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Hollywood, Pop Culture, & Collectibles

Thu, Jun 25, 2026 11:00AM EDT
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This sale encompasses Hollywood, sports, and music memorabilia; as well as toys, games, comics, and pop culture collectibles. Highlights include a Walt Disney letter from a newly discovered trove of material belonging to actor Chester Morris; a pair of cast and crew mugs gifted by John Wayne; an original Charles Addams cartoon published in The New Yorker; and a complete Harlem Globetrotters player-issued uniform.
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Lot 50

[Kalmar, Bert; association]. Three Photographs, 54 Promotional File Folders Listing Their Hit Song Titles, and a Script to a Play. 

Estimate: $200 - $300
Starting Bid
$100

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[Kalmar, Bert; association]. Three Photographs, 54 Promotional File Folders Listing Their Hit Song Titles, and a Script to a Play. 

1) Production still from the 1950 musical Three Little Words. Photo features Fred Astaire and Vera Allen. Fred Astaire portrayed Bert Kalmar in the film, which is based on the story of Kalmar's songwriting partnership with Harry Ruby. 

2) Fred Astaire (Bert Kalmar) and Vera Allen (Jesse Brown Kalmar) doing a number together in the film. 

3) Joe E. Brown inscribed photograph: "To Bobby, May each day that you live  be a happier one. Bestest, Joe E. Brown 9 / 2 / 31".

4) Promotional Souvenir Folders 

5) All Men Are Liars. Screenplay by Tom Dugan and James Hogan. 

Condition

Movie stills are mounted on thick board with some edge and corner wear. Joe E. Brown photo has a dogear lower left corner. Promotional folders in good condition.  A few bends. Script cover is worn. Good condition overall for complete lot.  

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