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The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) Primary cast of The Talented Mr. Ripley (dir. Anthony Minghella, 1999), pictured L-R: Gwyneth Paltrow as Marge Sherwood, Jude Law as Dickie Greenleaf, and Matt Damon as Tom Ripley. Information below describes further production information.
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The Lady in the Lake (1946), Mirror Shot Front: Image of Robert Montgomery and Audrey Totter in a trick mirror-shot indicative of the first-person perspective in The Lady in the Lake (dir. Robert Montgomery, 1946).
Back: Handwritten label "The Lady in the Lake"
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The Lady in the Lake (1946) Front: Robert Montgomery and Audrey Totter in The Lady in the Lake (dir. Robert Montgomery, 1946)
Back: Handwritten label, "The Lady in the Lake"
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The Blue Dahlia (1946) Note: Image and description appear to be cut in half.
Front: Image of Veronica Lake. Below, a description for The Blue Dahlia (dir. George Marshall, 1946). "William Bendix in "THE BLUE DAHLIA" is crossed out in marker. Unreadable marker label also crossed out, only "THE" is legible, other visible strokes suggest it may be "THE GLASS KEY."
Back: Handwritten description, cut in half:
"The first of 3 films they co-[ ]
This Gun for Hire." above "they" is a note, also scribbled out, "The Glass Key [ ]"
Based on cast listing, I speculate the note states "The first of 3 films they co-starred" in reference to Lake and Alan Ladd, but I will update upon finding the other half of the image.
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The Quiet American (1958) Front: Michael Redgrave (R) and Audie Murphy (L)
Back: Stamped label
"Figaro Inc. presents
JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ, Production
THE QUIET AMERICAN
starring
AUDIE MURPHY, MICHAEL REDGRAVE
CLAUDE DAUPHIN WITH GEORGIA MOLL
Released through UNITED ARTISTS."
Audie Murphy and Michael Redgrave's names circled by hand in ink.
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) Front: Image of (L-R) Torin Thatcher as Mr. Johnson, Ava Gardner as Cynthia Green, Gregory Peck as Harry Street, possibly Sugarfoot Anderson as Simba (uncredited), and possibly Wade Dumas as the other guide (uncredited), in The Snows of Kilimanjaro (dir. Henry King & Roy Ward Baker, 1952). Small piece of clear type on bottom right corner indicates "p. 110" in red ink.
Back: Stamp for The Museum of Modern Art/Film Stills Archive. Handwritten description labeling actors Thatcher, Gardner, and Peck. Handwritten in pencil is the name of the film, surrounded in pen by "This scene is [film] is actually derived from Hemingway's other african[sic] short story, "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber," in the movie version of which Peck also played, while Ava Gardner's role was taken from ["The Sun Also Rises" scratched out] The character she would later play in Sun Also Rises."
Note: all African characters appear to be uncredited, possible actors' names identified from position in character list and photographs of the actors in other films.
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Jesse James (1939) Behind the Scenes Front: Henry King directs Nancy Kelly in Jesse James (1939)
Back: Stamp in green ink: "APPROVED: Advertising Advisory Council," below it "SEP 19 1938" then "HOLLYWOOD." Handwritten label "Henry King and Nancy Kelly/ Jesse James" with a second label "Henry King" in top right corner. In red ink is "P. 1," a drawn square, "50%"
Note: 2 holes punched in left side.
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The Macomber Affair (1947) Front: Joan Bennett and Gregory Peck in The Macomber Affair (dir. Zoltan Korda, 1947)
Back: Stamps for Museum of Modern Art/Film Stills Archive and the Museum of Modern Art Film Library. Typed label: "THE MACOMBER AFFAIR," below: "United Artists -- 1947." Handwritten parentheses around this label with description: "Joan Bennett and Gregory Peck/ one of the most faithful of Hemingway adaptations."
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The Last Tycoon (1976) Front: A photograph of the primary cast of The Last Tycoon (dir. Elia Kazan, 1976). Names listed L-R on the back.
Back: Stamp for the Museum of Modern Art/Film Stills Archive. Handwritten label of "The Last Tycoon" with actors listed L-R: Tony Curtis, Leslie Curtis, Ray Milland, Robert De Niro, Jeanne Moreau, Robert Mitchum, Theresa Russell.
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Body Heat (1981) Kathleen Turner and William Hurt in Body Heat (dir. Lawrence Kasdan, 1981)
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Peter Lorre (1940) Front: Portrait of Peter Lorre smoking a cigarette
Back: Written description "Stranger on the Third Floor" for the film of the same name (dir. Boris Ingster, 1940)
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A Farewell to Arms (1957), Jennifer Jones & Rock Hudson Front: A soldier and a nurse embrace in a crowd in A Farewell to Arms (dir. Charles Vidor, 1957)
Back: Handwritten description "Incidents from the novel were useful in several other Hemingway films."
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The Maltese Falcon (1941) with Humphrey Bogart Front: Humphrey Bogart stands behind a stack of boxes, opposite the silhouette of a man.
Back: Written description "The Maltese Falcon." Below, "The Big Sleep" has been written and erased.
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The Maltese Falcon (1941) Astor, Bogart, and Lorre Humphrey Bogart disarms Peter Lorre while Mary Astor looks on in The Maltese Falcon (dir. John Huston, 1941)
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Prizzi's Honor (1985) Cast picture for Prizzi's Honor (dir. John Huston, 1985). Pictured L-R: Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, John Huston, and Anjelica Huston.
Note: "Anjelica" misspelled "Angelica"
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Pygmalion (1938), Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller Front: Leslie Howard places marbles into Wendy Hiller's mouth in Pygmalion (dir. Leslie Howard and Anthony Asquith, 1938). Label denotes that this is the Janus Films release of Pygmalion.
Back: Typewritten description.
"Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller star in the 1938 screen adaptation of Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalian[sic]," which opens the Janus British Collection Wed. Dec. 20 at the Nuart Theater at 11272 Santa Monica Blvd. in Westwood."
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Pygmalion (1938), Wendy Hiller Front: Image of Wendy Hiller as Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion (dir. Leslie Howard & Anthony Asquith), sitting chest-deep in a bathtub.
Back: typewritten strip of paper, attached.
"Pub. SO... Wendy Hiller, as Eliza Doolittle, gets her first bath in the bathroom scene which George Bernard Shaw, himself, wrote for the Pascal film version of "Pygmalion" to be released in the United States."
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Contempt (1963) Fritz Lang in a director's chair in Le Mépris/Contempt (dir. Jean-Luc Godard, 1963) with Michel Piccoli (left) and Jack Palance (right).
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The Comedians (1967) with Ustinov, Guinness, Burton Front: In The Comedians (dir. Peter Glenville,1967), three men (Peter Ustinov, Alec Guinness, and Richard Burton), one dressed in brownface and drag as a disguise.
Back: Typewritten description in blue ink.
"Pineda (Peter Ustinov) gives refuge to Jones (Alec Guinness), who has disguised himself as a native woman in order to avoid detection. With them are Brown (Richard Burton." Below: "MGM's "The Comedians" stars Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Alec Guinness, Peter Ustinov, Paul Ford, and Lillian Gish in a dramatic adventure set in Haiti. It was produced and directed by Peter Glenville from Graham Greene's screenplay, based on his novel, and filmed in Panavision and color on locations in Africa, and the south of France." Handwritten "1967" pointing to "MGM's"
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Chinatown (1974) (L-R) John Houston and Jack Nicholson in Chinatown (dir. Roman Polanski, 1974)
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The Fugitive (1947): Fonda & Naish Front: The Fugitive (Henry Fonda) leading a mule. An Informant (J. Carrol Naish) kneels at Fonda's feet, trying to befriend him.
Back: Typewritten description on separate piece of paper. attached. "RKO" on the back of the image.
Written description:
"THE FUGITIVE" then "THWARTS ESCAPE. Deceitful J. Carrol Naish (left) tricks Henry Fonda and frustrates his escape from bruta law in this suspense-packed scene from "The Fugitive," which co-stars Dolores Del Rio and Pedro Armendariz with Fonda. Directed by John Ford, this John Ford-Merien C. Cooper presentation is a soul-stirring drama of a faith that challenged evil. Featured in the RKO Radio release are J. Carrol Naish, Leo Carrillo, Ward Bond, Robert Armstrong and John Qualen.
TF-76 FM7178"
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The Fugitive (1947) with Fonda, Naish, Carrillo Front: Image of The Fugitive (Henry Fonda) standing over the Informant (J. Carrol Naish) while surrounded by police, including the Chief of Police (Leo Carrillo.)
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King Rat (1965) Front: Action shot of field work from King Rat (dir. Bryan Forbes, 1965)
Back: (1965) written. Below, faded description "Chapter 11 -- Bryan Forbes King Rat" and "for page 193" scribbled out.
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The L-Shaped Room (1962) Front: (L-R) Leslie Caron and Emlyn Williams in The L-Shaped Room (1962).
Back: Description of film, identifying actors, name of film. Film is written as "Bryan Forbes's The L-Shaped Room" and "Columbia, 1963."
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Malkovich, In the Line of Fire (1993) Film still of John Malkovich in In the Line of Fire.
On the back: handwritten note to reproduce in B&W.