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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.
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Stanley Kubrick with Viewfinder Photograph of Stanley Kubrick looking through a viewfinder. Description scribbled out with marker.
On the back: Handwritten label "Stanley Kubrick directs --" with "Dr. Strangelove" scribbled out. Suggests this may or may not be from filming Strangelove. Photo appears to be circa late-1950s early-1960s.
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Stanley Kubrick with Camera Stanley Kubrick directing behind a film camera.
On the back: Handwritten label "Stanley Kubrick directing." Previous labels obscured with White-Out.
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Carol Reed at the Academy Awards Photograph of Carol Reed holding his Oscar for Oliver! at 1969 Academy Awards.
On the back: Handwritten label "Sir Carol Reed" with description: "Award winning director of Outcast of the Islands." Note: this is a misattribution, as Reed's Oscar is for Best Director for Oliver! in 1969; Outcast of the Islands was nominated for best film and best British film at the 1953 BAFTA awards.
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Cukor & Hepburn, Lincoln Center Tribute 1978 Candid photograph of George Cukor and Katharine Hepburn as they "reminisce" [see description on back].
On the back: handwritten label of "Lincoln Center Tribute 1978." Below, a handwritten description of Cukor and Hepburn reminiscing at a tribute to the Lincoln Center, held by Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York in 1978. States it is "honoring his life achievement as a film maker."
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Lloyd, Chaplin, and Fairbanks Group Photo Photograph of Harold Lloyd, Charlie Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks seated on a grass lawn.
On the back: Handwritten label identifies subjects and specifies that the photo was taken on the Lloyd estate. Below that: "I visited Sept. 9, 1973"
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Dashiell Hammett, Lillian Hellman Portrait of Dashiell Hammett, with label identifying it as coming from "Ohlinger's Movie Store in New York."
Promotional spread for American Masters on PBS, 1999. Advertises episodes of the show for Dashiell Hammett and Lillian Hellman, including an image of them an image of them together ca. 1950.
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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) Image of Ivor Novello in The Lodger. Red markings for cropping center Novello in the shot of him looking up the staircase.
On the back: Faint stamped label from Museum of Modern Art/Film Stills Archive. Label on back made from stationery/envelope from Loyola University. Rights permission stamp and multiple cataloguing marks on top and bottom right corners.
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Gene Phillips, David Lean Biography Bookmark Cardstock bookmark, featuring an illustration of a No. 2 pencil, title reading:
"GENE PHILLIPS
Book
Beyond the Epic:
The Life & Films of
DAVID LEAN
University Press of
Kentucky
Lexington, KY"
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The Reivers (1969) Will Geer and Mitch Vogel in The Reivers.
On the back: faint stamp reading "Please credit as follows: Museum of Modern Art/Film Stills Archive."
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The Killers (1946) Virginia Christine, Burt Lancaster, and Ava Gardner in The Killers.
On the back: note included reading "One of Hemingway's favorite films of all those based on his work." National Film Archive stamp scribbled out.
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A High Wind in Jamaica (1965) Anthony Quinn in A High Wind in Jamaica. Turned away from camera possibly Brian Phelan. Cut off on right side is James Coburn. B&W.
On the back: misidentified as "The River." Along edge reads "[ ] not in the finished film."
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Laughing Anne (1953) Robert Harris and Wendell Corey in Laughing Anne.
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The Long Hot Summer (1958) Paul Newman and Orson Welles in The Long Hot Summer.
On the back: faint stamp reading "Please credit as follows: Museum of Modern Art/Film Stills Archive."
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The Stranger (1946) Orson Welles (left) with a gargoyle atop a clock tower in The Stranger.