Hollywood Movie Memorabilia
One of WalterFilm’s website “Collections” is titled “Hollywood Movie Memorabilia.” And while the term Memorabilia has a simple definition, “objects treasured for their memories or historical interest”, it doesn’t quite define or describe what Walter’s Hollywood Movie Memorabilia offers.
WalterFilm’s inventory consists of eight Collections: Posters, Photographs, Lobby Cards, Movie Scripts, Rare Books & Ephemera, African American Collectibles, LGBTQ Collections, and Hollywood Movie Memorabilia, as well as sub-specialties of Theater and Stage, African American Cultural History and LGBTQ Film, Stage, Art, and Social History.
So where does Hollywood Movie Memorabilia fit in with these clearly defined collections?
When Walter makes a purchase, it may include material that doesn’t fit into one of the seven categories or sub categories. In many cases the object(s) will be sent off to auction or turned over to a dealer that represents this material. But there is the exception that comes along because the object is unique, or is tangential to what WalterFilm represents and, as a result, it becomes Memorabilia. In many cases these objects are quite special and would be something that someone might truly enjoy owning. So don’t pass up an opprotunity to drop by Walter’s Movie Memorabilia — you might discover an item or two you can’t live without!
Here are examples of what’s included in Hollywood Movie Memorabilia.
SPECIALIZED ADVERTISING
[Hollywood]: MGM, 1941. Vintage original 9 x 12″ (22 x 30 cm.) advertising pull-out on cardstock paper. Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, For the industry publication The Lion’s Roar, caricature artist supreme Jacques Kapralik created this art (originally in three dimensions using elements of yarn, fabric, paper, buttons, sequins and miniature creations) to highlight the themes and elements found in the film’s story.
DISNEYLAND SOUVENIR BOOKS (1957-68)
The history of Disneyland between 1957 -1968 is documented in photos and text within these volumes. The 1964 volume is the first edition. The Sleeping Beauty Castle folio is for the time when the castle first opened.
ADVERSITING – BOARD GAME
When The Ipcress File opened in movie theaters, this board game was rushed out to capitalize on the popularity of Michael Caine in this spy film.
SIGNED LETTER
A letter from pioneering experimental filmmaker Ed Emshwiller to Doug Edwards, who was at that time the leading figure in Los Angeles for the showing of avant-garde film. In this fascinating letter, he lists each of the four films which he has selected for Edwards to screen, with a succinct paragraph describing each one:
PRESSBOOKS
Roman Polanski’s third film, and second film in English, from a screenplay by Polanski and his frequent collaborator, Gerard Brach. Compared since its release to Harold Pinter and Samuel Beckett in terms of tone and theme.
The Story of Temple Drake is a 1933 pre-code film based on William Faulkner’s 1931 novel Sanctuary. An extremely rare film, only shown at festivals on occasion since its release, with only one known nitrate print in storage at UCLA. Along with Baby Face made the same year, The Story of Temple Drake is one of the most notorious of the films from the pre-Code area, so controversial that it was ordered never to be shown again after the Production Code Administration was instituted the following year.