SEVEN YEAR ITCH, THE (1955) Marilyn Monroe – 2

Vintage original 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm.) black-and-white single weight glossy silver gelatin print still photo, USA. Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell, Evelyn Keyes, Sonny Tufts, dir: Billy Wilder; Twentieth Century Fox. Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) has a cocktail with his upstairs neighbor The Girl (Marilyn Monroe) while his wife and son are off to summer camp.

Billy Wilder and George Axelrod based the screenplay on Axelrod’s play. Wilder directed and co-produced as a vehicle for Monroe. Gary Cooper, James Stewart and William Holden were considered for the role of Richard Sherman, but Wilder went with the plays Tony Award winner for the role, Tom Ewell. This would be the only film Wilder would make at 2oth Century Fox.

Still is coded 910 / 53. Minor corner wear, ABOUT FINE.

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