The June 2-5, 2002, Pre-Long Beach Sale, Sale 14
Lot 1709
1984 (1955,
Columbia) One Sheet. Folds; very faint toning to edges; minor edge separations
at intersections repaired verso with tape; ID stamps and original owner's stamp
verso. Amazing color. Overall, fine condition.
Estimated Value $250-350.
Lot 1710
The 3rd Man
(1949, Alexander Korda and David O. Selznick). 27 x 41". Framed one-sheet
poster. Folds, minor abrasions near top right corner, minor repair to one
name.
Dry mounted on board. Framed under UV-3 plastic to museum
specifications. Very Good condition.
Estimated Value $800-1,000.
Lot 1711
Alexander Nevsky
(1938, Mosfilm). Export version, possibly from a later release. 30 x 40".
Framed one-sheet poster. A 3" vertical tear at upper center edge; considerable
loss to upper left corner; a 1½" vertical abrasion at upper center;
light stains at lower left; a 2¼" soft fold at upper right. Good to very
good condition.
A scarce poster from the end of famed director Sergei
Eisenstein's career.
Museum mounted under UV-3 plastic with barrier
boards and Chartex, muslin or linen backing.
Estimated Value $600-700.
Lot 1712
An American in
Paris signed by Minelli (1951, MGM) One Sheet. Autographed by
Vincente Minelli. Folds with some edge separation; noteworthy abrasions
recto and repairs verso; scattered soil and light stains; pinholes. Generally,
this poster is in fair condition, but the strong colors and the Minelli
signature make it a piece worth investing in.
Estimated Value $300-400.
Lot 1713
The Ashphalt Jungle
(1950, MGM) One Sheet. This was Marilyn Monroe's first film, although she
doesn't appear on this striking poster, her brief cameo is one of the
highlights of this great movie.
Folds with one small area of edge
separation; tape verso does not appear to be repairs; owner and ID stamps
verso. Fine condition.
Estimated Value $350-500.
Lot 1714
Battleship Potemkin
(1925, poster issued ca. 1932) Printed in Russia for film's export
re-release, probably to Belgium. 26 x 32" Framed. Folds. Fine.
One of
the most acclaimed Soviet films of all time, Battleship Potemkin made
Eisenstein an internationally renowned film figure. The scene shown in this
poster depicts an actual incident in the Potemkin revolt -- a sailor who
complained about being forced to walk the plank. A wonderful opportunity -- we
have not seen a poster for this epic Russian film.
Museum mounted under
UV-3 plastic with barrier boards and Chartex, muslin or linen backing.
Estimated Value $600-700.
Lot 1715
Beatles, Help
(1965, United Artists) One Sheet. Folds with minor edge separation at
intersections; one tape repair verso; one thinned area verso -- recto still
intact -- at top right; ID stamp verso. Overall, very good to fine condition.
Estimated Value $400-500.
Please note the Beatles memorabilia in our
Rock and Roll section.
Lot 1716
Beatles, Let It Be
(1970, United Artists) One Sheet. Folds with one spot of separation; owner
and ID stamps verso. Overall, fine condition.
Estimated Value $400-500.
Please note the Beatles memorabilia in our Rock and Roll section.
Lot 1717
Beatles, Yellow
Submarine (1968, United Artists) One Sheet. Folds with minor separation
at intersections; some color rub (pink onto white) on bottom horizontal crease;
one tape repair verso; minor toning verso; owner and ID stamps verso. Very good
condition.
Estimated Value $400-500.
Please note the Beatles
memorabilia in our Rock and Roll section.
Lot 1718
Black Orpheus
(1960 U.S. Release, Lopert) One Sheet. Academy Award: Best Foreign Film.
Folds; pinholes in corners; one tape repair verso; ID and owner's stamp verso.
Excellent color. Fine.
Estimated Value $300-400.
Lot 1719
Custer's Last Fight
(1928, Quality Amusement) One Sheet. On Linen. A great early Western,
billed as "The Greatest Wild West Feature Ever Filmed." Excellent color. Fine.
Estimated Value $800-UP.
Lot 1720
Dangerously They
Live (John Garfield) (1942, Warner Brothers) One Sheet. Great noir
graphics for this Garfield thriller.
Folds with minor tape repairs verso at
intersections and edges; ID and owner's stamps verso. Fine condition.
Estimated Value $350-450.
Lot 1721
Disney, Davy Crockett,
King of the Wild Frontier (1955. Walt Disney / Buena Vista) One Sheet.
Folds with tape repairs verso at intersections; scattered pinholes in corners
with tape repairs verso; ID and owner's stamp verso; very, very minor toning to
edges. Overall, very good to fine condition.
Estimated Value $700-800.
Lot 1722
Disney, Father's Day
Off starring Goofy (1953, RKO / Disney) One Sheet. Goofy has his
hands full in this popular cartoon.
Folds; tape repairs verso at separation
at vertical fold in bottom half of poster; minor additional creases at
horizontal folds. Super color; recto is near fine condition (problems verso
bring grade to very good).
Estimated Value $1,250-UP.
Lot 1723
Disney, Goofy
Gymnastics (1948, RKO / Disney) One Sheet. Another Goofy tour de force.
Folds with tape repairs verso at intersections; very minor color loss scattered
at folds; scattered tiny chips to margins; ID and original owner's stamps
verso. Overall, very good condition.
Estimated Value $1,250-UP.
Lot 1724
Disney, Lady and the
Tramp (1955, RKO / Disney) One Sheet. Folds with tape repairs verso,
most notable at intersections; scattered tape repairs verso at very minor chips
at margins; owner stamp verso. Overall, very good to near excellent condition.
Estimated Value $700-800.
Lot 1725
Dr. Strangelove
(1963, Columbia) One Sheet. Folds; pinholes; minor tape repairs verso; ID
and owner stamps verso. Very good condition.
Estimated Value $250-350.
Lot 1726
Dr. Zhivago
(1965, MGM) One Sheet. Style B. Folds with scattered, minor edge separation
and minor color loss; one 2" intact tear at top left margin; ID and owner
stamps verso. Overall, near fine condition.
Estimated Value $150-200.
Lot 1727
Dr. Zhivago, lot of
two posters (1965, MGM) Two One Sheet posters.
The first is the very
desirable "portrait style" (style C) 1965 poster, featuring portraits and brief
character descriptions for the major figures in Dr. Zhivago. Folds with
two areas of separation repaired verso with tape; one 4" horizontal tear at
right edge repaired verso with tape and visible only on examination; ID and
owner stamps verso; three small scattered holes in bottom left corner. Overall,
excellent condition.
Our second poster is the Academy Awards version, issued
to celebrate the movie's six Oscars. Folds; tip of bottom right corner missing;
ID and owner stamps verso. Overall, excellent condition.
Estimated Value
$300-400.
Lot 1728
Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes Album and Lobby Card (20th Century Fox, 1953) Lobby
card mounted and framed with a rare Disc Jockey "Not for Sale" album
featuring Marilyn Monroe singing "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" on the
A-side and Jane Russell's "Bye Bye Baby" as the B-side.
The rare recording
and desirable lobby card make for an interesting group. Both pieces are
souvenirs of one of Monroe's best, most charming, films and have been
beautifully mounted with museum quality materials and UV plexiglass to an
overall size of 21 x 31".
Estimated Value $250-350.
Lot 1729
Going My Way
(1944, Paramount) One Sheet. Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor and
Best Director. Folds with tape repairs verso at intersections; three small
(pencil tip-size) holes in bottom ¼ of poster, one repaired verso; ID and
original owner's stamp verso. Overall, very good to near fine condition.
Estimated Value $150-200.
Lot 1730
Great Gatsby
(1949, Paramount) Alan Ladd gave an amazing performance, capturing the
mysterious Gatsby persona perfectly.
Folds with edge separation at
intersections repaired verso with tape; owner and ID stamps verso; one minor
diagonal crease at bottom left corner. Overall, very good to near fine
condition.
Estimated Value $300-400.
Lot 1731
Intermezzo and
Arch of Triumph. A Bergman double feature of achingly
romantic films.
Intermezzo (1947 Release, United Artists) One Sheet.
Striking graphics with a dramatic Bergman portrait distinguish this poster for
Ingrid Berman's first U.S. film. Folds with minor toning along creases recto
and verso; owner and ID stamps verso, else fine.
Arch of Triumph
(1948, United Artists) One Sheet. Folds with scattered edge separation repaired
verso; a few tears and chips along edges would be easily repaired; owner and ID
stamps verso. Good to very good.
Estimated Value $400-500.
Lot 1732
Judy Garland Double
Feature (Summer Stock, In the Good Old Summertime). In The Good
Old Summertime (1949, MGM) One Sheet. Judy and Van Johnson really swing.
Folds with one area of separation at top intersection; owner and ID stamps
verso. Overall, fine.
Summer Stock (1950, MGM) One Sheet. In spite of
problems on the set, Judy and Gene Kelly danced up a storm. This great poster
even features a drawing of Judy in "that outfit"! Folds, one area of separation
at bottom edge; one crease at bottom left has resulted in two ½" tears
and one ½" nick; owner and ID stamps verso, the Summer Stock
stamp verso shows through faintly at top center recto. Overall, near fine
condition.
Estimated Value $500-700.
Lot 1733
Judy Garland in The
Clock (1945, MGM) One Sheet. On Linen. Fine.
Estimated Value
$500-600.