Movie Poster Collecting: Edward G. Robinson

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Saturday, April 2, 2016

Vice Squad (1953) - (Edward G,. Robinson) Argentine one-sheet

Vice Squad (1953) - (Edward G. Robinson) Argentine one-sheet

This is a 29" x 43" Argentine one-sheet poster closely derived from the design of the US one-sheet for the 1953 Arnold Laven noir film Vice Squad based on the 1937 Leslie T. White novel Harness Bull, screenplay by Lawrence Roman and starring Edward G. Robinson as Los Angeles Police Captain Barnaby. Plot summary: Jack Hartrampf [Porter Hall] witnesses the shooting of a Los Angeles police officer and testifies reluctantly under pressure from Captain Barnaby. In his busy routine Barnaby is also able to solve a bank robbery case with the help of escort agency madame Mona Ross [Paulette Godard].

Cast and crew: Edward G. Robinson, Paulette Goddard, Arnold Laven, Lawrence Roman, Leslie T. White, K. T. Stevens, Porter Hall, Adam Williams, Edward Binns, Barry Kelley, Jay Adler, Harlan Warde, Mary Ellen Kay, Lee Van Cleef, Lewis Martin, Joan Vohs, Dan Riss

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Friday, December 26, 2014

The Violent Men (1955) - (Glenn Ford) Italian four-sheet

This is a two-piece 55" x 77" Italian four-sheet poster using art by Alfredo Capitani to promote the 1955 Rudolph Mate film The Violent Men based on a novel by Donald Hamilton, screenplay by Harry Kleiner and starring Glenn Ford as John Parrish. Plot summary: John Parrish is an ex-officer in the Union army who decides to fight it out with a local rancher after one of his hired hands is murdered.

Cast and crew: "Rudolph Mate, Alfredo Capitani, Harry Kleiner, Donald Hamilton, Glenn Ford, Edward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck, Dianne Foster, Brian Keith, May Wynn, Warner Anderson, Basil Ruysdael, Lita Milan, Richard Jaeckel, James Westerfield, Jack Kelly, Willis Bouchey, Harry Shannon

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Monday, December 22, 2014

The Outrage (1964) - (Paul Newman) Italian two-sheet

This is an Italian 39" x 54" two-sheet poster made to promote the 1964 Martin Ritt film The Outrage based on a screenplay by Michael and Kay Kanin adapted from Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon and starring Paul Newman as Juan Carrasco. Plot summary: Juan Carrasco is tried for rape and murder, but the witnesses interpret the events they saw in drastically different ways.

Cast and crew: Martin Ritt, Michael Kanin, Akira Kurosawa, Paul Newman, Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom, Edward G. robinson, William Shatner, Howard Da Silva, Albert Salmi, Thomas Chalmers, Paul Fix

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Never a Dull Moment (R1977) - (Dick Van Dyke) US 40x60

Never a Dull Moment (R1977) - (Dick Van Dyke) US 40x60 film poster

This is a US 40x60 poster designed to promote a 1977 rerelease of the 1968 Jerry Paris film Never a Dull Moment based on a novel by John Godey and screenplay by Al Carothers, starring Dick Van Dyke. Plot summary: Actor Jack Albany [Dick Van Dyke] is mistaken for a murderer named Ace Williams [Jack Elam] and taken to see a gangster boss named Leo Smooth [Edward G. Robinson]. Leo wants Jack to do a job for him and Jack plays along because he is frightened.

Cast and crew: Jerry Paris, John Godey, Al Carothers, Dick Van Dyke, Edward G. Robinson, Dorothy Provine, Henry Silva, Joanna moore, Tony Bill, Slim Pickens, Jack Elam, Ned Glass, Richard Bakalyan, Mickey Shaughnessy, Philip Coolidge, James Milhollin