Pictures of posters in action

[okiehawker]

Im sure a lot of this original, painted lobby art got tossed as soon as the movie closed. I'd love to know if this one was one of the lucky pieces that managed to survive. And if so, where it might be now.

Jeff, I've seen a few pieces of this painted lobby art at antique and junk shops over the years.  There was one I should have bought at an antique shop about 20 years ago for a  rerelease of one of the Charlie Chaplin movies.  I was just about to finish graduate school and the art was about $100. The painted art was gigantic as well and I wasn't sure how to get it home.  Oh, well.  Though, not quite as good of a story as the time I passed on an original Steve Ditko Dr. Strange page from the good doctor's first appearance in Strange Tales #110. I'm sure we all have some of those stories with hindsight being what it is and all, eh?  Okie

[erik1925]

Jeff, I've seen a few pieces of this painted lobby art at antique and junk shops over the years.  There was one I should have bought at an antique shop about 20 years ago for a  rerelease of one of the Charlie Chaplin movies.  I was just about to finish graduate school and the art was about $100. The painted art was gigantic as well and I wasn't sure how to get it home.  Oh, well.  Though, not quite as good of a story as the time I passed on an original Steve Ditko Dr. Strange page from the good doctor's first appearance in Strange Tales #110. I'm sure we all have some of those stories with hindsight being what it is and all, eh?  Okie

Okie,

I snapped a handful of pix of a number of these hand painted posters that TCM/Bohnams had for auction several years ago, when they were on display here, before the auction took place in NYC.

I will dig them out and post them here. Some were true works of art, no question about that.

To bad you didint snag the one you tripped across. Do you recall what the imagery was? Or was it of Chaplin himself?

[okiehawker]

Okie,

I snapped a handful of pix of a number of these hand painted posters that TCM/Bohnams had for auction several years ago, when they were on display here, before the auction took place in NYC.

I will dig them out and post them here. Some were true works of art, no question about that.

To bad you didint snag the one you tripped across. Do you recall what the imagery was? Or was it of Chaplin himself?

Jeff, It had a large painted image of Chaplin and a few props and some fancy lettering.  I think it was for a couple of Chaplin films being shown back to back.  Okie

[Neo]

20180801_015119, on Flickr

Cool self-portrait of Ms.Maier with these wildings.  I happened to see this shot on the VivianMaier.com website.  You can see her shadow on the left, while she is taking the photo.

[Antoine1973]

Nice shot by Vivian Meier, I didn't realize that she had done works in color.  The documentary that came out a few years ago about how her work, which was never publicly exhibited during her lifetime, was discovered posthumously is pretty great. 

[Starling]

It was truly an exceptional documentary.  She had such a unique eye.

[Neo]

Yeah, most of her film was black & white, which makes her few color shots even more remarkable, IMO.

I think Ms. Maier will be remembered as one of the best photographers, and will continue to inspire many other street photographers to capture fleeting moments in time.

[erik1925]

And there was a great looking poster made for the docu, too, Ben, using one of her self portrait images (re-posting here, in case you hadnt seen the OS):

Finding Vivian Maier (2013)

The fascinating, AA nominated documentary about nanny, Vivian Maier, and her unknown world of street photography. Director John Maloof bought a box of negatives in 2007, when he was looking for photos on a real estate book he was working on. What he discovered was a treasure trove of never before seen or printed works by this rather eccentric woman. Everyone she worked for knew next to nothing about her, as well..

An interesting watch, for sure.

[erik1925]

Theater enrty way display.

THE MUMMY -- HUGE head display -- and in the left corner, a OS poster for THE ISLAND OF LOST SOULS with Charles Laughton. I'm nor sure what movie the 3rd poster on the far left, is for.

The Karloff head looks taller than the doors leading into the theater.

[okiehawker]

Theater enrty way display.

THE MUMMY -- HUGE head display -- and in the left corner, a OS poster for THE ISLAND OF LOST SOULS with Charles Laughton. I'm nor sure what movie the 3rd poster on the far left, is for.

The Karloff head looks taller than the doors leading into the theater.

Incredible, Jeff!  Looks like the eyes were also given holes for lights maybe?  Amazing poster for The Island of Lost Souls as well.  How would you like to have one of those 1932 display frames to show off a one sheet at your house!?  Okie

[erik1925]

Awesome looking, imho!  

[Neo]

They knew how to do them outdoor displays back then.

[okiehawker]

Jeff,
Do you think those four Jekyll and Hyde cast three sheet looking size images are actually three sheets from the studio?  Or, do you think locally produced by the theatre? Okie

[erik1925]

Hey Okie,

Here are a couple pages from the pressbook for comparison of the posters:

[okiehawker]

Hmmm, looks like those four three sheet sized images may have been locally produced.  Thanks for the pressbook images, Jeff.  Very cool.  Okie

[crowzilla]

Jeff,
That pressbook you posted must be from the 1935 re-release, as that insert and WC do not look like what we know to be the original release WC and insert. The logos on the poster also match the lobby cards used for the 1935 re-release.
And just like the lobbies for the re-release do, these posters look much cooler than the original release ones.

And I also believe the Jekyll and Hyde 3-sheets to be locally produced (as was the Island of Lost Souls in the Mummy photo)

[erik1925]

Thanks for pointing that out, Sean. My bad. In looking back, i see that the images above that I posted from HYDE are from the 1935 RR PB. 

Do you know if a copy of a first release one sheet, 3 sh (or larger) has ever been sold/auctioned before, anywhere?

Here's a 1931 PB image from HA's archive, showing the various posters that were available (click on the image to get larger size):

[okiehawker]

Thanks for pointing that out, Sean. My bad. In looking back, i see that the images above that I posted from HYDE are from the 1935 RR PB. 

Do you know if a copy of a first release one sheet, 3 sh (or larger) has ever been sold/auctioned before, anywhere?

Here's a 1931 PB image from HA's archive, showing the various posters that were available (click on the image to get larger size):

Bruce shows he sold the B one sheet in 1994.  I don't know of another recent public sale of a large size poster other than middle seventies conventions where I remember seeing one or two, but wasn't aware enough then of which release.  Okie

[erik1925]

Bruce shows he sold the B one sheet in 1994.  I don't know of another recent public sale of a large size poster other than middle seventies conventions where I remember seeing one or two, but wasn't aware enough then of which release.  Okie

That OS is beautiful, no doubt about that.

[erik1925]

Now if only some of the posters could be seen. 

But still an awesome shot, showing the spectacle of this movie, when it opened in 1925, in NYC.

[okiehawker]

Wow, that is a nice Phantom shot, Jeff!  How'd ole Erik let that flapper escape?  Okie

[erik1925]

From what I read about the photo, Okie, the flapper is a comedienne named Wanda Wiley, who made quite a few comedy shorts in the 1920s.

[okiehawker]

Great history, Jeff. So, Wickedly Funny Wanda escapes Erik!  Okie

[erik1925]

Great history, Jeff. So, Wickedly Funny Wanda escapes Erik!  Okie

A better pic of Wanda

[okiehawker]

A better pic of Wanda

Wanda looks calm, collected, and lovely.  No wonder she out-smarted Erik!  Okie