Motion Picture Posters, 1924-1996 (Bulk 1952-1996)
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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt187034n6 No online items Finding Aid for the Collection of Motion picture posters, 1924-1996 (bulk 1952-1996) Processed Arts Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Elizabeth Graney and Julie Graham. UCLA Library Special Collections Performing Arts Special Collections Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 [email protected] URL: http://www2.library.ucla.edu/specialcollections/performingarts/index.cfm The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Finding Aid for the Collection of 200 1 Motion picture posters, 1924-1996 (bulk 1952-1996) Descriptive Summary Title: Motion picture posters, Date (inclusive): 1924-1996 Date (bulk): (bulk 1952-1996) Collection number: 200 Extent: 58 map folders Abstract: Motion picture posters have been used to publicize movies almost since the beginning of the film industry. The collection consists of primarily American film posters for films produced by various studios including Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox, MGM, Paramount, Universal, United Artists, and Warner Brothers, among others. Language: Finding aid is written in English. Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts Special Collections. Los Angeles, California 90095-1575 Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Restrictions on Access COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Restrictions on Use and Reproduction Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Motion picture posters (Collection 200). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA. Biography Motion picture posters have been used to publicize movies almost since the beginning of the film industry. Poster designs have become permanently associated with the films they promote, often acting as symbols of the films for collective memory. Frequently film posters outlive thier intended marketing purpose and assume the role of iconic images in film history and culture at large. (Based on: The origin and development of the American moving picture poster by Gary Don Rhodes; Film History: An International Journal, Volume 19, Number 3, 2007) Scope and Content The collection consists of film posters dating from ca. 1924 to 1996, with the bulk of the collection dating from the early 1950s-1996. The collection consists of posters for primarily American released films and includes 1,200 plus film titles. The posters represent a variety of film genres which were produced by various studios including Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox, MGM, Paramount, Universal, United Artists, and Warner Brothers, among others. Organization and Arrangement Arranged alphabetically by film title. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects Film posters, American -- Archival resources. Box 1 AGONY AND THE ECSTASY (THE) (1965) Note Twentieth Century Fox Box 44 10 (1980) Note Warner Bros. Finding Aid for the Collection of 200 2 Motion picture posters, 1924-1996 (bulk 1952-1996) Container List Box 81 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (1999) Box 38 1776 (1972) Note Columbia Box 47 2010 (1984) Note M.G.M. Box 70 2010: YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT (1984) Box 46 29TH STREET (1991) Note Twentieth Century Fox Box 14 4 CLOWNS (1970) Note Twentieth Century Fox Box 15 5 CORNERS (1987) Note Handmade Films Box 13 8 SECONDS (1994) Note New Line Box 59 ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET CAPTAIN KIDD (1960r) Box 1 ABOUT LAST NIGHT (1986) Note Tri-Star Box 2 ABOVE THE LAW (1988) Note Warner Bros. Box 74 ABSENCE OF MALICE (1981) Box 1 ABSENCE OF MALICE (1981) Note Columbia Box 2 ABSOLUTION (1981) Note Trans World Entertainment Box 1 ADALEN '31 (1969) Note Paramount Box 2 ADDAMS FAMILY (THE) (1991) Note Paramount Finding Aid for the Collection of 200 3 Motion picture posters, 1924-1996 (bulk 1952-1996) Container List Box 1 ADVENTURERS (THE) (1970) Note Paramount Box 1 ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER Box 54 ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER (THE) (1938) Note Selznick Int. Box 74 AFFLICTION (1998) Box 58 AFRICAN MANHUNT (1954) Note Republic Box 59 AGAINST ALL ODDS (1984) Box 1 AGATHA (1979) Note Warner Bros. Box 2 AGE OF INNOCENT (THE) (1993) Note Columbia Box 59 AGONY AND THE ECSTACY (THE) (1966) Box 1 AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD (1972) Note New Yorker Films Box 2 AIR UP THERE (THE) (1994) Note Hollywood Pictures Box 59 AIRPLANE (1980) Box 1 AIRPLANE II (THE SEQUEL) (1982) Note Paramount Box 74 ALBINO ALLIGATOR (1996) Box 1 ALFREDO, ALFREDO (1972) Note Paramount Box 59 ALIEN (1979) Box 74 ALIEN (1979) Box 2 ALIEN CONTAMINATION (1979) Note Cannon Box 2 ALIVE (1992) Note Touchstone/Paramount Box 59 ALL FALL DOWN (1962) Finding Aid for the Collection of 200 4 Motion picture posters, 1924-1996 (bulk 1952-1996) Container List Box 1 ALL MINE TO GIVE (1957) Note Universal Box 2 ALL NIGHT LONG (1981) Note Universal Box 1 ALL THAT JAZZ (1979) Note Twentieth Century Fox Box 74 ALL THE MARBLES (1981) Box 59 ALL THIS AND WORLD WAR 2 (1976) Box 1 ALMOST SUMMER (1978) Note Universal Box 59 ALTERED STATES (1980) Box 59 ALTERED STATES (1980) Box 2 ALTERED STATES (1980) Note Warner Bros. Box 1 AMARCORD (1973) Note F.C./PECF Box 59 AMBUSH AT CIMARRON PASS (1958) Box 1 AMERICAN HOT WAX (1978) Note Paramount Box 2 AMERICAN POP (1981) Note Columbia Box 24 AMERICAN PRESIDENT (THE) (1995) Note Castle Rock Box 2 AMERICANA (1981) Note Sherwood Box 59 AMOROUS ADVENTURES OF MOLL FLANDERS (1965) Box 2 AMOS & ANDREW (1992) Note Columbia Box 77 AN IDEAL HUSBAND Finding Aid for the Collection of 200 5 Motion picture posters, 1924-1996 (bulk 1952-1996) Container List Box 32 AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN (1982) Note Paramount Box 2 AND FIVE MAKES JASON (no date) Note A.I.M. Box 2 ANGEL OF H.E.A.T. (no date) Note Pan-Imago Box 2 ANGIE (1994) Note Hollywood Pictures Box 1 ANGIE VERA (1978) Note New Yorker Box 1 ANIMAL CRACKERS (re-release) (1930) Note Universal Box 59 ANNIE (1982) Box 59 ANTHONY ADVERSE (1956r) Box 59 ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN (1980) Box 2 ANZACS (1987) Note Hal Roach Box 1 APOCALYPSE NOW Box 74 APOSTLE (THE) (1997) Box 59 APPALOOSA (THE) Box 2 APPLE DUMPLING GANG RIDES AGAIN (THE) (1979) Note Walt Disney Box 1 APPOINTMENT WITH A SHADOW (1958) Note Universal Box 2 APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH (1988) Note Cannon Box 2 APRIL FOOL'S DAY (1986) Note Paramount Box 1 ARMED AND DANGEROUS (1986) Note Columbia Finding Aid for the Collection of 200 6 Motion picture posters, 1924-1996 (bulk 1952-1996) Container List Box 74 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (1983) Box 2 AROUND THE WORLD UNDER THE SEA (no date) Note M.G.M. Box 1 ARRANGEMENT (THE) (1985) Note Warner Bros. Box 2 ARRIVAL (THE) (1996) Note Orion Box 59 ARTISTOCATS (THE) Box 1 ASH WEDNESDAY (1973) Note Paramount Box 74 ASSASSINS (1995) Box 2 ASSASSINS (1995) Note Warner Bros. Box 74 ASTRONAUT'S WIFE (THE) (1999) Box 59 AT LONG LAST LOVE (1975) Box 2 ATLANTIC CITY (1980) Note Intern. Cinema Box 2 ATOR (1982) Note Comworld Pictures Box 74 AUSTIN POWERS 2 (SPY WHO SHAGGED ME) (1999) Box 2 AVENGING ANGEL (1985) Note New World Box 59 AWAKENING (1980) Box 2 AWAKENING (THE) (1980) Note Orion Pictures Box 60 BABETTE GOES TO WAR (1960) Box 6 BACK IN THE U.S.S.R. (1992) Note Largo Entertainment Box 60 BACK ROADS (1981) Box 7 BACK TO THE FUTURE (1989) Note Universal Finding Aid for the Collection of 200 7 Motion picture posters, 1924-1996 (bulk 1952-1996) Container List Box 6 BACKLASH (1988) Note Mermaid Beach Productions Box 74 BAD GIRLS (1994) Box 60 BAD NEWS BEARS (1976) Box 6 BAD NEWS BEARS (THE) (1976) Note Paramount Box 3 BAD NEWS BEARS GO TO JAPAN (THE) (1978) Note Paramount Box 6 BAGDAD CAFE (1988) Note Island Box 51 BAKER COUNTY U.S.A. (1982) Note Jensen Farley Box 3 BAMBI (1942) Note Walt Disney Box 4 BAND OF THE HAND (1986) Note Tri-Star Box 40 BANDIT AND THE LADY (THE) (No date) Box 3 BANNING (1967) Note Univeral Box 55 BARBARIAN AND THE GEISHA (THE) (1958) Note Twentieth Century Fox Box 60 BARBAROSA (1982) Box 7 BARCELLONA (1994) Note Castle Rock Entertainment Box 4 BAREFOOT IN THE PARK (1967) Note Paramount Box 3 BARRY LYNDON (1975) Note Warner Bros. Finding Aid for the Collection of 200 8 Motion picture posters, 1924-1996 (bulk 1952-1996) Container List Box 5 BARTON FINK (1991) Note Circle Films Box 74 BASKETBALL DIARIES (1995) Box 6 BATMAN RETURNS (1992) Note Warner Bros. Box 74 BATTLEFIELD EARTH (2000) Box 74 BEACH (THE) (2000) Box 3 BEACH RED (1967) Note Theodora Productions Box 3 BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS (THE) (1946) Note Warner Bros. Box 6 BEAST WITHIN (THE) (1982) Note United Artists Box 60 BEASTMASTER (1982) Box 59 BEASTMASTER (THE) (1982) Box 6 BEASTMASTER (THE) (1982) Note M.G.M. Box 6 BEAT STREET (1984) Note Orion Box 6 BEATLEMANIA (1981) Note American Cinema Box 55 BEAU BRUMMELL AND THE BEAUTY (1954) Note Loew's Inc.