THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE, original 1946 still, Dorothy MCGUIRE, Robt SIODMAK noir!

Description: VINTAGE FILM POSTERS & MEMORABILIAOriginal American Photographic Still This ORIGINAL, silver gelatin photographic still was printed to promote the first release of THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE, the 1946, drama/mystery/thriller feature film. The film stars Dorothy McGuire, Ethel Barrymore, and George Brent, and was directed by Robert Siodmak. The single weight, glossy, silver gelatin photographic still is an original still, printed from the original negative, when the film was first released (1946). It is NOT a reprint, restrike, re-issue, reproduction, or commercial item available to the general public.This still is from the W. Ward Marsh Archives. _________________________________________________________________________________________________Provenance of the Movie StillsW. 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._______________________________________________________________________________________TITLE: THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE______________________________________________________________________________________________________ CAST: Dorothy McGuire, Ethel Barrymore, George Brent______________________________________________________________________________________________________ DIRECTOR:Robert Siodmak_______________________________________________________________________________________ FORMAT: 7 1/8" x 9" b&w silver gelatin photographic still_______________________________________________________________________________________ DATE:1946 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ OVERALL CONDITION: Good / Very Good_______________________________________________________________________________________ CONDITION SPECIFICS: The still is in good/very good condition. The still measures 7 1/8" x 9" and may have been trimmed from an original 8" x 10" format. There are light signs of handling. The verso has an attached identification snipe, as well as a stamp indicating the still was acquired from the W. Ward Marsh Archives. There is light discoloring at the bottom of the still, caused by the adhesive of the snipe. There are several minute dots on the verso. There are no other tears, fading, stains, smudges, folds, tape, or pin holes._____________________________________________________________________________________________ CODE NUMBER: SMW-73_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE NUMBER: None________________________________________________________________________________________ STUDIO:RKO Radio Pictures__________________________________________________________________________________________________ DOMESTIC SHIPPING: Buyer to pay $6.50 for domestic priority mail shipping, for as many stills as are purchased. This INCLUDES insurance.__________________________________________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING: We ship world wide. We charge the exact postage cost only. There is NO charge for "materials", "handling", "labor", or "overhead". 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Price: 8.99 USD

Location: Phoenix, Arizona

End Time: 2023-12-21T22:29:34.000Z

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