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Auction History Result 8m291 SHANE set of 10 10x13 literary prints R70s most classic scenes with top stars! Date Sold 5/5/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Set of 10 Undated (probably 1970s) Re-release Vintage 10" x 13" Movie Literary Prints (Learn More) Shane, the classic 1953 George Stevens (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) family relationship cattlemen vs. homesteaders epic cowboy western ("There Never Was a Man Like Shane... There Never Was A Picture Like Shane!"; "Color by Technicolor"; "Screenplay by A.B. Guthrie, Jr."; "Additional Dialogue by Jack Sher"; based on the equally fine novel by Jack Schaefer; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award) starring Alan Ladd (in the title role as Shane), Jean Arthur (as Marian Starrett), Van Heflin (as Joe Starrett), Brandon De Wilde (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as Joey), Jack Palance (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as Wilson), Emile Meyer (as Rufe Ryker), Ben Johnson (as Chris Calloway), Edgar Buchanan (as Fred Lewis), Elisha Cook Jr. (as Stonewall Torrey), Douglas Spencer (as Swede Shipstead), John Dierkes (as Morgan Ryker), Ellen Corby (as Mrs. Torrey), Paul McVey (as Sam Grafton), and Nancy Kulp (as Mrs. Howells). Note that we all know this movie is an incredible classic, but it didn't look it at the time! Originally, Montgomery Clift was to play Shane and William Holden as Joe Starrett (that would have been a very different movie!), but the cast was changed when both those actors took other roles. It was filmed in the middle of 1951 but the studio was not pleased with it, and it was not released until 1953, after a long time of editing the movie by George Stevens. It opened at Radio City Music Hall, and was a big success! Note that Alan Ladd was 40 when the movie was released, and Jean Arthur was over 50 (ten years older than grizzled Emile Meyer, who played Rufe Ryker), and the movie revitalized both their careers! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have NEVER seen this really unusual set of "stills" before. Each is printed on a paper stock that is not the sort used for stills (more like what is used for lobby cards). Each of the ten are numbered in the bottom right corner and each has a "Culver Pictures, Inc" in the bottom right. They came in a printed envelope that says "LITERARY PRINTS" on it and has the address of the Perfection Form Company at the bottom. Based on the printing, we would guess these are from the 1970s, but what is REALLY weird is that the still images all have "captions" printed under them, and two of them have Brandon De Wilde identified as "Bob", which is what the character's name was before it was changed (the only explanation we can think of is that these were created to promote sales of the book, and in the book the character was named Bob, so they called him that on the stills for that reason!). If anyone knows more about this set, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Condition: very good. The literary prints are in pretty nice condition. The bag has stains and tears around the edges. Learn More about condition grades 
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