Ten original promotional photographs for THE WILD ONE starring Marlon Brando — eight from the original release and two from a 1960s re-release.
Very good plus.
Price: $1,100.00
"You think you're too good for me. Nobody's too good for me!"
Based on a short story by Frank Rooney (as well the real-life Hollister biker riots), THE WILD ONE is best remembered for Brando's lead performance, which would solidify his status as an iconic pop cultural figure of the 50s. With the rise of the "teenager" — a new group defined by their cultural markers: music, clothes, movies, general aesthetic sensibilities — came fear of an increase in delinquency among a youth that had grown idle due to postwar prosperity. Enter outlaw motorcycle club leader Johnny Stabler—who talks smooth and looks... like Marlon Brando. The film was unsurprisingly met with some controversy, including being banned in Britain for 14 years. (Ironically, a not altogether unimpactful British band were commonly thought to have been partially inspired by this film during that time, adapting for their own moniker the name of the rival motorcycle club, "The Beetles".)
These photos depict scenes from the set of the film, featuring stills of Brando alongside fellow actors Mary Murphy, Lee Marvin, Peggy Maley, Yvonne Doughty, as well as a headshot of Doughty in costume (under the original title, HOT BLOOD). A representative selection of images from an iconic film.
[Los Angeles]: Columbia Pictures Corporation, 1953 / 1960. 8'' x 10''. Ten original vintage single-weight black-and-white gelatin silver photographs. Some with edges with slight curling or bit of edgewear, one with some dampstaining and tiny tear at edge.
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