I have a 3-sheet of Manchurian Candidate by John Frankenheimer. He was signing laser discs of the film in the mid-90's and I was at film school at the time. I asked him to sign it and he asked me to open it for him. I did and he was surprised to see one. He said he never saw one and that he thinks he should have one being the director. He told me he would pay me $100 and I said "no, thank you. I'm a big fan of the film and worked very hard to get this". He then said, "I'm the director of the movie. You're a film student. Who the hell are you?" I told him, "A film student who's walking away with this poster. Thank you."
It bummed me out. I admired him for so long. Anyway I haven't linenbacked it yet so it's still in storage. That encounter didn't pump my incentive at all.
On another note, I have a signed THE HAUNTING by the writer, Nelson Gidding and Robert Wise. The inscription from Bob is sweet, but Nelson's, my mentor is a hoot. They signed it when I first started studying with Nelson and the inscription is: "To a fine student...I hope." Needless to say, it's a cherished item and most likely of no value to anyone else.
Toochis
Kirby McDaniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Presuming that an autograph is not bogus:it depends on what poster is signed and by whom.We have a one sheet for VERTIGO signed by James Stewart. It'sa great item in our current inventory. However, a VERTIGO onesheet signed by Barbara BelGeddes, while possibly nice for someonewho likes Barbara BelGeddes, doesn't carry the same weight.A signature by a lesser player in the film is of no help to theposter, in my opinion, and probably not as desirable as an unsignedposter.Kirby McDanielMovieArt Original Film PostersP.O. Box 4419Austin TX 78765-4419512 479 6680 www.movieart.netVisit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
