Lot of 8, LARCENY, INC. stills Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman Broderick Crawford

Description: (They ALL look MUCH better than these pictures above.) Lot of 8, LARCENY, INC. stills Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford, Jack Carson, Edward Brophy (1942/1956) 8x10 vintage re-releases issued by the studio when the film was released and meant for promotional distribution. . CHRISTMAS TIME COMEDY WITH ROBINSON AS SANTA! Guaranteed authentic but undated. Vintage gelatin silver, glossy photos. This lot of approximately 8” x 10” photos will sell as a group. The first picture is just one of the group, please open and look at each still in this lot to measure the value of all of them together. They would look great framed on display in your home theater or to add to your portfolio or scrapbook! Some dealers buy my lots to later break up and sell separately at classic film conventions at much higher prices than my low minimum. A worthy investment for gift giving too! PLEASE BE PATIENT WHILE ALL PICTURES LOAD After checking out this item please look at my other unique silent motion picture memorabilia and Hollywood film collectibles! WIN MORE THAN ONE OF MY AUCTIONS AND HAVE THEM SHIPPED TOGETHER TO SAVE $ See a gallery of pictures of my other auctions HERE! These RE-RELEASE photographs are NOT copies or reproductions!!! DESCRIPTION: Larceny, Inc., the classic 1942 Lloyd Bacon luggage store gangster crime comedy ("Hold on to your hearts girls!! Here comes the racket king"; "The smoothest talkin' mobster this side of the pen!"; "Shut your mouth or I'll steal the gold right out of your teeth!"; "Based upon a play by Laura & S.J. Perelman"; about a group of gangsters who rent a luggage store next to a bank so they can tunnel into the vault, but then the luggage store does so well, and they find they enjoy being honest, so they consider not robbing the bank after all!) starring Edward G. Robinson ("He's the boss of 'Larceny Inc.'"), Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford, Jack Carson, Anthony Quinn, and Edward Brophy. CONDITION: These quality, vintage, re-release 8 by 10 inch, still photographs are in Near MINT condition with only minor scuffing, faint edge bumps and the second one has two creases. The last two are mint but from an unknown release. SEE PIX! Issued by the studio when the film was re-released and meant for promotional distribution. Guaranteed authentic. Vintage gelatin silver, single weight, glossy photo. I have recently acquired two huge collections from lifelong movie buffs who collected for decades… I need to offer these choice items for sale on a first come, first service basis to the highest bidder. SHIPPING: Domestic shipping would be USPS Ground Advantage (includes $100 insurance) and well packed in plastic, with several layers of cardboard support/protection and delivery tracking. The USPS has removed FIRST CLASS from eBay’s postage label system. (Darn it!) International shipping depends on the location, and the package would weigh close to a half a pound with even more extra ridge packing. PAYMENTS: Please pay PayPal! All of my items are unconditionally guaranteed. E-mail me with any questions you may have. This is Larry41, wishing you great movie memories and good luck… BACKGROUND: “ S. J. Perelman, on whose play this is based, would sometimes use the nom de plume Sidney Namelrep, a silly, devil-may-care joke that is perfectly in tune with his sense of humor. He wrote some of the most outrageously funny pieces ever to appear in the New Yorker. His comedy is filled with whimsy, non sequiturs, twisted clichés, notions that seem to emerge recklessly from nowhere, scarcely masked libidinous allusions, ridiculously transparent self-justifications -- the kind of humor associated with the Marx Brothers. And in fact he wrote some of their best lines in (if I remember correctly) "Monkey Business" -- "Hurry, my dear, my regiment leaves at dawn." His wit still can be seen through the screen of the more strict narrative line seen in this movie but because the characters need to seem reasonably sane, their range is a bit restricted. ("Mmm. Did you concoct these little tidbits?") The story itself, fortunately, is so absurd that it rolls right along, in the same league as Warner’s "All Through The Night." It's a pretty ancient tale. Thieves getting into a store next to a bank in order to break through the wall into the vault. The first time I remember coming across it was in a Sherlock Holmes tale, "The Red Headed League," and I doubt it was original with Conan-Doyle. This is the earliest movie about such a caper that I'm aware of. But later there was "Big Deal on Madonna Street" and most recently Woody Allan's "Small Time Crooks," which duplicated some of the incidents as well as the general idea. (The thieves break open a water pipe while digging the tunnel; the original plan fizzles out when the phony business upstairs becomes an economic bonanza.) It's a well-done and highly entertaining comedy with the usual roster of Warner’s stalwarts at their best. The kind of movie about which you can truly say, "They don't make 'em like that anymore." I don't know how long it took to shoot. Not long, I imagine. New York City is nothing more than a street on the back lot and a handful of interiors. Loyd Bacon, whom no one ever proclaimed a genius, knows how to shoot a film efficiently, the way a good car mechanic knows his business, moving the bodies around with careless ease. There isn't a wasted motion. Every step, every opening of a door, every snarl and stutter, serves a purpose. Robinson breezes through the whole business. Jane Wyman looks cute. Broderick Crawford is dumb beyond belief. And every item of luggage in the store is "Nine seventy-five." It's all very amusing.”

Price: 19.99 USD

Location: Miamisburg, Ohio

End Time: 2024-11-28T22:15:48.000Z

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