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Rancho Notorious (1952): Jackpot? Front:
At a table, Mort Geary (Jack Elam, seated right) seemingly wins the pot in a game against Altar Keane (Marlene Dietrich, center) and Frenchy Fairmont (Mel Ferrer, seated left). Vern Haskell (Arthur Kennedy, standing left) warily looks on as Harbin (Francis McDonald, standing right) grabs Mort’s arm and accuses him of cheating.
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Handwritten label “Return to Phillips,” “Rancho Notorious,” and numbered 6. Stamped to return to Phillips at his Loyola University Faculty Residence.
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Scarlet Street (1945): Christopher Romances Kitty Front:
Christopher Cross (Edward G. Robinson) looks over intently at Kitty March (Joan Bennett) as she holds a flower. They sit at a cafe table, dressed nicely, but Kitty’s face suggests that the date is not going well.
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Handwritten label “Return to Phillips,” “Scarlet Street,” and numbered 7, 4 with 6 and 8 crossed out. Marked with a sticky note labeled “5.2.” Stamped to return to Phillips at his Loyola University Faculty Residence.
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Ministry of Fear (1944): Aftermath Front:
Stephen Neale (Ray Milland) and Carla Hilfe (Marjorie Reynolds) stare at the body of Willi Helfe (Carl Esmond) following the denouement of the film. Neale holds a handgun, partially concealed by his coat.
Back:
Handwritten label “Return to Gene Phillips” and numbered 6. Marked with a sticky note labeled “5.1.”
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M (1931): Beckert on the Run Front:
Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre), on the run from both the police and the criminal underworld, hides among piles of furniture in a storage unit.
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Handwritten label “Return to Phillips,” “Peter Lorre in M (1931), Lorre preferred[?] the performance in the title role of Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) on the murder in M,” and numbered 2, PIX 3. “Stranger on the Third Floor” is erased and replaced with “M.” Stamped to return to Phillips at his Loyola University Faculty Residence.
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Wilder, Thalberg, and Oscar, 1988 Front:
A smiling Billy Wilder, dressed in a tuxedo, holds his Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award while standing in front of an oversized Oscar.
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Handwritten label “Return to Phillips,” “Wilder + Irving Thalberg Award,” and numbered 47 and G84274. Stamped to return to 201 Canisius House, Dempster Street, Evanston.
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Fedora (1978): Detweiler and Fedora Front:
Producer Barry Detweiler (William Holden) speaks with reclusive actress Fedora (Marthe Keller), who is dressed in a straw fedora, headscarf, and white gloves with large sunglasses. She clutches her bag as she speaks. Behind them, shelves of icons and miniature ancient statues look on.
Back:
Handwritten label “Return to Phillips,” and numbered 45. Stamped to return to 201 Canisius House, Dempster Street, Evanston.
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The Front Page (1974): Billy Wilder at the Camera Front:
Director Billy Wilder smiles as he sits behind the camera on the set of The Front Page (1974).
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Typewritten:
2071-83 THE FRONT PAGE UNIVERSAL STUDIO
Billy Wilder, directing a key scene in “The Front Page”, gives star Jack Lemmon the proper comedy nuance for an upcoming scene.
Billy Wilder’s film “The Front Page”, starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Carol Burnett, was produced by Paul Monash and directed by Billy Wilder, with Jennings Lang as executive producer. The screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond is based on the play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, and was filmed in Technicolor and Pa[na]vision. The Universal Picture about newspapermen in Chicago in 1929 co-stars Vincent Gardenia, Susan Sarandon, Allen Garfield, David Wayne, Charles Durning, and Austin Pendleton.
Handwritten label “Return to Phillips,” “pix 25,” “60%,” and numbered 25. Stamped to return to Phillips at Loyola University, though this has been crossed out in pen.
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The Front Page (1974): Director Billy Wilder Closeup [SIGNED] Front:
A closeup of Billy Wilder, with the handwritten inscription:
“To Gene Phillips, Billy Wilder Hollywood 75.” A small tear over Wilder’s face is covered by two pieces of Scotch tape.
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Typewritten:
2071-85 THE FRONT PAGE UNIVERSAL STUDIO
Billy Wilder, directing a key scene in “The Front Page”, gives star Jack Lemmon the proper comedy nuance for an upcoming scene.
Billy Wilder’s film “The Front Page”, starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Carol Burnett, was produced by Paul Monash and directed by Billy Wilder, with Jennings Lang as executive producer. The screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond is based on the play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, and was filmed in Technicolor and Pa[na]vision. The Universal Picture about newspapermen in Chicago in 1929 co-stars Vincent Gardenia, Susan Sarandon, Allen Garfield, David Wayne, Charles Durning, and Austin Pendleton.
Stamped to return, faded, to Phillips at Loyola University.
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The Front Page (1974): Matthau and Milder in Conversation Front:
Walter Matthau (left), looks on thoughtfully as director Billy Wilder (right) speaks with him during the filming of The Front Page (1974).
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Handwritten label “Return to Phillips,” “Walter Matthau + Billy Wilder,” “The Front Page (1974),” and numbered 6 and 31. Stamped to return to Phillips at Loyola University, though this has been crossed out in pen.
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Avanti! (1972) Behind the Scenes: I.A.L. Diamond and Billy Walter Discuss Front:
L-R: Screenwriter I.A.L. Diamond speaks with writer-director Billy Wilder behind set for Avanti! (1972)
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Handwritten label “Return to Phillips,” “Screenwriter IAL Diamond + Billy Wilder,” “Avanti!” and numbered 44. Marked with a sticky note labeled “Phillips 44.” Other writing is obscured. Stamped to return to Phillips at Loyola University.
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Promo, The Front Page (1974): Wilder directs Jack Lemmon Front:
L-R: On set, Jack Lemmon looks on as he listens to Billy Wilder, who gestures in front of him while holding a small paper cup.
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Typewritten:
2071-81 THE FRONT PAGE UNIVERSAL STUDIO
Billy Wilder, directing a key scene in “The Front Page”, gives star Jack Lemmon the proper comedy nuance for an upcoming scene.
Billy Wilder’s film “The Front Page”, starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Carol Burnett, was produced by Paul Monash and directed by Billy Wilder, with Jennings Lang as executive producer. The screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond is based on the play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, and was filmed in Technicolor and Pa[na]vision. The Universal Picture about newspapermen in Chicago in 1929 [co]-stars Vincent Gardenia, Susan Sarandon, Allen Garfield, David Wayn[e,] Charles Durning, and Austin Pendleton.
Handwritten label “Return to Phillips” and numbered 43. Marked with a sticky note labeled “Phillips 43.” Stamped to return to 201 Canisius House, Dempster Street, Evanston.
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Promo, The Front Page (1974): Wilder directs Lemmon and Matthau Front:
L-R: Director Billy Wilder speaks with Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon on set.
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Typewritten:
2071-88 THE FRONT PAGE UNIVERSAL STUDIO
Billy Wilder, directing “The Front Page”, analyzes a comedy point for stars Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon.
Billy Wilder’s film “The Front Page”, starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Carol Burnett, was produced by Paul Monash and directed by Billy Wilder, with Jennings Lang as executive producer. The screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond is based on the play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, and was filmed in Technicolor and Pa[na]vision. The Universal Picture about newspapermen in Chicago in 1929 [co]-stars Vincent Gardenia, Susan Sarandon, Allen Garfield, David Wayn[e,] Charles Durning, and Austin Pendleton.
Handwritten label “Return to Phillips,” “pix 08,” and numbered 42. Marked with a sticky note labeled “Phillips 42.” Stamped to return to Phillips at Loyola University.
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Promo: The Front Page (1974) Then & Now Front:
Two B&W photographs in landscape, both of the same scene. On the left, The Front Page (1931): Hildy Johnson (Pat O’Brien, left) and Walter Burns (Adolphe Menjou, right) are handcuffed and about to be arrested by Officer Jacobi (Richard Andersen, center, uncredited) for their meddling in an unveiled corruption case. On the right, The Front Page (1974): Officer Jacobi (Cliff Osmond, center) has Johnson (Jack Lemmon, left) and Burns (Walter Matthau, right) handcuffed for aiding and abetting a fugitive.
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Typewritten:
2071-89 THE FRONT PAGE UNIVERSAL STUDIO
THEN AND NOW– When the Ben Hecht-Charles MacArt[h]ur stage hit “The Front Page,” was first filmed by Hollywood in 1930, the stars were Pat O’Brien, left, as the Chicago Examiner’s fast-talking reporter Hildy Johnson, Adolphe Menjou in the role of crusty managing editor Walter Burns, and Dick Alexander, center, as arresting officer Jacobi. In the new screen version of the newspaper drama, right, Jack Lemmon is Hildy, Malter Matthau is Burns, and Cliff Osmond if the policeman who puts handcuffs on them.
Billy Wilder’s film of “The Front Page,” starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Carol Burnett, was produced by Paul Monash and directed by Billy Wilder, with Jennings Lang as executive producer. The screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond is based on the play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, and was filmed in Technicolor Panavision. The Universal Picture about newspapermen in Chicago in 1929 co-stars Vincent Gardenia, Susan Sarandon, Allen Garfield, David Wayne. Charles Durning, and Austin Pendleton.
Phillips has added the “h” to “MacArthur” in the first paragraph and circled it.
Handwritten label “Return to Phillips,” and numbered 41. Marked with a sticky note labeled “Phillips 41,” “4,” “47%,” and “p7 A.” Stamped to return to Phillips at Loyola University.
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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970): Sherlock & Watson Front:
Sherlock (Robert Stephens) banters with Watson (Colin Blakely) in their parlor at 221B.
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Handwritten label “Return to Phillips,” “Private Life of Sherlock Holmes,” and numbered 29 and 39. Marked with a sticky note labeled “Phillips 39.” Stamped to return to Phillips at Loyola University.
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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970): Sherlock Greets Madame Petrova (1970): Sherlock Greets Madame Petrova
Front:
Sherlock (Robert Stephens) leans in to kiss the hand of prima ballerina Madame Petrova (Tamara Toumanova) as her companion Nikolai Rogozhin (Clive Revill), holding a decanter and glass, looks on in vague disgust.
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Handwritten label “Robert Stephens (right) in the title role of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.” and numbered 88-11A. Marked with a sticky note labeled “Phillips 40.” Stamped “APPROVED: MAY 22, 1970 Code for Advertising – Motion Picture Association of America.”
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Kiss Me, Stupid (1964): Orville Plays a Song for Dino and Polly Front:
Songwriter Orville Spooner (Ray Walston) plays a song for playboy pop singer Dino (Dean Martin) as waitress/sex worker Polly (Kim Novak), posing as Orville’s wife, leans on his shoulder. Martin holds what appears to be a bowling ball bag and shoes.
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Handwritten label “Return to Phillips,” “Kiss Me, Stupid,” and numbered 37. Marked with a sticky note labeled “Phillips 37.” Stamped to return to 201 Canisius House, Dempster Street, Evanston.
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Irma la Douce (1963): Irma, Nestor, and Coquette On the Street Front:
An unamused Irma (Shirley Maclaine) carries an umbrella in one hand and her dog, Coquette (Shorty), in the other. Nestor Patou (Jack Lemmon) trails behind her, lugging a suitcase.
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Handwritten label “Return to Phillips,” “Irma la Douce,” and numbered 36, then G159277. Marked with a sticky note labeled “Phillips 36.” Stamped to return to 201 Canisius House, Dempster Street, Evanston.
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The Fortune Cookie (1966): Breakfast in Bed Front:
Harry Hinkle (Jack Lemmon) recovers in a hospital bed, midway through an exclamation. Luther “Boom Boom” Jackson (Ron Rich), who unintentionally put Hinkle in the hospital, grimaces. William H. "Whiplash Willie" Gingrich (Matthau, center), leans over Hinkle.
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Handwritten label “Return to Phillips” and numbered 38 and “47-12A.” Marked with a sticky note labeled “Phillips 38” and another labeled “Jack Lemon [sic], Walter Matthau, and Ron Rich in The Fortune Cookie (1966) Dir. Billy Wilder.” Stamped to return to 201 Canisius House, Dempster Street, Evanston.
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One, Two, Three (1961): A Packed Backseat Front:
(L-R): Schlemmer (Hanns Lothar), C.R. “Mac” MacNamara (James Cagney), Otto Ludwig Piffl (Horst Buchholz), and Scarlett Hazeltine (Pamela Tiffin) make their way to visit Hazel’s wealthy parents, Wendell (Howard St. John) and Melanie (Loïs Bolton). Below, label reading “ONE, TWO, THREE”
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Handwritten label “Return to Phillips” and numbered 36. Marked with a sticky note labeled “Phillips 35.” Stamped to return to 201 Canisius House, Dempster Street, Evanston.
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The Apartment (1960): Sheldrake at the Office Front:
Jeff D. Sheldrake (Fred MacMurray) speaks with his secretary, Miss Olsen (Edie Adams), as he enters his office.
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Handwritten labels “Fred MacMurray & Edie Adams in The Apartment” and “à folder,” numbered 34. Marked with a sticky note labeled “Phillips 34.”
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The Apartment (1960): Bud Serves Spaghetti Front:
C.C. “Bud” Baxter (Jack Lemmon) uses a tennis racket to strain spaghetti while cooking for himself and Fran (Shirley MacLaine), who peeks into the kitchen to catch Bud’s shenanigans.
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Handwritten labels “The Apartment,” and “Return to Phillips.” Coded “G-49292” and “32a.” Marked with a sticky note labeled “Phillips 32.” Stamped twice to return to 201 Canisius House, Dempster Street, Evanston.
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Some Like It Hot (1959): A Meeting of Delegates Front:
Chicago mob boss Spats Colombo (George Raft, center, with striped tie and dark fedora) and henchmen ((L-R) Harry Wilson (left front, holding golf clubs), Tipp McClure, Pat Comiskey, and Mike Marzuki), speak to Agent Mulligan (Pat O’Brien, right, in bowler hat) at the hotel’s mafia convention, aka the “Friends of Italian Opera Society 10th Annual Convention.”
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Handwritten labels “George Raft & Pat O’Brien,” “Some Like It Hot,” and “Return to Phillips/Gene Phillips.” Marked with a sticky note labeled “Phillips 31.” Stamped to return to 201 Canisius House, Dempster Street, Evanston.
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Some Like It Hot (1959): The Band Altogether Front:
Sweet Sue and Her Society Syncopators perform: Joe-as-Josephine on tenor saxophone (Tony Curtis, left), Jerry-as-Daphne on upright bass (Jack Lemmon, second from left), Olga on clarinet (Marian Collier, lower right), Betty on alto saxophone (Joan Nicholas, upper right), and singer Sugar Kane on ukelele (Marilyn Monroe, center). Reflected in the mirror behind them is bandleader Sweet Sue (Joan Shawlee).
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Handwritten labels “Some Like It Hot,” “Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe,” and “Return to Phillips.” Marked #30 with a sticky note labeled “Phillips 30.” Stamped to return to Phillips’ Loyola faculty residence.
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Some Like It Hot (1959): Josephine and Daphne in Repose Front:
Joe-as-Josephine (Tony Curtis) and Jerry-as-Daphne (Jack Lemmon) lounge, arms hanging and feet up, on opposite sides of a dramatic chaise longue, both looking into the camera while holding cigarettes aloft.
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Handwritten labels “Tony Curtis & Jack Lemmon (1959),” “SOME LIKE IT HOT,” and “Return to Phillips.” Marked #29, 83%, and “p2,” with a sticky note labeled “Phillips 29.” Stamped to return to Phillips’ Loyola faculty residence.
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Love in the Afternoon (1957): Ariane and Flannagan Say Farewell Front:
A misty-eyed Ariane (Audrey Hepburn), holding flowers, looks up at Frank (Gary Cooper) as he boards the train. Frank, leaning out the door, delicately lifts her chin as the usher looks on.
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Handwritten labels “Love in the Afternoon,” code “G121901,” and “Return to Phillips.” Marked #26 with a sticky note labeled “Phillips 26.”