures three sheet poster for the George Pollock mystery film TEN LITTLE INDIANS (1965) based on the Agatha Christie mystery novel (originally filmed in the 1940s as AND THEN THERE WERE NONE) and featuring an all-star cast including Hugh O’Brian, Shirley Eaton, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Daliah Lavi, Mario Adorf, Dennis Price, Stanley Holloway and Fabian. This poster is comprised of two panels, folded and in fine condition. Three sheets are composed of two panels of unequal size (generally) and are joined together to present as one poster. This poster has been theater-used, but has not been joined. It is folded, and there is some rumpling and minor distresses. This poster would linen back nicely. Ask us about poster restoration and conservation.

Original Columbia Pictures One Sheet poster for the Henry Hathaway film CIRCUS WORLD (1964) starring John Wayne, Claudia Cardinale and Rita Hayworth. Samuel Bronston was a colorful character who produced epic films in Europe which received the big 70mm distribution treatment from several of the Hollywood studios. He began this pattern with MGM. MGM were looking to follow up the huge success of BEN-HUR (1959) with another film. The movie was KING OF KINGS (1961) directed by Nicholas Ray. Other films followed – gigantic independent productions with big stars and distributed by big Hollywood studios: EL CID, THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, 55 DAYS AT PEKING. The last of these behemoths was CIRCUS WORLD, distributed by Paramount and intended for the Cinerama circuit. Life under the Big Top had been covered better by several other films, with their train wrecks, animal escapes, even mayhem. Here the attraction was The Duke of course, a somewhat long-in-the-tooth-for this-kind-of-thing Rita Hayworth, and the beautiful Claudia Cardinale. Veteran director Henry Hathaway was hired to helm the movie for the giant Cinerama screen. This poster is for the U.S. 35mm release of the movie. The poster has some staple holes in the corners, a small crease in the lower left corner. No fold separation. Some small pinholes.