The Daily Movie Wallpaper
Saturday, August 8, 2009

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Keybook stills are much more rare to come across, especially ones from one of the all-time great movies and all-time great film noirs… Out of the Past! This image of Robert Mitchum as Jeff Bailey ranks up there as one of the best movie stills I’ve ever laid eyes on. Incredibly rare stills and finds like this are why I do this site. An absolute pleasure to preserve and share this treasure of cinema. I didn’t fully restore this still but did spend a good chunk of time restoring it to get it into this quality so it had the look and depth it did when it originally was printed (some surface scratches and blemishes are the only defects that remain).

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BMG-9 – HUNTED – Robert Mitchum portrays a private detective who is hunted for a gangland doublecross in “Build My Gallows High,” RKO Radio’s hard-hitting melodrama which also stars Jane Greer.

Related Coverage:
::: Previous Out of the Past Movie Wallpaper (Cinema is Dope)

Image Source:
Official keybook still that was used in the original US release of the film.

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Monday, June 22, 2009

From one of my favorite movie speeches ever by Clifton Webb down to its iconic painting, the 1944 film noir, Laura directed by Otto Preminger, to this day remains one of my all-time favorites. This vivid original still of Dana Andrews and Vincent Price is wonderfully lit and framed.

Image Source:
Official still that was used in the original USA release of the film.

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Saturday, August 9, 2008

Pierre Segogne turns in this wonderful and evocative poster art for the 1946 Alfred Hitchcock noirish classic, Notorious. They MacGuffin of the key is also really well integrated into this artwork at the top with the interesting split coloring duality of Cary Grant’s character.

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Official poster artwork that was used in its original French release.

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Thursday, July 31, 2008

Tyrone Power turns in one of the most memorable film noir performances of all time in Nightmare Alley. This is one of those bottled wine types of film, where the longer you think about it and the more times you see it, the more your appreciation for it grows. You could actually dismiss this film the first time, but somehow it just draws you slowly back in and you eventually devours you with its movie magic.

Image Source:
Official issued still that was used in its 1955 re-release.

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