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Original lobby card for the Quebecois release of the 1958 film "Anna Lucasta," a remake of the 1949 film directed by Irving Rapper, adapted from screenwriter Yordan's 1936 play. Lobby card number three in the set, with the Quebec Censorship board's approval seal to the top right corner. An early Eartha Kitt film with a predominantly black cast, in which Kitt plays a prostitute estranged from her family, who reconciles with her father through marriage to a "respectable" college graduate. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good plus condition, with cello tape to each corner.

Collection of 12 vintage color British front-of-house cards from the 1959 film. Based on characters and concepts from the 1885 novel, "King Solomon's Mines" by H. Rider Haggard, and written for the screen by novelist James Clavell. Released as the "sequel" to the 1950 MGM film, "King Solomon's Mines." Harry Quartermain (George Montgomery) is the son of Allan Quartermain who first set out on the quest for the source of Solomon's wealth, and he is determined to succeed where his father failed. He goes to Africa with his good friend Rick Cobb (David Farrar) and as they continue on their journey, Erica Neuler (Taina Elg) joins them. She is the daughter of a missionary who has been killed by a local tribe. Harry cannot hide his antagonism toward Erica. She is German, and Harry's mother was killed at sea by Germans in World War I. 8 x 10 inches. Fine.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1936 film. Based on the 1930 Pulitzer Prize winning play by Marc Connelly, based in turn on "Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun," a 1928 collection of pseudo African American folk tales by Roark Bradford. One of only a handful of films to feature an all-Black cast made by a major Hollywood studio during the Golden Age, becoming the highest grossing such film, and remaining so until surpassed by "Carmen Jones" in 1954. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus, with pinholes at the corners and light toning overall.

Vintage photograph from the 1921 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1916 anti-war novel by Vincent Basco Ibanez, about a French and German family on both sides of World War I. Along with "The Sheik" later the same year, the film the catapulted Rudolph Valentino to stardom and helped create his "Great Lover" image. The film also launched the career of director Rex Ingram, made screenwriter June Mathis one of the most powerful woman in Hollywood, inspired a tango craze, and was the first to gross over $1,000,000 at the box office. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with a partial and faint studio stamp on the recto, light soil and edgewear. National Film Registry.

Collection of nine vintage oversize photographs from the 1936 film. Each with a mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1930 Pulitzer Prize winning play by Marc Connelly, itself based on "Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun," a 1928 collection of pseudo African American folk tales by Roark Bradford. One of only a handful of films to feature an all-Black cast made by a major Hollywood studio during the Golden Age, becoming the highest grossing such film, and remaining so until surpassed by "Carmen Jones" in 1954. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good, with light edgewear and light vertical creasing down the center.