*Hellman's TOYS IN THE ATTIC (1963) Dean and 42 similar items

Vintage original 27 x 41 in. US one-sheet poster from the 1960s brother-and-sister relationship-themed drama, TOYS IN THE ATTIC, released in 1963 by United Artists and directed by George Roy Hill. Based upon the stage play by Lillian Hellman, Julian Berniers and his bride Lily leave Chicago to visit his two spinster sisters, Carrie and Anna, in New Orleans but Lily's jealousy combined with Carrie's possessiveness of Julian threaten to destroy the whole family. The cast includes Dean Martin, Geraldine Page, Yvette Mimieux, Wendy Hiller, Gene Tierney, Frank Silvera, and Larry Gates. Unrestored and folded as originally issued, it is in very fine- condition as shown with a Canadian censor stamp. The original Broadway production of "Toys in the Attic" by Lillian Hellman opened at the Hudson Theater in New York on February 25, 1960, ran for 456 performances, and was nominated for the 1960 Tony Award for the Best Play. In 1960, female cast members announced were Katharine Hepburn and Vivien Leigh (parts later taken by Wendy Hiller and Geraldine Page), with Olivia de Havilland in role eventually played by Gene Tierney. It was widely felt in 1963 that Dean Martin had been cast purely for box-office reasons, and some critics were condescending about his performance. However, the two very eminent stage actresses who played his sisters, Geraldine Page and Wendy Hiller, both let it be known that they had been most impressed with both his work and his professionalism.