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N.p.: Seven Arts Pictures, 1964. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1964 film. Nominated for two Oscars, including Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Based on Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey's 1962 novel of the same name. A Cold War political thriller about an attempted coup in the US government. Although the pentagon expressed a dislike for the film, President John F. Kennedy was encouraging, even assisting in its production by arranging a visit to his home in Hyannis Port when the crew needed to shoot outside the White House. Shot on location in Arizona, California, Virginia, DC, and France. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Newman, Pg. Spicer US.

London / Italy: Rank Organisation / Graphocolor S. P. A., 1966. Vintage full-color British front-of-house card from the 1966 UK film. Leslie Phillips stars as a doctor looking for love and romance from the hospital nurses, much to the annoyance of the main administrator (James Robertson Justice). Based on Richard Gordon's 1960 novel. 8 x 10 inches, with no borders as issued. Very Good plus, with light creasing overall.

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1950. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 film. A young woman in Manhattan steals a baby doll from work to carry on the bus so she always has a seat. She gets roped into an even bigger lie when a client overhears her refer to the doll using his name. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1943. Vintage studio still photograph, linen-backed, from the 1943 comedy film, showing actors Adolphe Menjou and Martha Scott. When the mother of a soon-to-be bride claims she has been swindled by one of her daughter's former suitors, the groom's father-a small-time con man-schemes to set the situation right. 10 x 8 inches (25 x 20cm). Very Good, with a small dampstain to the left edge and light, offset toning.

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1966. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the US release of the 1966 film. An underrated, key film for director Penn, something of an intellectual thriller, made between two better known films, "Mickey One" (1965) and "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967). Also, very much an acting tour de force, with early performances by Robert Duvall, Jane Fonda, and Robert Redford, and an exceptional turn by Brando as a town sheriff facing painful choices. The film itself was the subject of am acrimonious struggle for creative control between the director and studio, coincidentally making the production mirror the themes of upheaval of the social order and the fight for freedom within the film story. A story set in Texas, shot partially on location there. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1976. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1976 film. Based on Victor Canning's novel "The Rainbird Pattern." Snipe printed on the verso of the image. Shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with pin holes. Rosenbaum 1000.

London: Unviersal International Pictures, 1963. Vintage full-color British front-of-house card from the 1963 UK film. Directed by and starring Cornel Wilde, about King Arthur and his attempt to unify Britain. One of the last of the medieval period pieces during the 1950s and early 1960s, with well-acted and convincing action sequences. 8 x 10 inches. Several light creases overall, else Near Fine.

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1998 film, showing actor Howie Long. A smokejumper fighting a raging forest fire must contend with several criminals in disguise as firefighters, who set the fire in order to distract from their hunt for millions of dollars in stashed loot. Set in Wyoming, shot on location in California and Vancouver. 10 x 8 inches. Fine.

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1967. Vintage studio still photograph of Anne Jackson and Sudie Bond from the 1967 film. Based on Murray Schisgal's 1963 play "The Tiger." Lonely, frustrated, and alienated, mailman Ben Harris (Eli Wallach) decides he has had enough and set to get a girl (Anne Jackson) the only way he can, by kidnapping her. Set in and shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Culver City, CA: Brooksfilms, 1987. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1987 film. Two antiquarian booksellers strike up a long distance friendship during the late years of WWII. Starring Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, and Judi Dench. Shot on location in England and New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

London: National Screen Service / MGM, 1958. Vintage full-color still photograph from the 1958 UK film. Based on the 1911 play by George Bernard Shaw, starring Leslie Caron as the wife of an artist (Dirk Bogarde) who is dying of tuberculosis. She enlists the help of a very busy doctor who, upon learning the artist is really a con-man with greedy tendencies, in faced with a dilemma: help the desperate wife by curing the artist, or tend to other patients in need? 8 x 10 inches. Light rubbing, else Near Fine.

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1958. Two vintage color still photographs from the 1958 film noir, directed by Nicholas Ray. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1943. Vintage reference photograph of actress Pola Negri from the 1943 comedy film. When the mother of a soon-to-be bride claims she has been swindled by one of her daughter's former suitors, the groom's father-a small-time con man-schemes to set the situation right. 8 x 10 inches. About Very Good, with light edgewear, a chip to one corner margin, and a small tear to the bottom right corner with accompanying creasing.

N.p.: Kingsley International, 1962. Vintage publicity portrait studio still photograph from the 1962 film, showing actress Mai Zetterling. Based on Kingsley Amis' 1955 novel "That Uncertain Feeling." A bored librarian finds his attentions torn between a glamorous designer and his loving but stodgy wife. Set in the fictional town of Aberdarcy, shot on location in Swansea, South Wales. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall.

Universal City, CA: Unviersal International Pictures, 1957. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the 1957 film, featuring Lee Van Cleef, Ann Doran and Skip Homeier. Mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Judge Jim Scott (MacMurray) contends with the relatives of a sentenced murder, and with his unfaithful wife. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. Pitts 979.

N.p.: Joseph E. Levine Productions, 1981. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1981 film. Bruce Dern plays a psychologically unstable tattoo artist who becomes obsessed with a model. After kidnapping her, he uses her body as a canvas for "his masterpiece." Shot on location in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1958. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the 1958 film. The lost missile circles Earth and destroys everything in its path, using a mysterious technology gained from outer space. Incorporates Cold War propaganda, stock footage, and the mid-century focus on the importance of science relating to aviation and military weaponry. Shot on location in New York and Canada. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good, with creasing, staple holes to the center. Lentz, p. 1283.

Los Angeles, CA: Paramount Pictures, 1979. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1979 film. With mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, and two typed biographies for actor Dayton Ka'ne, discussing his being cast in the film with no previous acting experience. A loose remake of the 1937 film "The Hurricane," based on the 1936 novel by James Norman Hall and Charles Nordhoff. A painter falls in love with an island chief. Her father, a US Navy Captain, arrests the man because he disapproves of their relationship. Set in the island of Alava, shot on location in Bora Bora. 9.75 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Weldon 1996.

London: Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors, 1962. Vintage full-color still British front-of-house card from the 1962 UK film. Four teenagers are persuaded to form a rock band to keep them out of trouble. 8 x 10 inches. Light corner creases, and a single stain to the top edge, else Near Fine.

Los Angeles: Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS], 1996. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1984 television episode: Season 1 episode 7. Snipe affixed to photograph. James Coco, featured in the still, guest stars as Horatio, and eccentric theme park owner. The television series, starring Angela Lansbury, ran for 12 seasons and won Lansbury 12 Emmy Awards and 10 Golden Globe nominations. Shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine, with a small stain to the verso.