Props- 2 Newspapers from Dick Tracy (1990)

[erik1925]

I was working at a studio at the time and some additional, small insert shots and material for the titles had to be shot. The prop men brought a number of newspapers that had been printed and used in the film. When the shoot was over, these were tossed in the trash and i "rescued" them. They also brought in Beatty's yellow coat and fedora... but, unfortunately, those made it back into the propmaster's hands, when they wrapped for the day.  

 

[MoviePosterBid.com]

there was a time, right about 1990, when I would have killed to add these to my Dick Tracy collection which had some 100 pieces of original comic strip art, posters and more. I only have one original left (it's listed on MPB for $5k)

Russ Cochran also would have fought for these.. another big Tracy fan

[Neo]

Excellent rescue.       Are those the actual newspapers in the movie, or were there several copies of them?

[erik1925]

The art dept had multiple copies made for scenes in the movie where newsboys are hocking their papers on street corners, when Tracy was arrested, or when showing a bundle of papers being tossed off the newspaper trucks to vendors. So yes, Brandon, these were used in the movie.  

[Neo]

Now I remember the scene.  Great props.