Published by British Lion Film Corporation, London, 1949
Photograph
Vintage black-and-white British front-of-house card from the 1949 UK film. A man on a train pulls the communication cord and subsequently puts into motion a train wreck, a murder, and a man hunt. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with light toning and several tiny closed tears.
Published by United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1963
Photograph
Vintage color British front-of-house card from the 1963 UK film. Features June Ritchie, Bernard Cribbins, and Ron Moody. The sequel to "The Mouse that Roared" finds the tiny of country Grand Fenwick using a fake space program to finagle money from both the US and USSR to fix the plumbing in their castle. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good, with brief insect damage to the top edge, and light creasing.
Published by Paramount Pictures, Hollywood, 1960
Photograph
Vintage full-color British front-of-house card from the UK release of the 1960 US film. Clark Gable stars as a lawyer who helps manage the estate of his late brother, who left behind a saucy Italian wife (Loren) and a young son. Gable also managed to gain significant weight during the filming in Italy, due primarily to his acquired taste for the local cuisine. This would be the last film of his to be released during his lifetime. 8 x 10 inches. Pinholes to the top and bottom borders, else Near Fine.
Published by Mario Zampi Productions / Allied Artists Pictures, Glendale, CA, 1954
Photograph
Two vintage reference photographs from the 1954 film. A man beloved in his hometown suddenly dies and leaves the majority of his fortune to a distant relative. The relative comes to be deeply disliked by the townspeople, who run a lottery to determine who in town will murder him. Set in Ireland, shot on location in Middlesex, and Hertfordshire, England. 10 x 8 inches. One Very Good, one Good only, with pin holes from staples along the edges and in the center of the photograph.
Published by N.p., N.p., 1965
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Two vintage color transparencies from the 1965 film, showing actor Gina Lollobrigida preparing for a turn as a blonde Lady Godiva. A well-to-do American businessman and a free-spirited Italian woman meet in London and impulsively marry, but soon realize they have little in common and truly dislike each other. 3.25 x 5 inches. Near Fine.
Published by N.p., N.p., 1965
Photograph
Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1965 film, showing actor Rock Hudson wrapped in a lacy sheet. With the stamp of photographer Leo Fuchs on the verso, along with the stamp of Vista Photos and several manuscript pencil and ink annotations regarding layout. A well-to-do American businessman and a free-spirited Italian woman meet in London and impulsively marry, but soon realize they have little in common and truly dislike each other. 11 x 14 inches, with a wide right margin. Very Good, with light wear to the edges and layout annotations in pencil on the right edge.
Published by United Artists / Chrislaw Productions, Beverly Hills, CA, 1970
Photograph
Vintage borderless double weight photograph of actor Sammy Davis Jr. and director Jerry Lewis on the set of the 1970 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Chris Pepper (Peter Lawford) and Charlie Salt (Sammy Davis Jr.) are about to lose their London nightclub. In desperation they turn to Pepper's aristocrat twin brother for help, who shortly after they contact, is murdered. Pepper assumes his dead brothers identity and together with Salt, they try to solve the crime. Shot on location in Herefordshire and London. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.