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Auction History Result 3m404 FORBIDDEN PLANET 8x10 still 1956 Anne Francis in Miracle of Jewels dress by Robby the Robot! Date Sold 1/14/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical 8" x 10" [20 x 25 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) Forbidden Planet, the classic 1956 Fred McLeod Wilcox science fiction (sci-fi) outer space robot monster thriller ("Amazing!"; "In Cinemascope and Color"; "Based on the story by Irving Block & Allen Adler"; very loosely adapted from William Shakespeare's "The Tempest"; about space men who journey to a distant planet, and they find that all the members of the original expedition have died, except for one man and his daughter, and they have discovered the secrets of a long lost civilization called "The Krell", which dwarfs anything humans have ever discovered, but there is a very dark side to those secrets that is soon revealed) starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly, Richard Anderson, Earl Holliman (as the cook, who was put in the movie for comic relief), Robby the Robot (billed as "Introducing Robby the Robot"), James Drury, and Frankie Darro (who was inside the robot suit until he was fired early in the production for showing up inebriated and almost damaging the expensive prop). Note that after Robby the Robot appeared in this movie, he had another movie role in "The Invisible Boy", and then he appeared in a slightly modified version as the robot in TV's "Lost in Space". On November 21, 2017, the original "Robby the Robot" was auctioned, and it sold for $5.375 million! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that the snipe from the back of this still tells that the Anne Francis' fashions were created by Helen Rose (an Academy Award winner). It quotes Miss Rose as saying that "in 2200 A.D., simplicity will be the keynote to beauty, and that except for tunics, clothes and shoes will be obsolete, because women will have achieved a perfection of form" and that "metallic fabrics made and designed by robots, will be insulated against heat and cold". Finally, it notes that Miss Francis is wearing "a white sheath gown called The Miracle of Jewels", which is encrusted with mirrors, emeralds, and rhinestones. Also note that this still comes together with a 6 1/2" x 8 1/2" snipe that was originally glued to the back of the still, but over the years, the glue dried, and it is no longer attached, so it will be sent separately with this wonderful still. It is one of a group of recently discovered stills that all have similar snipes, and we are auctioning them in separate auctions. Condition: very good to fine. The still is in very nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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