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London: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956. Collection of 7 vintage British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1956 US film. Based on Marcelle Maurette's stage play, about a scheme to conspiracy to extort ten million pounds from a bank by teaching a homeless girl to impersonate the missing Russian princess Anastasia. Ingrid Bergman won an Academy Award for her lead role. 8 x 10 inches. Tiny faint creases overall,and light soil to one still, else Near Fine.

London: Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica, 1972. Vintage color British front-of-house card featuring Richard Burton, from the UK release of the 1972 UK film. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

London: Warner-Pathe Distributors, 1964. Collection of 3 vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the 1964 UK film. Hemel Pike is a canal barge casanova, with a girl in every town along his route. They all want to marry Hemel but he is comfortable as a single man, until one of the woman becomes pregnant. A good look at the English canal system of the 1960s, and its commercial boat trading economy that quickly died. Shot on location in Hertfordshire and London, England. 8 x 10 inches. A short crease to 1 still, else Near Fine.

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1950. Collection of 3 vintage British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1950 US film. From the director of "The Two Mrs. Carrolls" (1947). A "western" style take on Jack London's "The Sea Wolf," about a gold mine and its colorful cast of outcasts and fugitives from the law. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with light toning and rubbing, light soil to versos.

Burbank, CA: Waterlow and Sons / Warner Brothers, 1955. Collection of 7 vintage British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1955 US film. Based on Leon Uris' first book, about a new recruitment of Marines primed for battle, but the battle comes when they least expect it. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

London: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956. Five vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1956 US film. A star-studded but typical Hollywood biopic based on an original story by John O'Hara ("Ten North Frederick," 1955), about a successful 1920s musical writing team, DeSylva, Brown and Henderson. They score several hits on Broadway, but tensions between the three writers mount as two begin to feel neglected. 8 x 10 inches. Moderate rubbing to a couple of stills, and faint creases overall, else Near Fine. Hirschhorn, p. 356.

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1954. Vintage full-color British front-of-house card from the UK release of the 1954 US film. Lana Turner is a spy in this drama, with Clark Gable as the colonel of a Dutch intelligence team. The last of the MGM's four films pairing Gable and Turner. 8 x 10 inches. A light stress crease to the center of the image, else Near Fine.

London: Rank Film Distributors, 1958. Collection of 7 vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the 1958 UK film. A petty thief (Carmichael) steals a suitcase full of money, only to find out that the bills all have the same serial number. In order to make use of the money, and to impress a bar maid (Lee), he must find a way to change the serial numbers. Shot using the short-lived VistaVision, a wide-screen 35mm film format. Shot on location in London and Berkshire, England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

London: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956. Two vintage British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1956 US film. Based on an article by Burton Roueche, about a schoolteacher who becomes dependent on a "miracle" drug with unexpected side effects to his sanity. Credited as screenwriters were Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum, however the shooting script was entirely reworked by director Nicholas Ray and actor/producer James Mason, who added the first 20 minutes of the film depicting Ed Avery's daily life before being hospitalized. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, several stills with scratches and a few closed tears.

London: Rank Organisation / Independent Artists, 1963. Vintage full-color British front-of-house card from the 1963 UK film. Based on Patrick Hamilton's 1935 novel, "Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky," about a bored but pretty young woman who wants nothing more than to leave her dull existence in Wales and escape to the bright lights of London. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good, with laminate pull along the bottom edge.

London: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950. Collection of 8 vintage British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1950 American-English film. Based on Thomas B. Costain's 1945 novel, about a Saxon youth who runs away from England during the Crusades. Somehow he and a friend make it to China, where they get involved with the court of Kubla Kahn. 8 x 10 inches. Light rubbing and faint creasing overall, else Near Fine.

London: Unviersal International Pictures, 1955. Vintage color British front-of-house card from the UK release of the 1955 US film. Based on W. R. Burnett's little-known 1954 novel, about a member of an Irish revolutionary society forced to become an outlaw. In Dublin, he meets a famous rebel named "Captain Thunderbolt," and becomes his second-in-command, "Lightfoot." A story set and shot on location in Ireland. 8 x 10 inches. Two tiny bruises, else Near Fine.

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1955. Five vintage full-color front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1954 US film. A swashbuckling adventure, where Captain Kidd is saved from hanging by a man who wants the Captain's treasure. The man devises a plan distract the Captain with a slave woman (Gabor) while he steals the treasure for himself. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine.

London: Rank Film Distributors / Hammer Film Productions, 1962. Vintage full-color British front-of-house card from the 1962 UK Hammer film. A costume melodrama of set in the 18th century, about a captain and his crew who are sent to investigate possible smuggling gangs. Mysterious swamp phantoms complicate things, and the captain believes the local village is not what it seems. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with a few moderate creases, and brief discoloration to one edge.

London: British Lion Film Corporation, 1959. Vintage black-and-white British front-of-house card from the 1959 UK film. A political satire, where the death of the British king brings to light a forgotten international agreement with a tiny Pacific island causing a British diplomat to be sent to reestablish friendly relations. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with an ink notation on the verso and light soil.

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1954. Vintage color British front-of-house card from the UK release of the 1954 US film. Bob Hope stars as a tailor who disguises himself as Casanova in order to romance an attractive widow, played by Joan Fontaine. A story set in Italy. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

London: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958. Vintage full-color British front-of-house card from the UK release of the 1958 US film. Based on Francoise Sagan's 1956 novel, about a law student (Christine Carere) at the Sorbonne, engaged to a fellow classmate (Bradford Dillman), but more attracted to his philandering uncle. The two subsequently engage in a steamy affair. Johnny Mathis gives a stellar performance of "A Certain Smile," Dillman makes his film debut, and Carere makes her US film debut. 8 x 10 inches. Light rubbing and faint creases, else Near Fine.

Basingstoke, UK: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980. Collection of 8 vintage full-color front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1980 US film. Filmed in and around Massachusetts, about a selfish university lecturer (Hopkins) who takes one of his students (Derek) as a lover, but the tables turn when his wife (MacLaine) retaliates by having an affair with a carpenter. The four eventually set off for an awkward vacation on the ski slopes. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Various cities: Various studios, 1964. Collection of 49 vintage still photographs from various film adaptations of Tennessee Williams plays. All stills are black and white and US issue unless otherwise noted. Included are: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951, Elia Kazan) 1 press photograph of Marlon Brando and Kim Hunter, with TCF stamp and press annotations on the verso. THE ROSE TATTOO (1955, Daniel Mann). 14 US studio photographs THE LONG, HOT SUMMER (1958, Martin Ritt) Collection of 8 British front of house cards. Front-of-house cards are the equivalent of US lobby cards, but the same size as US color stills, and typically have images that do not appear on US lobby cards and stills. 8 x 10 inches. Very minor wear at the extremities, about Near Fine overall. A film based on several literary sources, including William Faulkner's "The Hamlet," Faulkner short stories "Barn Burning" and "Spotted Horses," as well as Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER (1959,… Read More

London: National Screen Service / MGM, 1959. Collection of 3 vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1959 US film. Based on the 1951 Nancy Mitford novel, "The Blessing," about a couple who cant seem to figure out how they feel about each other. Set during the Second World War. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with pinholes at the corners and faint indentations.