Original Universal Pictures Three Sheet Poster (41×81) for Harry Keller drama, THE FEMALE ANIMAL (1958) starring Hedy Lamarr, Jane Powell, Jan Sterling, and George Nader. A screen actress (Lamarr) has fallen for the young extra (George Nader) who saved her life on the set of her most recent film. Unfortunately, her daughter (Powell) becomes involved with her new beau and the two women compete childishly for his affections. Hedy Lamarr’s penultimate film is considered corny and simplistic, but still endearing.  This three sheet poster is folded and in very fine condition.

Original Universal Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Andrew V. McLaglen western, THE RARE BREED (1966) starring James Stewart, Maureen O’Hara, Brian Keith, and Juliet Mills.  Headstrong widow Martha Price (O’Hara) and her daughter (Mills) together with their prize bull travel from England to Texas to sell their bull and thus introduce Hereford cattle to the American west.  Along the way, they meet a cynical and hard-bitten drifter Sam Burnett (Stewart) who helps them on their adventure.  Though fictionalized, the film is a fairly accurate account of the displacement of Longhorn cattle in Texas by intentional interbreeding with more conventional bulls.  This is certainly one of the original “chick flicks” as the story is told from the point of view of the female heroine (Mills).  This original one sheet poster is in very good condition.

Original Belgian Poster (14×22) for the David Miller drama, BACK STREET (1961) starring Susan Hayward, John Gavin, Vera Miles, and Charles Drake. Hayward portrays an impossibly chic fashion designer who falls in love Gavin, a married department store heir. Miles plays Gavin’s alcoholic wife, who is prone to falling down drunk at parties and threatening suicide. This soap opera began Hayward’s descent into strictly camp territory. This original Belgian poster is in very fine plus condition.

Original Belgian Poster (14×22) for the Alfred Hitchcock horror thriller, THE BIRDS (1963) starring Tippi Hedren, Suzanne Pleshette, Rod Taylor, and Jessica Tandy. When Hedren’s character travels to a seaside town, the local birds begin attacking the residents with increasing regularity and escalating viciousness. Not knowing why the birds resort to this psychotic behavior only adds to the feeling of unrelenting terror. This original Belgian poster is folded and in fine plus condition.

Original Sheet Music (9×12) for the song “I Love To Whistle” performed in the Norman Taurog musical comedy, MAD ABOUT MUSIC (1938) starring Deanna Durbin, Herbert Marshall, Gail Patrick, and Arthur Treacher. With music by Jimmy McHugh and lyrics by Harold Adamson, the song was performed by Deanna Durbin. Although the photo shows the image slightly eclipsed, the real sheet music has not been trimmed in any way and is in very fine condition.

Original Sheet Music (9×12) for the song “It Happened in Monterey” sung in the John Murray Anderson musical revue, KING OF JAZZ (1930) starring Paul Whiteman, John Boles, Laura La Plante, and Jeanette Loff. With music by Mabel Wayne and lyrics by Billy Rose, the duet was sung by John Boles and Jeanette Loff to the accompaniment of the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. Although the photo shows the image slightly eclipsed, the real sheet music has not been trimmed in any way and is in very fine condition.

Group of Eight Original Universal Pictures B&W Studio Still Photographs (8×10) for the George Lucas teen classic, AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973) starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Cindy Williams, and Candy Clark. This wonderful nostalgic mix of pathos and humor is certainly the best film about teenagers ever made. Shot in 29 days on a tight budget, the film is set in a small town in California on the last night in 1962 this group of teenagers will be together after graduation. The wonderful writing, fine performances, and superb directing produced a film with characters with whom nearly everyone in 1973 could identify. The film received 5 Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actress for Clark, Best Director for Lucas, and Best Picture. This group of still photographs vary from very fine to near mint condition.

Original Universal Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Robert Zemechis science fiction western adventure, BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III (1990) starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, and Mary Steenburgen. Filmed at the same time as Part II, this film is the Wild West entry of the trilogy. All of the actors in this sequel deliver memorable performance. The film is also well written, well directed, and blessed with an incredible musical score by Alan Silvestri. This original one sheet poster is double-sided, rolled, and in very fine condition.

Original Universal Pictures Advance One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Chris Renaud and Kyle Balda animation fantasy, DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX (2012) starring the voices of Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Zac Efron, and Taylor Swift. A 12-year old boy (Efron) searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams (Swift). To find it, he must discover the story of the Lorax (DeVito), the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world. This original advance one sheet poster is double-sided and in near mint condition.

Original Universal Pictures Advance One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Robert Zemechis science fiction adventure, BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (1989) starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, and Lea Thompson. When BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985) was originally conceived, writer and director Zemechis had no idea how much notoriety it would eventually achieve nor the box office records it would break. Because of this success, there now had to be the inevitable sequels. What Zemechis came up with is every bit as whimsical as the original movie, but the pace of the action is quite brisk. This original advance poster is folded and in very good condition, with minor fold distresses and minor rumpling.

Original Universal Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the short documentary, PEEWEE LEAGUERS (1965) about Bo Belcher’s Baseball camp at Chandler, OK and narrated by New York Yankee’s star 2nd baseman Bobby Richardson. This original one sheet poster is folded and in very fine condition.

Original Universal Pictures 70mm Roadshow Half Sheet Poster (22×28) of John Gavin as the young Julius Caesar for the Stanley Kubrick Roman epic, SPARTACUS (1960) starring Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, and John Gavin. Stanley Kubrick replaced original director Anthony Mann, but it was really Kirk Douglas as Executive Producer who made many of the decisions. The film is a marvelous retelling of the revolt in 73 B.C. at a gladiatorial school, which mushrooms into a crisis for the Roman Republic. Opposing political factions by Olivier and Laughton try to use the revolt to further their political ends. Besides outstanding performances from the entire cast and expert direction by Kubrick, the film has beautiful cinematography by Russell Metty and a brilliant score by Alex North. The film was nominated for six Academy Awards and won five Oscars, including Best Supporting Actor to Ustinov and Best Cinematography to Metty. We have graded this poster as Very Good Plus. There is some paper abrasion near the top center. Colors are vivid. Some edge wear. This poster would be improved with Linen Backing. Roadshow posters are much more difficult to acquire than 35mm release material for this film – and better looking as well.