LAUREL & HARDY, five 1938 8x10 scene stills SWISS MISS

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VINTAGE FILM POSTERS & MEMORABILIA Original American Photographic Stills These five AUTHENTIC, silver gelatin photographic stills were printed to promote the theatrical release of the 1938 classic American, comedy feature, SWISS MISS. The film stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, with Grete Natzler, Walter Woolf King, Eric Blore, Charles Judels, and Ludovico Tomarchio. It was directed by John G. Blystone. The single weight, glossy, silver gelatin photographic stills are AUTHENTIC still, printed from the original negative, possibly at the time the film was first released (1938), and possibly at a somewhat later date. There is no indication on verso, where these stills originated. It is NOT restrikes, reproductions, or commercial items available to the general public. They were created to be displayed in the movie theatre lobby to publicize the film. These stills are NOT from the W. Ward Marsh archives. Provenance of the Movie Stills W. Ward Marsh (1893-1971) was the film critic for the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper from 1919 until his retirement in 1970. In 1919 Marsh wrote his first of 23,000 movie reviews for the Plain Dealer. As the area's movie trivia authority, Marsh wrote and produced a local television movie quiz program in the 1950's called "Lights, Camera, Question." He also taught "The History, Enjoyment, and Criticism of the Movie" course at Western Reserve's Cleveland College. In the 1960's, Marsh fought a losing battle against the screen's increasing sexual permissiveness. His scathing review of a film titled THE LOVERS in 1959, contributed to the prosecution of its exhibitor, Nico Jacobellis of the Heights Art Theatre, for obscenity. In a landmark censorship ruling in 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court declared the film was not obscene. Marsh died less than a year after his retirement in 1970. His library, and photographic and memorabilia archives were given to the proprietor of Cleveland's finest bookstore. I was the first person with a background in film history and collectibles to examine the archives. I was hired in 1972 to evaluate the entire collection. I worked for three to four hours a day, for six months. It was an unbelievably exciting time for me, never knowing what I was going to find, as I opened a new box or file drawer. My compensation was my pick of the archives. The thousands of photographs that I received still form the core of my still collection. Many of the stills that will be offered here, are from the W. Ward Marsh archives. I am stamping the verso of these stills, with a stamp that indicates where these stills originated. CHECK OUT MY MANY other items , MANY WITHOUT RESERVE! TITLE SWISS MISS FORMAT Silver Gelatin Photographic Stills; Single Weight; Glossy; Each Approximately 8" X 10" CAST Stan Laurel; Oliver Hardy; Grete Natzler; Walter Woolf King; Eric Blore; Charles Judels; Ludovico Tomarchio DIRECTOR John G. Blystone STUDIO MGM/Hal Roach Studios GENRE Comedy DATE 1938 The stills were possibly printed at the initial release of the film in 1938, and possibly printed at a somewhat later date. At either rate they appear to be printed from the original negatives. They are NOT reprints, reproductions, or commercial items available to the general public. They were created to be displayed in the movie theatre lobby to publicize the film. CODE NUMBERS HR-P20-25; HR-P20-35; HR-P20-23, HR-P20-2; HR-P20-46 OVERALL CONDITION Fine CONDITION DEFECTS The stills are in excellent condition. The first two stills shown each have a tiny 1/4" tear on the upper border. There are slight signs of handling. The versos are clean and unmarked. The stills look clean and sharp. There are no other tears, fading, creases, stains, smudges, missing paper, folds, or pin holes. My PayPal account is in the name of my email address, . DOMESTIC SHIPPING Buyer to... read more

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