William Seiter Director (9 results)

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1946 film, showing actors Vera Zorina and George Brent. With manuscript pencil annotations on the verso. A woman is anxious to spend time with her war correspondent husband when he returns home, but begins to suspect he has had several extramarital affairs during his absence, and decides to convince him she has been equally unfaithful as retribution. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.…

Staplebound wraps. Condition: Good +. 8vo; 32pp; color photographic illustrated stiff wrapper with Shirley in Asian clothing; 2 staple binding; black and white photographic illustrations with text; leaves held firm by staples but disbound from wrapper; light shelf wear; good plus. Photoplay. Shirley Temple was a childhood star of screen, radio and television. She later was the Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia. As a child star, she was Hollywood's number one box office draw from 1935-38.…

Vintage photograph of actress Claire Trevor and various members of the crew on the set of the 1950 film noir. Mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. US Police officer Madeleine Haley (Claire Trevor) goes undercover to get close to Pete Ritchie (Raymond Burr) the leader of a drug-smuggling ring in Mexico. Just as she meets Ritchie, she is kidnapped by Johnny Macklin (Fred MacMurray), who unbeknownst to her is an undercover federal agent. Shot on location in Southern California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with three holes punched in the left margin. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. …

Vintage publicity photograph from the 1942 film, showing actress Janet Blair reclining on a sofa arm. Mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Loosely based on the 1926 Broadway play, previously adapted for the screen in 1929. A Hollywood dancer returns to New York, where he recalls memories of his time working for a bootlegger. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage borderless publicity photograph from the 1941 film, showing actors Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan in an intimate moment. Printed mimeo snipe and provenance stamps on the verso, along with the stamp of Universal photographer Ray Jones. A progressive-minded, newlywed doctor surprises her husband by declaring that she would prefer to live in separate apartments-leading her husband to devise a number of schemes to make her jealous and lure her into his apartment. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s. 7.5 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage press photograph of actors Glenn Ford and Marguerite Chapman from the 1943 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. During WWII, a new destroyer fails its sea trials and is assigned to mail runs, but nevertheless is forced to engage in combat against Japanese planes and a submarine. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Three vintage publicity photographs,including one double weight contact photograph of Ava Gardner, one publicity photograph of Ava Gardner, and one publicity photograph of Gardner and Robert Walker, from the 1948 film. Two photographs with mimeo snipes affixed to the versos. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s. A modern take on the Pygmalion myth, based on the 1943 Broadway hit musical, with music by Kurt Weill, lyrics by poet Ogden Nash, and a book co-written by Nash and S.J. Perelman, which was in turn based on the 1885 novella "The Tinted Venus" by Thomas Anstey Guthrie. An amorous window dresser at a department store kisses a decorative statue of Venus, unwittingly causing the statue to come to life in the form of Ava Gardner. 8 x 10 inches. Double-weight contact photograph, Near Fine. Two publicity photographs, Very Good plus. Olive Films 654.…

Vintage mini-banner poster for the 1950 film noir. Police officer Claire Trevor goes undercover to get close to Raymond Burr, the leader of a drug-smuggling ring in Mexico. Just as she meets Ritchie, she is kidnapped by Fred MacMurray, who unbeknownst to her is an undercover federal agent. Shot on location in Southern California. 4.75 x 28 inches. Very Good plus, with light creasing at the extremities. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US.…

Set of three vintage hand-tinted lobby cards for the 1922 film. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1922 novel. A young husband and wife spend money with aplomb, anticipating a large payout once the man's grandfather dies. When the patriarch passes away and they discover they have been left nothing in his will. Considered today to be a lost film. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good plus, some with pinholes to the corners, lightly and evenly toned.…