1940s Posters

Original French poster for Festival du Film Maudit. In 1949 an avant-garde cine-club called Objectif 49 was formed in France. Its founder members i...

Original 1946 Swiss scene card for the film Shoeshine (Sciuscia) directed by Vittorio De SICA with Franco Interlenghi / Rinaldo Smordoni / Annielo Mel...

Fabulous pair of vintage movie posters - Joan Crawford in Queen Bee (1955) and Ingrid Bergman and Leslie Howard in Intermezzo (1939) but released in Belgium in 1946. Both of these ar...

Original British trade advertisement for the 1948 Film Noir T-Men Directed by Anthony Mann and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Alfred Ryder, Wallace Ford. This piece is paper backed and ...

Original 1946 U.S. scene card for the film Blue Skies directed by Stuart Heisler / Mark Sandrich with Bing Crosby / Fred Astaire / Joan Caulfield / Billy De Wolfe. Very good-fine con...

Original vintage water sport poster for the Grand Meeting International Motonautique held on 12 and 13 June 1948 at the Bassin Du Trocadero featuring a dynamic illustration by Geo Ham (Georges Hamel; 1900-1972) of speed boats racing around a chequered buoy with a race flag blowing in the wind. Founded in 1922 in Belgium as the Union Internationale du Yachting Automobile, the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM; since 1927) is the international governing body of power boating...

Original 1947 U.S. scene card for the film I Know Where I'm Going! directed by Michael Powell / Emeric Pressburger with Wendy Hiller / Roger Livesey / Pamela Brown / Finlay Currie. F...

Two atmospheric original production still for the 1949 Film Noir classic starring Cornel Wilde, Patricia Knoght, John Baragrey. The film was directed by Douglas Sirk.   

Original British trade advertisement for the 1949 Andventure, Fantasy film Mighty Joe Young. The film was directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and stared Terry Moore...

Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster celebrating the 800th anniversary of Moscow 1147-1947: Long Live Our Moscow - Our Glory, Our Pride! Great design featuring colorful images o...

Original Italian Movie poster for the Classic 1948 gangster film directed by John Ford and with the amazing cast including, Bogart, Robinson and Bacall. The poster has two stamps on...

Original vintage London Transport poster for London: The Proud City - A new view of the Tower of London across Water Lane by the artist Walter E. Spradbery ...

Original vintage British World War Two poster - Careless talk may cost his life Don't talk about aerodromes or aircraft factories - featuring a black and white photo of a smiling Roy...

Original 1947 Danish A1 poster for the film Week-End at the Waldorf directed by Robert Z. Leonard with Ginger Rogers/Lana Turner/Walter Pidgeon/Van Johnson. Very good-fine condition,...

Set of six original vintage World War Two food propaganda posters - From The Open Ground and From Store - featuring different vegetables for every season of the year with the months ...

Original 1948 Italian fotobusta poster by M. Fuganti for the first Italian theatrical release of the 1940 film The Grapes of Wrath directed by John For...

Original vintage travel advertising poster for British European Airways - Business Abroad In Half The Time BEA Takes You There And Brings You ...

Original vintage illustrated map poster in Spanish by the notable graphic designer, cartographer and artist MacDonald Gill (Leslie MacDonald Gill aka Max Gill; 1884-1947) commissioned by the British Time & Tide magazine (1920-1986) following the World War Two Atlantic Charter agreement between the US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill "for a better future for the world" 14 August 1941 - La Carta del Atlantico. Stunning design featuring detailed colorful pictorial depictions of agriculture and food production, Industrial raw materials and traditional life around the world including images of people, animals, trees, cattle, ships at sea, planes flying overhead and markers with a symbol box listing the locations of metals, wine, crops, petroleum, tobacco, sugar, rubber, silk, coffee, fruit, precious stones etc., surrounded by clouds on the sides and the sun shining down from The Atlantic Charter in the text box at the top with a black and white image below of an Industrial metal worker destroying tanks and machinery and a farming family ploughing a field with horses, the cities, countries, continents and quotes in banners with a seal and a compass point on both sides, all framed within a decorative border. Printed in Great Britain by Philip George & Son Ltd London and published in collaboration with the Time and Tide...

Original British film poster for the 1948 Ealing comedy starring Robert Beatty, Stanley Holloway, Moira Lister. the film was directed by Charles Crichton. The artwork is by the Engli...

Original Belgian movie poster for the 1942 Horror, comedy starring Boris Karloff, Peter Lotte and directed by Lew Landers the Barefoot Contessa st...

Original US lobby card for the 1947 film noir directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Robert Young, Robert Mitchum. This lobby card is also signed by Robert...

This colorful lithographic poster depicts the popular 1941 film A Yank in the R.A.F., directed by Henry King and produced by Twentieth Century-Fox. The black-and-white film describes a story that takes place early during World War II, in which a young American man, Baker, joins the British Royal Air Force (R.A.F.) in a time when the United States was still enforcing the Neutrality Acts. The British R.A.F. advertised for assistance during 1940, and a total of 271 American citizens joined during the years of 1940 and 1942. These volunteer American soldiers became known as the Eagle Squadron. Center in the composition, the title of the film is listed in bright yellow lettering. The details of the film’s actors, producers, screenplay author, and director are listed above and below the title. The film detailed various propagandistic notions of war, with Grable portrayed in the famous ‘pinup’ role. This poster was created to promote the film, and to promote underlying themes of American nationalism. "A Yank in the R.A.F" was the fourth most popular movie in the U.S. box office during the year of its release. While originally created as a light-hearted look at war, the film’s themes resonated with many Americans during its time. Support for the American military is emphasized by the icon “Let’s Go! U.S.A Keep ‘Em Flying...

Original US movie poster for Roy William Neill's, 1946 Film Noir starring Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter Lorre.

Original Japanese movie poster for Classic 1939 Gangster film starring James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart and Priscilla Lane. Directed by Raoul Walsh. The film did not get a release in Ja...

"Who done it?", Original Spanish Film Poster, 1944 Original Spanish cinema poster of the film "Who done it?" in Spain called "Crimen a Medianoche"....

Original Italian movie poster for Henry Hathaway's 1935 Adventure, drama about the 41st Bengal Lancers set in Northwest Frontier of India. The film stared Gary Cooper, Franchot Tone....

Original 1948 re-release U.S. one sheet poster for. Fine condition, linen-backed. This poster has been professionally linen-backed. Please note: the size is stated in inches and the ...

Original 1949 re-release U.S. half sheet poster for. Very good-fine condition, rolled. Please note: the size is stated in inches and the actual size ...

Original 1944 U.S. scene card for. Very good-fine condition. Please note: the size is stated in inches and the actual size can vary by an inch or more.   

Original British film poster for the 1949 Ealing Studios drama starring Valerie Hobson, Jack Warner,Gladys Henson. The film was directed by Sidney Cole, Ch...

Original Belgium film poster for the 1941 film Noir staring Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Victor Mature. When posters were used to advertise films in Belgi...

The Life of a Forgotten Magicians We are proud to offer a unique collection of one of London’s most unquestionably entertaining magicians known as Bernard and Ms Radar. A fascinating collection of 1940s-1960s items relating to the telepathic magic act 'Bernard and Miss Radar', a mind reading husband and wife duo, who extensively toured British theatres performing their telepathy based act and who were apparently the recipients of the 'World Convention of Magicians Award', which they received at the Magic Circle Convention in London in 1955. The collection comprises the basis for their act; 2 large handmade jigsaw puzzles, a “Radar” hat, top hat and other associated items with which they performed. There is also a large quantity (over 1000) of publicity photographs, theatre contracts, Magic Circle programmes, scrapbooks and other ephemera relating to their career, plus approximately fifteen original 1940s and 1950s theatre and other posters and several hand bills and flyers, all including Bernard and Miss Radar on the billing, along with other variety acts of the period. Some of the theatre posters included are; The Hippodrome, Eastbourne, Arcadia Theatre, Skegness, Commodore, Ryde, The Knightstone, Weston-Super-Mare and The Palace Theatre, Reading, which now all been framed to preserve them for display. Dimensions in inches: (Poster sizes) H 32” x W 22” x D 2” Origin: England Condition: Aged through wear and tear is present across all the item, some fading across the posters however they are not torn or damp. Some of the hand painted items also show aged wear and light discolouration. Please take note that these items are over 70 years old and would have been used as part of this magician’s act, therefore its safe to say these items all show age, however, are very well preserved. Please review all the photos and propose questions were unsure of the condition to avoid any disappointment. Over 1000 artifacts - most not pictured due to volume of items. Postage cost is high due to the weight (30kg) and volume of items in this lot, 10 posts mounted, 1 full box of archived material, top hat box...

This Original Argentine film poster is for the 1932 version of Scarface, the film was not released iargentina until the 194o's , this poster is for the films first release. Howard H...

Original vintage sport event advertising poster for the 37th Swiss Ski Races / Schweizerisches Skirennen held in Arosa Switzerland from 5-7 March 1943. Stunning design depicting a la...

Original vintage cigarette advertising poster for Rothman of Pall Mall the best-known tobacconist in the world. Great design featuring an...

Original Italian film poster for the 1949 crime, adventure movie staring Robert Lowery and Anne Gwynne. The atmospheric design used on this piece is unique to Italian poster.

Original Italian film poster for the 1954 film noir directed by Don Siegel, and stars IDA Lupino, Steve Cochran and Howard Duff. The story follows two detectives who steal thousands of dollars from a dead counterfeiter. They get assigned to look into the case of the missing cash. If this isn't complicated enough, one of them gets involved with a money-grabbing singer, and the other gets a guilty conscience over what they have done. The artwork on this film noir poster...

Original Italian film poster for the 1948 war, romance staring Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Charles Laughton. The movie did not get release in Italy un...

Original British film poster for the 1947 Ealing Studios drama starring Googie Withers, Jean Kent, John McCullum. The film was directed by Charles Frend.

Original British movie poster for the 1949 Ealing Studios comedy. This size is known as a door panel and is one of the hards posters to find on t...

Fabulous and stylish original French National Lottery advertising poster, dating from 1938-1944. A true vintage poster art collectible and great roo...

Original US Film poster from the 1940 release of the film in cinemas in the United States.

Original British film poster from (1949) 30 x 40 in. (76 x 102 cm) This poster would have been used outside the cinema at the films original release. This poster has been conservat...

Alain Le Yaouanc, (1940) was a painter, sculptor, poet, writer, engraver, and illustrator. His work is often linked to surrealism. This poster is an o...

Original British film poster for war, drama made by Ealing Studios in 1948. This size is known as a door panel and is hardest size poster to find ...

Original vintage World War II poster “Civil Defence, Women wanted for Evacuation Service,” offer your services to your local council or any branch ...

Original US lobby card for the 1942 comedy directed by Preston Sturges and starring Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea.

Original vintage World War Two poster: More Production. He's a fighting fool - give him the best you've got. Image of an anti-aircraft gunner in a helmet watching the sky with three airplanes flying overhead. Artwork by Fred Ludekens (1900-1982). Printed by the US Government Printing Office, War Production Board - A3. The WPB was a government agency established during WW2 by US President, Franklin D...

Original vintage World War II recruitment poster for the USCG United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve (known as SPARS from the Latin USCG motto Semper Paratus / Always Ready): Make a date with Uncle Sam, Enlist with coast guard spars, apply nearest coast guard office. Stunning image by the renowned artist Bradshaw Crandell (1896-1966), showing a glamorous young lady wearing a US coast guard...

Original vintage advertising poster in French promoting the Tek brand of toothbrush - Demand the small round Tek / Exigez bien la petite Tek ronde. Great mid-century design by the graphic artist Fritz Buhler...

Original vintage sport advertising poster in French: Winter Sports, Happiness and Health / Sports d'Hiver-Joie et Sante. Great image by Edi Hauri (1911-1988) of a smiling young lady ...

Original vintage British Railways poster, Sands Across The Sea, Brittany Normandy Picardy, details of services from any Station or from Continental Enqu...

Original black and white studio photographic still used to advertise Warner Brother's leading lady, Barbara Stanwyck in the 1940s.  

MOVIE POSTER FROM WARNER BROTHER'S, WHITE HEAT, 1949, HALF SHEET PAPER BACKED, BLACK FRAME .
22" x 28" unframed

Original British Film poster from the first release of the film in the UK in 1948 Odd Man Out is a classic British film that fits the film noir definition...

Stamped'' Robys'' Advertising shoe poster with gift box and shoes and Gazelles jumping out of it! Framed in black and silver leaf trim Frame, circa 1940, ...

Original vintage World War Two poster featuring an illustration by the Polish painter and official war artist Feliks Topolski (1907-1989) of a lady dressed up to go out, drawing a seam line up the back of her leg due to the wartime nylon rationing to give the impression she's wearing stockings, a Scots Guards Officer at the door offering to help draw the line...

Original US lobby card for the 1942 Film Noir The Glass Key. This film starred Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. This lobby card is conservation framed with UV plexiglass in an Obeche w...