Name: "Lili" - MGM 1953 movie poster lobby cards, set of 8
SKU: MPLCx8LIL52ph
Price: 275.00 CAD
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Lili, 1953

"Lili" original 1953 movie poster 11x14 set of 8 Lobby Cards, MGM, USA, NSS# 52/437

"Lili" original 1953 movie poster 11x14 set of 8 Lobby Cards, MGM, USA - view of back sides to show condition

Lili, 1953

Artist: Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Jean Pierre Aumont

Original Movie Poster 11×14 Lobby Cards: set of 8, MGM, USA, NSS# 52/437

$275.00 (CAD)

Stock ID: MPLCx8LIL52ph Categories: Movie Posters, 1900's, 2) SMALL Image up to 17 in | 44 cm, Activities & Lifestyle, Advertising, Americana, Art for Children, AUMONT Jean Pierre, CARON Leslie, Dance & Music, FERRER Mel, Friendship, GABOR Zsa Zsa, Groups & Figures, Horizontal, MGM, Offset Lithograph reproduction, Posters, Romance, USA Tags: Bold Colour Art, Entertainment Art, Having Fun Art, People at Work Art, Photographic Art, Puppet Art, Relationships Art

SKU:MPLCx8LIL52ph

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Lili movie released by MGM in USA in 1952. Original issue vintage movie poster 11×14 Lobby Cards, set of 8, each captioned, National Screen Service/NSS# 52/437. Professionally displayed in theatres then stored for decades, now available for private ownership. Used but in Fine condition. An orphaned French girl (Leslie Caron) with a sunny disposition joins a carnival, makes friends with four cute puppet characters and, through them, develops an emotional relationship with the lonely puppeteer. Heart-warming and charming Hollywood classic earned an Academy Award for Best Original Score and earned Leslie Caron a nomination for her performance. Item: Lobby Cards, set of 8, each with a caption, 11 x 14 inches | 28 x 35.5 cm Title: Lili Released: 1953 July 10 Country: USA Studio: MGM NSS#: 52/437 Genre: Romance, Comedy, Musical, Melodrama, Hollywood Classic Cast: Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Jean Pierre Aumont Directed by: Charles Walters Condition: Near Mint – (used) with bright colours and clean overall appearance on glossy paper with no pinholes and minor areas of edgewear. When held at an angle, the glossiness of the paper shows handling marks Stock ID: MPLCx8LIL52ph

Provenance – purchased 1980s from a travelling salesman whose friends bought a building in Los Angeles and discovered a trove of vintage movie posters which had been used for display.
Set of 8 Lobby Cards, each captioned as follows –
1: Lili (Leslie Caron) in a delightful bit of byplay with two of the charming puppets used in her act — Carrot-Top and Marguerite.
2: Marc, the carnival magician (Jean Pierre Aument) uses the assistance of the beautiful Rosalie (Zsa Zsa Gabor) for his magic act.
3: The irresistable charm of Marc (Jean Pierre Aumont), the handsome carnival magician, captures the heart of delightful but naïve Lili (Leslie Caron).
4: Rosalie (Zsa Zsa Gabor) sarcastically tells the lovesick Lili (Leslie Caron) that Marc the magician cares only for her.
5: A dream sequence “Puppet Ballet” danced by Lili (Leslie Caron) and her puppet friends provides a delightful Technicolor treat.
6: Paul (Mel Ferrer), who has used his puppets to express his love for Lili (Leslie Caron), finds the task difficult in person
7: Tempers flare between love rivals, Lili (Leslie Caron) and Rosalie (Zsa Zsa Gabor), as Paul (Mel Ferrer) and Jacquot (Kurt Kaszner), look on interestedly.
8: Lili (Leslie Caron) realizes that she loves Paul (Mel Ferrer) and the cute puppets look on approvingly.