“Film Noir is the flip side of the all-American success story. It’s about people who realize that following the program will never get them what they crave. So they cross the line, commit a crime and reap the consequences. Or, they’re tales about seemingly innocent people tortured by paranoia and ass-kicked by Fate. Either way, they depict a world that’s merciless and unforgiving.”
— Eddie Muller
Grosset & Dunlap photoplay hardcover
reissue to accompany the 1946 MGM adaptation directed by Robert Montgomery
First Photoplay Edition of Chandler’s THE LADY IN THE LAKE (1947), nicely inscribed by director and lead actor Robert Montgomery.
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Kiss Me Deadly (United Artists, 1955). Very Fine on Paper. Half Sheet (22″ X 28″) Style B.
Starring Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart, Juano Hernandez, Cloris Leachman, Maxine Cooper, Jack Elam, and Strother Martin. Directed by Robert Aldrich.
adaptation by Orson Welles of Sherwood King’s novel If I Die Before I Wake
starring Rita Hayworth, Orson Wells, and Everett Sloane
The Postman Always Rings Twice (MGM, 1946). Folded, Very Fine. Insert (14″ X 36″).
Starring Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames, Audrey Totter, Alan Reed, and Jeff York. Directed by Tay Garnett.
The Third Man (Selznick, R-1954). Folded, Very Fine/Near Mint. One Sheet (27″ X 41″).
Set in post-war Vienna, The Third Man tells the story of novelist Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) as he attempts to unravel the mystery surrounding the murder of his friend, Harry Lime (Orson Welles). Although the production of this film was fraught with challenges, including difficult behavior on Welles’ part and outrageous demands by producer David O. Selznick, the picture was a box office sensation, and became one of the most important films of the period.
Call Northside 777 (20th Century Fox, 1948). Fine/Very Fine on Linen. Three Sheet (41.5″ X 79″).
Starring James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, and Helen Walker. Directed by Henry Hathaway.
SMB Noir 