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"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" AND "HELP!" SET OF ORIGINAL 35 MOVIE THEATRE LOBBY 8" X 10" BLACK & WHITE GLOSSY PHOTOGRAPHS 20 FROM "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" AND 15 FROM "HELP!" UNITED ARTISTS, NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE 1964 & 1965 CONDITION: NEAR MINT X 35 ITEM#: PT007 PRICE: ------ |
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DESCRIPTION (ACTUAL IMAGES) MOVIE THEATRE PHOTOGRAPHS, LOBBY CARDS, AND POSTERS OF THE 1960'S THAT WERE SENT TO THEATER OWNERS WERE EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED TO THE NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE (THE MANUFACTURERS OF THE MERCHANDISE) OR DESTROYED AFTER BEING USED TO PROMOTE THE MOVIE. MANY TIMES THE ITEMS GATHERED DUST IN THEATER BASEMENTS OR WERE TAKEN HOME BY PATRONS OR EMPLOYEES. HERE WE PRESENT A MOST GORGEOUS, RARE VINTAGE 1964 AND 1965 ORIGINAL SET OF 35 BLACK AND WHITE GLOSSY LOBBY PROMOTIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS ISSUED FOR THE BEATLES CLASSIC FILMS, "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" AND "HELP!". EACH PHOTO MEASURES 8" X 10" AND ARE TRULY WORLD CLASS EXAMPLES AND AMONG THE BEST SURVIVING EXAMPLES IN EXISTENCE. THE PHOTOS ARE PRODUCED ON HEAVY STOCK PAPER, WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE REMAINING IN OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE 20 FROM "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" AND 15 FROM "HELP!". SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE RARELY SEEN VARIATIONS. IT IS EVIDENT THAT NONE OF THE 35 PHOTOS WERE EVER USED FOR DISPLAY IN THE THEATRE AT THE TIME OF THE FILMS' RUN BACK IN 1964 AND 1965 RESPECTIVELY: OUR SCANNED IMAGES OF EACH PHOTOGRAPH DOES NOT TRULY DISPLAY THE BRILLIANCE, DEEP BOLD TONES, AND THE UNIQUE CLARITY AS THEY APPEAR IN PERSON. ALL THE CORNERS ARE SHARP, NO CREASES, NO FADING, AND WITHOUT TEARS, TACK HOLES, TAPE, WRITING OR OTHER FLAWS. THERE IS SIMPLY VERY MINIMAL AGE RELATED SLIGHT "BOWING" TO EACH PHOTO, WHICH FURTHER PROVES THEIR AUTHENTICITY OF BEING ORIGINAL NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE ISSUES. A TWO-PART NUMBER WAS ALWAYS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE TO EVERY
MOVIE IN THE UNITED STATES, AND ALWAYS VISIBLE ON THE THEIR PHOTOGRAPHS, POSTERS
OR LOBBY CARDS THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED. THE NUMBER FOR "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" IS "64/261",
AND "HELP!" IS "65/293". THE FIRST NUMBER IS THE YEAR OF RELEASE, AND THE SECOND NUMBER IS
THE UNIQUE NUMBER ISSUED TO A MOVIE OF THAT YEAR: CLICK ON EACH PHOTOGRAPH TO VIEW LARGER IMAGES |
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