Original wrapper, 3 1/4 x 6 inches. Make up advice plus illustrated product descriptions. Interesting sections on make up application for Tramp, Negro, Creole, Iriish (male and female), Italian, Old Age, Hebrew, Indian and Moving Picture. 16 pages. View More...
Program for this classic silent film. Cover (front and back) is a scene in color from the chariot race. Text consists of black and white portraits of the actors and actresses, scenes from the movie and articles about the movie and the author, General Lew Wallace. Small chip upper left hand corner of front cover. 9 x 12 inches. Unpaginated, but 18 pages, complete. View More...
Original pencil drawing for the movie, The Night Walker. Doubles as an advertisement for Helene Curtis Industries, Incorporated. Gray, black, and red pencil (and perhaps also crayon or pastel) on three layers of tracing paper stapled together at the four corners and a couple times at the top and bottom edges. Features stylized text and an illustration beautifully rendered by hand. The following is the text: "see the Natural Silver Look of Barbara Stanwick; featured in William Castle's 'The Night Walker,' a Universal Release starring Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwick; Get the Natural Silve... View More...
Original flyer featuring a printed color photograph of Will Rogers on front, who faces views with a smile. This is a head shot, and he wears a suit and tie. The front of the illustration has a facsimile signature of the famous actor, reading, "Yours, Will Rogers." Information is printed on back for an upcoming Will Rogers movie and another starring Jack Benny to be shown in downtown Sacramento, California. No date, circa 1935-1936. 8" x 10." Flyer is clean and intact overall but has clipping limited to the margins and a few stains near the bottom edge on back (mostly limited to back; lit... View More...
Original publisher's black-and-white pictorial paper wrappers with staple binding. Front cover features a printed photograph of "Jose Ferrer as 'Cyrano de Bergerac.'" Full-page illustration of Barbara Hale endorsing Chesterfield cigarettes on back. No date, circa 1951. 6" x 8 3/4." Unpaginated, eight pages, complete. Black-and-white illustrations, complete. Advertisements for a variety of businesses, products, and services interspersed throughout, some of which have black-and-white illustrations. Program is virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning and the occasional ma... View More...
Original publisher's black-and-white pictorial paper wrappers with staple binding. Front cover features an illustration of Laurence Olivier as Henry V. Full-page illustrated advertisement for Acme Breweries on back. No date, circa 1946. 6" x 8 3/4." Unpaginated, sixteen pages, complete. Black-and-white illustrations, complete. Ads for a variety of businesses, products, and services interspersed throughout, some of which have black-and-white illustrations. Program is very clean and intact except for light age toning, slight wrinkling, and the occasional mark. Binding is tight. A Very ... View More...
Circa 1944. Original publicity photograph of Marlene Dietrich and Irving Berlin taken at the Fifty Army Camp in Italy in May, 1944. Dietrich (1901-1992) was a German-American actress and singer. Irving Berlin (1888-1989) was a Russian born composer and lyricist. He was widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history. Both Dietrich and Berlin toured with the USO during W.W.II. This black and white photograph was taken May, 1944 during a USO tour. Photograph shows Dietrich and Berlin sitting looking at dollar bills. Photograph has slight creases, however overall photograph ... View More...
Original black-and-white publicity photograph showing a film still from the movie, Green Fire (1954). The scene shows women being thrown baskets from people standing above on a balcony, which they will use to harvest the coffee bean crop. "1651-10" printed in lower-right corner on front. Green stamp on back: "Approved, June 24 1952, Advertising Code Administration, Hollywood." Typed description on back. Photo is very clean and intact overall but has a few wrinkles at the corners. A Near Fine copy. Green Fire is a drama about a man named Rian Mitchell (played by Stewart Granger) and a lo... View More...
Original black-and-white publicity photograph showing men on a balcony overlooking at something in a scenic landscape. This is a still showing part of the filming process of The Red Danube (1949). 10" x 8." "1439 x 22" printed in lower-right corner on front. Green stamp on back: "Approved, Advertising [partial text], Jun 22 1949, Hollywood." Typed description on back. Photo is very clean and intact overall but has a few wrinkles at the corners. A Near Fine copy. The Red Danube (1954) is an adventure drama set against the backdrop of Cold War paranoia. It was based on the book, Vespers... View More...
Original typescript printed in black ink on beige paper. Stapled in upper-left corner. 8 1/2" x 11." Twenty pages, complete. Pages are very clean and intact overall. Slight age toning to pages. Occasional annotations in red-orange colored pencil on pages, possibly original holograph corrections. A closed tear measuring about 2 1/2" at the top of Page 1, only affecting the word, "September," in the date. A small rust mark from a paper clip in the upper-left margin on first and last pages. Slightly bumped corners. A Very Good copy. Typescript for one episode of the Amos 'n' Andy Show.... View More...
One sheet (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch) folded as issued with composed photo on the inside using black and red printing. Photo of the cast from the movie and brief outline story of the movie. Directed by Nick Grinde in 1930, the film starred Bessie Love, Mary Lawlor, Cliff Edwards, Stanley Smith, Lola Lane, and Gus Shy. The film was based on a New York 'Broadway' musical comedy play of 1927 about college life and love. Very good clean copy. View More...
Collection of five typed letters printed on beige paper by William S. Hart, Jr. Two of the letters are exact copies. 8 1/2" x 11." Letters are not signed by Hart. Letters are very clean and intact. William S. Hart, Jr. (1922-2004) was the son of Winifred Westover (1899-1978), a Hollywood actress, and William S. Hart (1864-1946), a film and stage actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. William S. Hart, Sr. is best-known for his starring roles in Western silent films of the 1910s and 1920s and was a prominent film actor in his time. William S. Hart, Jr. went on to champion his father... View More...
Circa late 1920's. Original publicity printed photo, tinted. 5 X 7 inches. Acord (1890-1931) was an American silent film actor, rodeo champion and stunt man. Acord made over 100 film shorts, most of which are now considered lost. He began his acting career in 1910, only to take time off from films to serve in World War I. Once the war was over he returned to acting and made several more movies. In this printed photo, Acord is standing next to his horse. Acord is wearing a white cowboy hat, black pants and a black shirt. Photo is very clean. View More...
Circa late 1940's, early 1950's. Original photograph. 5 X 7 inches. Alexander (1911-1969) was an American film actor and radio announcer. He became a child actor at the age of 5 when he was in Every Pearl A Tear. His movies included All Quiet On The Western Front (1930) and was hand picked by Jack Webb to appear in Dragnet (1952-1959). In this photograph shows a close up of Alexander, wearing a dark tweed jacket, white shirt and dark tie, holding a cigarette. Slight chip on left edge of photograph. Photograph is clean. View More...
A collection of original photographs showing actress Alice Faye in different outfits and settings and at various points during her career and a few other items relating to Faye such as newspaper articles and movie posters. Seven of the photographs are signed by Alice Faye. Alice Faye (1915-1998) was an American actress and singer who starred in many movies and is best-known for her performance of the Academy-Award-winning song, "You'll Never Know," in the 1943 musical film, Hello, Frisco, Hello. These photographs and items belonged to Robert "Bob" Kendall, a longtime friend of Faye who also... View More...
Circa 1960's. Two-page letter on personal size stationery with an imprinted return address in Switzerland. From Adrianne Allen (b. 1907), English actress, to Godfrey Winn (b. 1908), English writer, congratulating him on his book. View More...
Original tan wrapper with black lettering on the front cover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 inches. 12 pages. Adeline Alvord was an advanced student of drama. In 1913 she moved to Portland Oregon and started a studio of dramatics art. She was considered to be one of the most successful Shakespearean coaches in the West. When the war began, she moved to Los Angeles to work for Metro Studios where she eventually was given full charge of the Research Department. This copy is clean and complete. B View More...
Original black-and-white publicity photograph showing actor Dana Andrews and actress Rhonda Fleming in their respective roles for the crime drama, While the City Sleeps. Andrews and Fleming both face viewers in a bust shot. Andrews wears a suit, and Fleming is shown in a white lace dress. No date, circa 1956. 8" x 10." Photo is very clean and intact except for slightly bumped corners, slight age toning along the edges, and a few wrinkles. A Very Good, almost Near Fine copy. Although there is no accompanying description on back, this publicity photograph was printed on the occasion of W... View More...
11 x 8 1/2 inch paper folded in half and printed on 4 pages. One small tear in top edge, pencil note on front, remarkably good condition. Promotional literature for a three week engagement of the Balieff's Chauve-Souris in the Curran Theatre in San Francisco from December 26, 1927 to January 14, 1928. The Chauve-Souris was a variety show featuring songs, dances and sketches that was very popular in the United States. View More...
'Dick's Penny Series, No. 3'. circa.1900. 63 pages; paper wrapper (4 7/8 x 8 7/8 inch). Minor tearing along the spine and right edge. Contains the dialogue, message, farewell, season, mistake, matchbox, triangle. Very good clean copy. View More...
