Dear Erudite (you all are just by being here :) MoPo’ers, First off, thank you SO very much to the three wonderful individuals and one superlative couple who either emailed or called me with assistance to the Marx brothers art in either posters, lobbies, trade-ads, etc.—they are all elite items and most only of one or two extant, I can’t thank them enough.
I am wondering if any cinema scholar out there knows anything more about the poster artist whose last name is “Eaton”? This guy (or gal) created some (in my opinion) very important posters, yet it’s hard to know who he is? Some posters he signed are: “The Cameraman” one-sheet and three-sheet, the “Dough Boys” window card. I can’t see a signature on the reference material I have for “Free and Easy” and “Spite Marriage”, but I think he did all of that art—and even the “Battling Butler” image. He did press book drawings for some big titles as well: 1. 1. “Flesh and the Devil” (MGM, 1926) 2. 2. “The Rogue Song” (MGM, 1929) 3. 3. “Freaks” (MGM, 1932)*** 4. 4. “The Flying Fleet” (MGM, 1929) It is sometimes listed in the press books, but the only Buster Keaton on I have ever have (or I should say “HADley”) was for Steamboat Bill, Jr., which I had to let go (but scanned it first.) I have a 1932 drawing of the Marx Brothers by Eaton, and I’d love to be able to add a bit more information for any movie collector who wants to know more about the artist of their favorite actor or poster. I am not sure who the artist is for the Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers posters and lobbies, but know most of the other Paramount poster artists—except for the Horse Feathers 1-sheet “B” (the Marx Bros on the sofa with Thelma Todd) and the quasi-abstract “Duck Soup” title card and the two one-sheets. I am stumped on the other artists for “Room Service” (RKO, 1938) as there are two six-sheet pieces and those “crazy heads” on the 3-Sheet “B” (also on the Insert top and trade ads.) Thank you for any information on these artists, if you have any questions I might know—please ask, I will tell you if I know anything that’s for sure. Thank you, Daniel “takin’ a beatin’ from Eaton” Kinske [email protected] (619) 791-9020... ***If anyone has this (“Freaks”) press book with the “Eaton” caricature, please let me know. I am trying to get it to an Wizard of Oz author friend, or push it to Warner Brothers myself, as an addition to depicting the pre-Wizard of Oz work some of the future “Munchkins” did. Harry Earls (and his sister—last names also known as “Doll”) is in the drawing as the male little person, but we later see him as one of the Lollipop Guild trio with two others—one of whom, Jerry Maren, is still alive in his 90s. Visit 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.
