Charming original press photograph of the great entertainer in his 1928 film The Circus, shown with costar Merna Kennedy. Chaplin plays a tramp who wanders into a traveling circus and becomes an accidental star, opposite Kennedy as a mistreated rider (who eventually falls for the tightrope walker!) Original press caption and cropping notes on the verso, stamped with the date October 28, 1950. Two areas of in-painting, and some scratches, creases and one slight tear; overall in very good condition. 8 x 10 inches (20.2 x 25.8 cm).
Glossy film still from the 1934 comedy "It Happened One Night," signed by the French-American leading lady of the 1920's to 40's. A charming image from Frank Capra's screwball romance, Colbert shown here as a pampered heiress undressing behind a makeshift curtain, while costar Clark Gable smirks on the other side. Colbert has signed this later reprint on the left in bold black marker. In very fine condition. 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.6 cm).
Richly printed black and white matte photograph of Gary Cooper in a scene from the 1939 Paramount film Beau Geste, boldly signed and inscribed in black ink. Very fine. 8 x 10 inches. Read More...
Boldly signed photograph of the English stage and film actor, manager and producer, who starred as Algy in the first Broadway production of The Importance of Being Earnest. Very slight tape remnant; otherwise in very fine condition. 8.5 x 13.8 cm.
Original signed doubleweight photograph of the popular French actor and singer who was also successful in Italian and American films. He is shown flaunting his trademark horsey teeth and smoking a cigarette, and has neatly signed and inscribed at the upper left. Photographed by Intran Studio. In fine condition. 7 x 9 inches (18 x 23.1 cm).
Original press photograph of the great Hollywood actress and the British novelist and playwright, on location for the film of du Maurier's "The Scapegoat" in France. Davis starred with Alec Guinness and Nicole Maurey in the film, based on du Maurier's 1957 crime thriller. With original press caption on the verso, dated June 21st, 1958. In fine condition. 24 x 18.3 cm.
New York: Hawthorn Books. 1974. First Printing. Signed copy of the sympathetic biography of the 10-time Academy Award nominated Hollywood legend, written by Stine with "running commentary" by Davis inserted throughout the text in red ink. Inscribed and signed in red felt-tip marker on the half-title by the star. "Mother Goddam," a formidable character in the 1920's melodrama, later a film and TV movie, The Shanghai Gesture, was apparently Davis' favorite role and the name she liked to be called. Index, filmography, list of stage appearances, many photographs. Author photos on rear jacket panel with empty quiche pan. 374 pp. Page tops spotted, jacket lightly soiled and tattered, overall in very good condition with good dust jacket.
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McKellen, Ian. (b. 1939). "Thank You All Very Much" - Early Signed Photograph
An early photograph of the legendary British actor and activist in one of his first film roles, as George in the 1969 film "Thank You All Very Much," boldly signed and inscribed in black marker at the left. A later glossy reprint with original signature in very fine condition, 8 x 10 inches (20.7 x 25.3 cm).
Rare signed photograph of one of the most revered actors of his generation, remembered for his wild antics and lifestyle and for his roles in Papillon, Bullitt, The Thomas Crown Affair, The Sand Pebbles, The Cincinnati Kid, The Great Escape, and The Magnificent Seven. Vintage closeup headshot photo of McQueen in Bullitt, arguably his most beloved film. Slight fading to lower edge of the inscription, photograph irregularly trimmed at the edges to 7.7 x 9.5 inches [19.5 x 24.5 cm], affecting the top of the "Q" in the signature, otherwise fine. An uncommon example from a Hollywood legend quite elusive in signed photos!
Seventeen original movie stills with promotional captions from the 1972 Sam Peckinpah western Junior Bonner, starring Steve McQueen as a veteran rodeo rider, "a rugged individualist whose only enemy seems to be the Twentieth Century." The film also starred Robert Preston, Ida Lupino and Ben Johnson. In very fine condition, each photograph approx 8 x 10 inches, varying slightly. Read More...
Called "The King of Cool," the actor's "anti-hero" persona, developed at the height of the Vietnam War-era counterculture, made him a top box-office draw of the 1960s and 1970s. Unsigned, vintage 3.75 x 5 inch, candid snapshot printed on Kodak photo stock, in fine condition aside from light wear to its edges and corners. Verso is blank and clean. Photograph is likely unpublished.
New York: Greenberg. 1952-1957. Three volumes of Daniel Blum's annual chronicle of Hollywood, Screen World, with a total of 89 signatures from actors and actresses including Audrey Hepburn, Leslie Caron, Gina Lollobrigida, Johnny Weissmuller, Ethel Waters and many others. Most of the autographs are signed over small film stills, often with multiple signatures on one page; some are signed on full-page portrait photographs - including the magnificent Audrey Hepburn - and many are inscribed to the collector, Frank (see below). The books provide a great overview of the films of 1952, 1954, and 1957, with cast listings for every film released and hundreds of great photographs; also included in each volume are sections of "Promising Personalities," "Former Famous Film Folk," and film obituaries, as well as a comprehensive index. A wonderful record of Hollywood's golden era. NB: All of the signatures found here are unproblematic apart from the Hepburn. To our view, this is an authentic signature, penned probably in a hurry at a stage door or such, with the book being held out to the actress, who has signed in a slovenly and uneven manner. But we were not at Frank's side for the signing and it's also possible that he who obtained all of these authentic signatures attempted the worst Hepburn forgery of all time with the intention of sabotaging his otherwise perfect collection. This seems less likely to us, but in any event we do agree that this one signature is not a typical Hepburn and thus sell this grouping with the caveat that this one is possibly not in her hand. Read More...
Evocative original press photograph of Selznick International Pictures filming their 1936 movie The Garden of Allah in the midst of a real-life sandstorm. The caption on the verso reads: "Terrific heat, blinding sandstorms, shifting dunes which made transportation difficult were only three of the location problems handled by the David O. Selznick Company. In one instance, however, nature lent kindly assistance. Here a snadstorm scene is being filmed, with an actual storm in progress. Several huge wind machines, transported hundreds of miles for this, were rendered useless, as well as proving quite puny in comparison with Nature's own show." Several cropping marks to the image and light wrinkling; otherwise in very good condition overall. 10 x 8 inches (25.5 x 20.6 cm). Read More...