Film Noir (45+) photographs....

Description

Film Noir (45+) photographs. (Various, 1930s-1950s) Vintage (45+) original gelatin silver approx. 8 x 10 in. photographs covering the breadth and depth of the American Film Noir canon, from its proto-noir late 30s origins out of German expressionist émigré directors, to its essential conclusion in the gritty work of Orson Welles. Dozens of the absolute top titles in the genre are represented here, including Fritz Lang's You Only Live Once, Cornered, Gaslight, Gun Crazy, Out of the Past, Kiss of Death, Night of the Hunter, Dark Corner, Crossfire, The Set-Up, Kiss Me Deadly, T-Men, Brute Force, I Wake Up Screaming, The Big Heat, On Dangerous Ground, Nightmare Alley, Sunset Boulevard, Touch of Evil and much more. A few bear verso studio snipes or credit stamps. Vast majority exhibit little to no signs of wear or age, overall very good to fine condition.

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